Hey Peeps!! I am here giving you guyz another chapter to read! In a review some body mentioned that Quintus didn't know that Link told Malon the truth and I do apologize for not clearing that up. SO allow me to do so now! He did know Malon knew the truth he is Link's confidant after all! lol well I hope I cleared that up!
Sesshy: I don't see why you bother doing that. If they don't understand the means of assumptions than they don't. Let them remain with that doubt.
Starligher: No see I can't. It was my mistake that I did not clear it up. Besides assumptions are not always correct. It's best to just ask instead of assuming something that one knows nothing about. Now enough of this say the disclaimer!!!^_^
Sesshy:*sigh* 'humans.....' She does not own me not any of the Zelda characters.
Starlighter" YAY!!^_^ ok ON WITH THE CHAPTER!!! (and again I apologize to you all!!)
Consolation Infatuation Part Two
Malon opened her eyes to meet a pair of red eyes staring back at her from a chair next to her bed. "Shiek?" Malon asked in a low whisper. Shiek nodded and stood to kneel next to her bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked, Malon looked down and stared at her blankets. A tear formed in her eyes and she closed them to try and keep it from sliding down her cheek. "Do you mean emotionally or physically?" She asked him moving her head up to look at his eyes. "Both." he said looking at her with sympathy in his face. "Physically, I feel better now that I'm not outside in the rain. Emotionally, I feel broken and torn. I now know that Link only played with me. It was easy for him to charm me knowing that I would fall for a man like him easily. But it's over now, it will be tough getting over him but I know I can do it."
Shiek stood up and turned his back to Malon. "Malon do you really believe what he said out there? Do you really believe that after all he went through to see you and get you back that he would do that now?" Malon looked at him with a loathefull glare. "He lied to me! He lied to me about being dead! He lied to me about loving me! And worst of all, all those times I belived him!!He IS a LIAR!!! Why should I believe what he said to me then and not what he said now? After al those time I honestly don't know what to believe!!" Malon yelled out sobbing again. She hugged her knees and felt comforting arms around her shoulders. "I know he lied to you, about being dead, but did he not give you a reason for it?" Malon looked up at Shiek and then nodded slowly. "Yes, he did. He said that if I knew memories of a different sort of time would come back and if enough people got that returned to them Ganondorf might return." Shiek nodded in understanding and then continued saying, "And did you get your memory returned to you?" He saw Malon's expression and smiled inside. She furrowed her brows together closing her eyes to see the mental pictures like a film inside her mind. She saw herself and Link together under many different places. She saw stars in sky's, sunrises and sunset's from a shore infront of a lake, small fire's in forest's and open field's set up infront of a small camp. All different sceneries but always with Link besides her. Always Link smiling and looking at her lovingly. Always with Link holding her tight and whispering sweet words here and there and in many occasions 'I love you'.
She then opened her eyes looking at Shiek and said, "Well this is a different time after all, what's to say it wasn't altered?" Her words came out sad and longingly. Her mind was drifting to those sweet memories wich at one point she thought of having seen them before but in dreams. Shiek looked at her and shook his head slowly in dissapointment. "Would you have been reunited like that if it had been altered. Perhaps now there is obstacles seeing as how a part of Link's life was missing back then but nothing you two won't be able to get through.Thing's are not always as they seem." Malon furrowed her eyebrows in confusion again, "Don't you get it! It's over! All is over between him and I! He is engaged now and everybody knows it!......He declared his love for Zelda out there! He smiled and turned to everybody so they all could see him!! He cares as much about me as he ever did! And let me tell you that that was clearly nothing to him!!" Her voice had come out desperate and hurt. All of her sadness, anger, and pain was put into those words and Shiek noticed it right away. "Malon do you know who I really am?" Malon put her hands on her head and sighed out in frusteration.
"No, I don't" A light suddenly emmerged from where Shiek was standing and Malon had to shield her eyes. When the light seemed to fade out Malon put her arms down and stared in disbelief at who was now standing infront of her. "Zelda..." she managed to whisper out. "Yes, it is I Princess Zelda. " Malon now looked more confused than ever. "I don't get it." Zelda nodded her head and sat in the chair again. "Malon I came here to try and convince you that what you saw in the market place today was not really what it seemed. " Malon glared at her and shook her head in denial. She looked down again at her feet and then said, "Why? Why try and convince me about something that you know I will not believe? And if that scenario out there was not what it seemed then what was it!? " Zelda sighed out loud and then took Malon's hands in her own. This made Malon turn to look at Zelda in the eye. In a much softer tone Zelda answered, "I'm trying to convince you so Link doesn't loose what make's him strong inside. So he doesn't loose that blazing fire of light, happiness, and love he get's from you. I am trying to convince you to believe that is wasn't what it seemed so he doesn't loose you. He is not fending well to life in his current state. Depression and devastation have taken over what normally would be happiness and calmness.....Malon please believe me. What you saw out there was.....something I can't tell you but it wasn't real!"
At this Malon scoffed and turned away staring at the wall. She took her hands and put them back at her knees where Zelda had first taken them from. Zelda looked at the back of her head with sadness and defeat. She knew that Malon would not believe her unless she told her the truth wich was something that she could not do. For now she had to leave and prey that what she said would sink into Malon's head and reach her heart. "No matter what you think Malon, Link does and will eternaly love you more than anything." She stood up and began to walk to the door stopping only a few feet away from it. "And no matter what you say I cannot believe you Zelda, it is not possible after what I saw with my own eyes. If Link truly loved me like you say he does than he would not have done what he did." At hearing Malon's words Zelda's head bent down and as she stared at the floor she tought, 'It is because he truly loves that he did what he did. To protect your life from harm. But if I tell you that you will die and all that Link did would have been in vain.' "Like I said believe me or not he will always love you, and that rare piece of expensive jewerly around your neck is only a small percentage of proof of that. Remember that thing's are not what they seem, think deeper and see through lies with your heart not your mind. See through this lie with your heart and what it believes not with your eyes or mind. Let your heart be the guidence in this game."
Malon heard the door shut and steps walking down the stairs. After that Malon looked up at the door and pondered silently. 'I wish I could believe you Zelda I do. But actions speak louder than words and Link.....has shown that he chose you over me.....'
-OUTSIDE OF MALON'S HOME-
A horse came to a stop and stood there in the darkness of the night. The rider hopped off and walked toward's the door. He knocked and from the other side footsteps could be heard coming towards the door. It opened revealing Ingo standing there with a mug of hot chocolate in his hand. "May I help you, young fella' " The rider was panting and soaked due to the rain still pouring outside. "Sir, I came to see Malon. Please may I see her?" asked the young man. Ingo eyed him suspiciously and then nodded. "Come in fella'. She is in her room right now, I'm afraid she's a bit sick from staying out there too long but let me check if she's awake." Ingo began to move but the young man reached out and grabbed Ingo by the wrist. "No! I mean no thank you. I do not want to wake her if she is asleep. All I want to do is see her right now, even if she's not awake. Please." Ingo looked at the young man then nodded slowly. "Fine, go ahead. But if she is alseep don't stay there too long, I wouldn't want to interrupt her restin' " The man nodded and headed upstairs entering the room quietly.
Once inside he looked around and spotted Malon laying on the bed with her back to the door. He couldn't tell if she was asleep or not but he walked towards her never the less. 'Malon....' The lantern beside he bed was giving off a little light, enough to see her outline and her hair fanned out on the pillows. 'Malon.....if you could only....no.....if only I wasn't.....no......I'm sorry.' he thought in his head.A tear rolled down his face and more began to form in his eyes as he walked to the side of her bed and bent over to place a small kiss on her temple. He saw her eyes closed and tears rolling out of her eyes slowly. "Link......." he heard her whisper softly out. 'She's dreaming.....oh Malon.....I am so sorry.....If only I could reverse everything and save you like your knight in shining armor from this pain.' He began to walk backwards keeping his eyes on her. At kissing her temple Malon felt it in her dreams and whispered out who she had in mind, when the man started backing away Malon opened her eyes but didn't make a sound. She could see his outline on the wall from the small fire light and began to try and identify the shadow. The shadow then dissapeared as she heard the footsteps turn and make for the door. Before the person left she heard the person say, " I love you." and then went out the door. She turned emmedietly on her bed looking all around the room her eyes landing on the door. Her brows furrowed together and she said out loud the only person who it could've been. "Link?"
Her eyes slowly left the door and followed the floor back to her hands. Instinctively she touched her necklace with her fingers and closed her eyes remembering the last time she blissfully looked into his eyes. "I love you too" she said out loud before lying back down on her bed and crying silently. "I love you too"
Outside her room window the person stood looking at it. The words from her mouth escaping into the air loud enough for Link's heart to hear them. He closed his eyes and then blew a kiss to her window turning around and mounting Epona.
-A WEEK LATER AT THE CASTLE-
Link walked through the long empty corridors to his chambers. It was quiet and dark, the entire castle's atmosphere adding a heavy feeling to his burdened heart. 'Malon......I wish there was someway that we could be happy together without all of this. Without any of this...' Lost in his thoughts he did not watch where he was going and crashed with some one in the hall. Both of them fell on the floor with a loud 'thud' and both of them stood quickly. "Sorry, I was not watching where I was going." Link said first. The other man stood infront of him staring at him. He nodded and said, "Sorry as well." He began to walk off when Link called out to him. "Hey haven't I seen you some where before? Aren't you one of the Generals that serves under the Kingdom of Osirian?"
"Yes. m'lord. I am, I am Wufei D'Naiy General of your Eastern armies."(Sorry peeps a small AN. I know Wufei is from GW but this is in honor of one of my coolest friends ^_^ u know who u r!!!) Link raised a curious eye brow and nodded at his reply. "So tell me, Genereal. What is it that you are doing here? I see no reasons for a general to be here at this moment." Wufei looked at him sternly and then sighed before he answered."I am here because your father summoned me. He needs a few things done involving myself and the other generals back in Osirian. A few things that could not be discussed in a letter. That is why I am here." Link nodded but still didn't look convinced. "So why aren't the other generals here? Or are they?" Wufei took in a deep breath once more before he answered and kept his stoic expression on. "The other generals will be arriving within another three weeks. Any other curious questions m'lord?" He raised an eyebrow awaiting another question from Link.
"Actually I do. What "things" did my father need to discuss with you and the other generals?" Link asked with his arms folded across his chest and his foot lightly tapping the stone floor. Wufei looked down and noticed Link's tapping foot, he gave a questioning look Link's way but replied anyway. "I do not know yet. I am just on my way to meet with your father about the other general's arrival. Your father wishes to discuss those few things with all of us and refuses to tell them to just me." Link took one step closer to the arrogant general and glared into his eyes. "Then why are you here before the others? Are you that loyal to a stupid King such as that man you call me father?" Wufei suddenly turned his attention behind Link and bowed his head low. "A stupid King am I? A man he calls your father? My dear boy have you let a meager tragedy of the heart force you to disown your father? Tsk tsk tsk, ah but love is a powerful thing. I prefer though the love to my lands and not a woman who can so easily be lost.....a woman who can so easily leave you and betray you."
Link turned around and looked at his father face to face. "I still hold true to those words and I have my reasons no matter what you do or say." He turned on his heel and began to stomp away leaving behind his father and a very confused Wufei. "You are a greedy and a stupid man "father" so much that you disgust me in every greedy action you take. You are a fool to love a land like you would a woman. A land can just as easily be taken away by another, at least with a woman she has a choice between and you and the other. The land, will take it's new owner without another look back to it's past.That is how much of a fool you truly are. I pity you." Link's voice echoed through the halls reaching anyone who would have been walking by and anyone who was there to listen to his words. 'Foolish boy. All I have to do is wait for you to mess up and that girl will be no more.' The King smirked evilly and turned his attention to Wufei who was still standing there, now with a contemplative look on his face. Snapping him out of his reverie the King said, "Come my dear Wufei. We have to greet the other's when they arrive it almost time for the gate to the Hyrulian market place to open!"
They walked down the hall to the main hall, which led to the giant doors at the front of the castle. They were to make their way through the crowds to the gate to make sure that all the generals had arrived just as summoned. 'I wonder what his troubles are? If it involves a woman then he will most likely do something stupid and reckless without thinking twice about his decisions, and that will lead to both their dooms. Especially if he is in love with the woman.' thought Wufei as he walked along side the King.
"Ah princess! Meet one of my best Generals! My lady this is General Wufei of my eastern armies.General this is Zelda the princess of Hyrule and my future daughter in law!" the King introduced happily. Wufei bowed at the lady with no expression in his face what so ever save his eyes that showed anger to intimidate other's. The princess bowed back and smiled gracefully. She then continued her walk to the hall that they had come from. 'Wow, he is so scary yet handsome looking, He looked at me as though he would assasinate me at that instant. Hmmm.......' thought Zelda,' What crawled up his ass and died?' (that's for you my friend! ^_^) and she continued walking to her main destination, Link's room.
-AT LINK'S ROOM-
"Hey Link did you see that creepy general? He is sooooo creepy!" Zelda said as she sat down in his couch. Link was pacing the room and stopped when Zelda mentioned the general. "You saw him too then. I am afraid that my father is planning something rash. This might be his back up if I don't marry you. He might be planning something, like an attack on Hyrule." Zelda looked up at him with a serious look. "He might, but even if he does I do not think he will succeed Link. My father is not stupid you know. He had a theory that your father was using us to get to Hyrule in which he is totally correct but, he is now doubting that idea since you said that statement infront of everyone. However he still has every one of his soldiers on guard. Don't worry about that." Link nodded and began to walk around his room again. "It has been a week since our duties allowed us to meet like this.We haven't talked about things that I am eager to know Z. For one did you get to talk to Malon last week Z?" Link asked Zelda. Zelda nodded but kept her eyes glued to the floor. She did not want to tell him the truth, she did not want to repeat what Malon had said. It would put Link in a much lower state than now. "Well? What did she say?"
"Link, I think that you should talk to her. You should have been the one talking to her a week ago not me. I am not one to be delivering messages from you to her and vise versa. If you want to know what she said go and find out yourself." Link stopped infront of her and then sat beside her. "Fine, it does not matter if you tell me or not, I know that she still loves me. I heard it from her own two lips Zelda, she still loves me." He said with a small smile on his lips. "Then if you know why bother asking me?Wait you went to see her too!" Zelda said in an annoyed tone and a scowl on her face.Link looked down and chuckled. "I'm sorry Zel, I just couldn't hold back anymore I had to see her when I had the chance, and I did. She still wears the necklace I gave her and that alone has a powerful magic inside that whenever she touches it or holds it I will always hear her no matter where we are. Through that small piece of jewerly we are forever bonded to eachother." Zelda looked at Link and smiled. "Ah, true love....how sweet, it's getting me sick!" Link laughed and looked at Zelda's gagging form.
"You are just saying that because you still haven't found one for yourself!" Zelda's eyes widened and she glared at Link. "For your information Link, I do not need to find a true of my own they will all come to me! HA!" Link laughed again and then got an evil smirk on his face. "So, what did you think about mister arrogant supreem general Wufei huh?" Zelda's face got red and she turned away from Link. "I thought I sensed a small crush coming on! You do not mention guys first unless they are begenning to squeaze their way into that heart of yours." She glared daggers at Link and stood up to walk to the door. "First off I do not like Mister arrogant supreem general, second why would like a guy who looks like something crawled up his and died leaving a miserable corpse to lie there for all eternity. I mean he looks too serious and devoid of emotions. I could not like someone like that not to mention I think he doesn't like me very much." Link rose an eyebrow smiling childlishly at her. "Well I wouldn't either after a comment like that. It's not very nice you know, especially not coming from a princess."
Zelda glared at him and turned her back to him. "See if I ever do another favor for you again!" She said walking out the door and slamming it behind her. "Oh you will, you will, you are a good friend and I know you wouldn't let me nor Malon fall."
-AT THE FIELD-
Horses galloped at top speed through the vast field of Hyrule. Four men in armor and a small army behind them traveled to get to the castle from the far land of Osirian. "Hey, the horses are awfully tired, I think that we should let them rest for a while. Do you all not agree?" asked one of them, an arabian man with platinum blonde hair and blue-green eyes. "I do agree with you Camry but try telling him that." Another man with long golden brown hair tied in a braid and cobalt blue eyes said pointing to a man at the front with dark brown hair and prussian blue eyes. "Yeah, we might have a bit of a hard time with Alexander but I think he will agree, what do you think Fiory?" Camry asked a man with large bangs, brown hair, and dark green eyes. "Perhaps, we should still tell him, don't be so harsh Daniel, although Alex is tough he is still compationate toward's animals." he said to the man with the long braid.
"Hey Alex! These animals look tired we should stop and rest for a bit! Besides my butt isn't feeling too well, and I think the other's would agree!" Daniel yelled coming to the side of the man they called Alex. Suddenly Alex stopped his horse and turned it to face the other's and their army. "We will stop here at your fellow general's request. There is a small pond over there connected to the stream. Take your horses there to drink the water but first refill your canteens. You have three hours! Remember at the rate that we are going it will still take us another two weeks just to get there. Perhaps more due to the circumstances in which we travel. We are moving awfully slow thanks to that encounter we had with the gang of thieves!Several are wounded and we lack in the proper treatment!" He turned back to Daniel and nodded while dismounting his black stallion. 'well, he's finally taking it a little bit more easy. Glad I didn't have to hastle with him this time. He can be so stubborn sometimes.' Daniel thought. The generals as well as the soldiers all began to dismount their horses and take them to the pond as commanded.
"Hey Fiory, did you ever imagine seeing a sun rise in the oh so famouse Hyrule?" Camry asked coming up to his comrade while staring in the direction of the sun's rays coming up. "No, I didn't, because I never thought I would come here.Not until a few days ago." Camry smiled and patted his friend's shoulder and began to walk off next to his pack to sit. "Hn, I wonder what that place is?" asked Fiory sitting next to his friend Camry. He shrugged looking at the same place with curiosity. "It's probably some rich person's home seeing as it is large and away from all the villages and the castle town. But I could be mistaken." said Daniel sitting down as well. "I wonder if Wufei is at the castle already?" Everybody looked at Camry as he asked that to no one in particular. "Most likely he is. I wouldn't doubt it." Fiory answered with a hand to his chin and a contemplative gaze. "Yep, that crazy guy, always skipping ahead of the rest. You'd think he is eager to see the King or something." said Daniel looking off into the sun taking a drink out of his canteen shortly after talking.
"Remember we only have a mere two and a half hours left of rest so use it up wisely." commanded Alex from the front of the army causing everyone to look at him and nod. He began his inspection through out the army to see if any one needed some sort of medical attention or if they had lost anything in the wagons. "That guy never takes a break does he?" Daniel muttered under his breath causing his friends to chuckle a bit at his comment. "What are you doing Fiory?" Camry asked. "I am writing a letter to my sister Catherine. I need to inform her that I am here safely."
After that the soldiers settled down on the lush green grass staring at the field or the sky. They chatted among themselves wondering why they had been summoned and if they were here to fight. "So why do you think we're here Fiory?" asked Camry looking at his friend who was packing his stationary away. "I am not sure but we will find out as soon as we speak to the King." Camry nodded and looked back at the horizon. His and his friends' eyes kept traveling to the lone property in the middle of it all. They had grown curious and wanted to see what it was that was there and why was it so apart from the rest of the place is Hyrule. "We will most definetly find out as soon as we speak with the King. For now we are lacking in food. It seems as thought we lost a lot of packages when crossing the forest and we need more. Other wise another night like this and the soldiers won't stand a chance." Alexander said catching his friend's off guard. "We could go there?" suggested Fiory pointing to the lone property.
"Indeed. The wounded need a near by place to aid them in their needed rest. We need food and not to mention a place to send our mail through. We need someone to go there and find out if the owners are hospitable. If they are then we will head there as soon as the men are rested. So, who want's to go?" asked Alexander in an emotionless tone. "I will go." said Camry standing up and getting his things ready. Alex nodded at him and then looked around as if expecting another voulenteer to pop up. "I shall also go." Fiory stood up gathering his materials as well. Alex again nodded and said, "Go there and inform the inhabitants of our situation. If they allow us to enter their property one of you come back and we shall follow. If they do not than both of you return. Is that clear?" They both nodded and mounted their horses, riding off towards the horizon where the place stood.
-AT THE RANCH-
Malon walked outside of her room and walked down the stairs. It had been a week since Link's wedding was announced and Malon had bearly recovered from her cold. Her heart though had not yet mended, and she doubted it would for a while. "Hey you! Feelin better!" she saw her uncle and nodded with a fake smile. She did not want him to know about her misfortune nor anyone else who didn't already know. "I'm off to start my chores! Sorry about waking up late! Bye!" Before Ingo could even get a word out she left. He then realized she didn't want to talk about what had happened and decided to leave it like that for now until she wanted to talk about it on her own. 'poor Mal. It has to have somethin' to do with that Link fella's wedding. ' he thought to himself while sweeping the floor.
*MALON'S POV*
I walked outside of my home and headed toward's the stables. I stood there in the middle of the road for a few moments to watch the horses graze by. Seeing their usuall calm, happy, and wild nature made me yearn to be like them. Maybe if I was like them I wouldn't get a heartache from a stupid stallion. One who broke my heart and yet I can't forget him because I still and probably will always love him. I shook my head and decided not to think of those stupid memories and went to get the buckets to milk the cows. As soon as I had them I lead the cows out into the field so they could eat whilst I milked them.
I sat near the first one and put the small wooden seat down adjacent to the cow. I then placed the bucket under the cow's utters and slowly began to milk the cow while singing a song from my heart.
~*~I would have given you all of my heart
But there's someone who's torn it apart
And he's taken just all that I have
But if you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again but I know
The first cut is the deepest
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to bein' lucky he's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me he's worse
I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
and I'm sure gonna give you a try
If you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again, but I know
The first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to bein' lucky he's cursed
But when it comes to lovin' me he's worse
I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
and I'm sure gonna give you try
cuz if you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again but I know
The first cut is the deepest
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to bein' lucky he's cursed
But when it comes to lovin' me he's worse
the first the cut is the deepest
Baby I know
the first cut is the deepest
try to love again... ~*~
When I finished my song I was done milking the cows. I grabbed the buckets and began to walk away from the cows when I saw two great stallions with two apparent knights mounted on them. I gasped recognizing the armor they had. It was the same armor that Terry wore but in different colors, then they must be the same as Terry. I walked towards them struggling a little with the buckets since my arms were still not use to doing this again. One of them dismounted his horse at seeing my struggle and walked towards me with a friendly smile. He was tall, like Terry and had brown hair with dark green eyes.His amror's design was identical to Terry's with only a few differences. One of them being the color, instead of purple it was a light blue. A mountain with snow on the peaks was painted on the shield he carried and on his left shoulder pad. The other soon followed and walked towards me as well. But this one had blonde hair and blue green eyes.Their amor design was still the same but his armor was dark blue, and instead of the mountain design there was a drawing of four ripples and a water drop about to fall. He was a little bit shorter than the first one but still taller than me.
Once they were right infront of me they looked at each other and seemed to be pondering something. Me, getting quite tired of the wierd silence decided to put the buckets down and greet them, seeing as they might think me rude if I don't. "Hello!" I said apparently startling them. They looked at me strangely as if they had never seen a woman before. "May I help you?" I asked. The brown haired one nodded and cleared his throat. "Ma'm we came to ask for your help." he said before the other one interrupted. "You see, our troops were ambushed by thieves on our crossing to Hyrule from our Kingdom and several of them ended up wounded. We ran out of our medical supplies and food." "And we were wondering if we could take up shelter in your houshold until they are nourished back to health and we can be on our way again. Please say that you will help us, we are in dire need of your help."
They seemed nice enough to help but I was a bit unsure about the whole troop story. I thought about it for a while, thinking whether or not to help. It was my rule to never leave anyone in need of help that was wounded to just die, then again I was unsure if they were good people or not. Never the less I gave in and decided to help them. "Sure, bring them here and they can stay in the guest house.(AN let us just say this, the ranch is VERY spacy and in case of wierd occasions like this they had one.Near the house) I will get my supplies ready and I shall prepare food for all of you. How many are there?" I asked hoping that there would be less than a hundred. "Not counting the generals there are about fifty soldiers. There use to be seventy of us but five got captured and the rest had to be left behind, they were killed by the thieves," I looked at the floor feeling sorry for those poor men that were attacked. At the same time it made me wonder which road exactly did they take? I had to ask.
"Tell me, which road exactly did you use to get here?" They looked at me with one eye brow raised and then the blonde one answered. "We took a path in the forest that lead us near a canyon. We could hear a waterfall in the distance and near there is where we were attacked. Why?" I looked down and shook my head in dissapointment earning curious looks from my visitors. "That is the trail the Gerudos use. It is their territory, any who enter are either captured or killed unless you are a member. They were thieves and were banished from Hyrule's fields and retreated to the only place that was deserted by the Hylians. That is the canyon's and a desert a little far off from the canyon's. You should have been more carefull in choosing your trail on how to get here." The brown haired man stepped closer to me and said with a bit of pain in his voice at the loss of his comrades. "Well, we weren't exactly informed of this. Thank you for notifying us next time we shall be more careful."
I nodded and then looked at the floor feeling their gazes on me like hot rays from the sun on a blazing summer day. "How rude of me." I said then looking at their puzzled faces. I smiled at them lighting up the mood and then stuck out my hand. "I'm Malon, and this is Lon Lon Ranch. I am the owner of this place together with my Uncle Ingo. And you are?" The brown haired one shook my hand first and smiled making me blush a little at how handsome he was.than."I am Fiory Hayers, General of the King's Northern Army." I nodded in understandment and was surprised that a man so young looking as he could be a general. Still ' never judge on appearances' my father use to say. The other man shook my hand next and his smile looked a little bit more innocent than Fiory's but they still matched in appearances. He looked a bit more kindhearted as well. "I am Camry Wiark, General of the King's Southern Army" Yet again I was shocked. I never knew men so young could be generals.
"Well now that we have properly introduced ourselves I say you go retrieve your troops and I will be waiting to attend them." They looked at each other once more and they nodded as in having agreed to something. Camry then turned and headed back to his horse. I watched him mount the steed and gallop at a quick pace out of the ranch. I turned my head to Fiory and he only smiled at my puzzled face. "He is going to inform our commaning general that we are being allowed to stay here. They were our last orders before we left camp, if you had refused both of us were to return. However thanks to you, our men will have at least somewhere warm to spend the night." My eyes sympathized at hearing his words. He seemed so dedicated to his men, and to his duty. I smiled a conforting and proud smile.I was glad to help but the problem for me now was cooking for fifty men.....and the generals.
"Just how many generals are there? You said that there were fifty men not incluiding the generals." He looked at me and then to the path that led to the exit of the the ranch. "Why would you want to know that?" I was surprised by his question but nevertheless I smiled and giggled a bit. I hadn't felt like this for a while, at ease if even for a little bit and happy if even a little. For a brief moment I felt like my old self again. Happy and calm without a care in the world, but it soon vanished once thoughts of 'him' returned to my head. Images of him and I getting a long like the best of friends we once were. "Well I want to know because other wise I might cook one too few dishes for your friends to eat." I smiled at him, another half hearted smile, and he only looked at me a little embarrased at how silly his question had appeared. "Oh, forgive me. There are four generals incluiding myself and Camry." I nodded in counting off just how much food I was going to be cooking today. "If I may what exactly will you be cooking Lady Malon?"
I giggled once more at his formality. "You may simply call me Malon." He nodded and then stood there waiting for my answer. "Well, we do have a lot of cukoos stored that we didn't use. They were supposed to be cooked for the winter but we didn't eat much of them. That will add up to fifty-six dishes of warm cuckoo soup. There is plenty of water and I can make just enough lemon juice. There are plenty of vegetables even more to spare and a bit of bread but not enough for everyone. I'm afraid that that will have to last us for as long as your stay will be. My uncle is preparing to leave today to the castle market he could come back tommorrow with more food for your men." I smiled and turned to leave but not before nodding in his direction first.
"Where are you going Malon?" I turned to face him again but kept walking." If your men are to arrive today I better start cooking otherwise it will be a long wait for them." Then I turned once more and continued my walking. I heard his footsteps and the sound his armor made when moving coming up behind me and soon right next to me. "I will help you. I have to repay you for your kindness because we weren't planning on you to cook for us. All we needed was a few food supplies the soldiers would have prepared their own meal on thier own with the food provided." I stopped and turned in his direction. "You say your men are wounded, you speak of their tragedy with great passion showing them a great deal of devotion, yet you planned on them to cook for themselves and attend to themselves in their condition? Is that what it is like in the battlefield only truly depending on yourself for aid because if it is I am glad I am no soldier." I then began walking once more with an angry scowl on my face. What I had just said reminded me of love. Love was somewhat like a battlefield, if you are wounded you have but yourself to depend on to mend you wounds. Very rare times is there someone to carry you on their shoulder when you are hurt and down, very rare but it does happen.
I didn't hear his footsteps behind me so I turned to look in the direction where he stood, only crashing into him in the process. I had assumed he was still standing in the spot where I had stopped but he hadn't. I had forgotten that in battle one was trained to be very quiet in walking sometimes to sneak upon your enemy, unfortunately Link had tought me that. Crashing into Fiory brought me to fall forwards all together bringing him along for the painful ride. When we landed I hit my head on a small rock and the rest off my body was bruised by his hard armor. He seemed unaffected, of course he had the armor for protection. When I lifted my head to come into view with his face he just stared at me, a light blush appearing on his cheecks. "I am so sorry, I thought you weren't following me anymore." He nodded and quietly said, "I am sorry as well, I had forgotten to make my prescence known. One get's use to walking quietly after one too many battles." I laughed and he did too and when I opened my eyes that's when I found his eyebrows coming together forming a V andhis eyes staring intently at me.
"What is it?" I asked him, a little unconfortable by the way he was looking at me. "You have a cut, on the side of your head. You're bleeding, we should take care of that before it get's infected." I nodded and stood up before the situation got even more awkward for me. He stood as well following me to the house. I opened the door and led him into the kitchen where I got a clean wet cloth and began to wipe off the blood were I thought the wound was located. I heard small chuckles coming from the direction of the door and saw him staring at me and laughing lightly. "What?" I looked at him raising one of my eyebrows. "You are not wiping in the right place." He said while alking towards me. Once he was right infront of me he ushered me to sit down on the table and he sat across from me. His hand reached out to grab the cloth from my hands and his other grasped my chin. His touch sent small chills down my spine and I found myself staring into his dark green eyes. He certainly was handsome but it was his personality that seemed most appealing. He was mysterious and yet with a gentle nature to it. He was devoted and kind, certainly caring and something was hidden beneath those green eyes of his. A secret, muck like Link's held that one secret. His eyes though, they reminded me of the color of the necklace Link gave me. So dark and beautiful with a mistery inside waiting to be unlocked.
"Done, all you need is to keep that part of your face clean." I nodded and stood walking towards the cupboards and started taking out the essentials to cook with. "Time to get cooking." I smiled at him as he stood and walked towards me again. "How may I be of service." I smiled sadly at his comment. No one had ever helped me cook before.....except for Link.
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Starlighter: WOOOOOH!!!!Was this the longest chapter I have ever written or WHAT!!! lol. I hope you all like this chapter, and I hope you all like the twisting of the plot!! Just remember when I mention in the summary about a knight falling for Malon. I never said wich knight!! lol
Sesshy: Ok, so, like she always says REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! I cannot believe I said that
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Sesshy: I cannot believe I said that.Me, lord Sesshomaru Taiyoukai of the West, Prince of Ice. I Sesshomaru have said something so...
Starlighter:Girlish? Well GOI!! 'get over it' lol our fans will love you no matter what you say. ^_^ RIGHT??? lol well (I know I will ^_^) ALSO another P.S. THERE WILL BE A PART THREE TO THE CONSOLATION INFATUATION THINGY!!! and also DO YOU GUYZ THINK I SHOULD CHANGE THE TITLE OF MY STORY?????
Sesshy: I don't see why you bother doing that. If they don't understand the means of assumptions than they don't. Let them remain with that doubt.
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Sesshy:*sigh* 'humans.....' She does not own me not any of the Zelda characters.
Starlighter" YAY!!^_^ ok ON WITH THE CHAPTER!!! (and again I apologize to you all!!)
Consolation Infatuation Part Two
Malon opened her eyes to meet a pair of red eyes staring back at her from a chair next to her bed. "Shiek?" Malon asked in a low whisper. Shiek nodded and stood to kneel next to her bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked, Malon looked down and stared at her blankets. A tear formed in her eyes and she closed them to try and keep it from sliding down her cheek. "Do you mean emotionally or physically?" She asked him moving her head up to look at his eyes. "Both." he said looking at her with sympathy in his face. "Physically, I feel better now that I'm not outside in the rain. Emotionally, I feel broken and torn. I now know that Link only played with me. It was easy for him to charm me knowing that I would fall for a man like him easily. But it's over now, it will be tough getting over him but I know I can do it."
Shiek stood up and turned his back to Malon. "Malon do you really believe what he said out there? Do you really believe that after all he went through to see you and get you back that he would do that now?" Malon looked at him with a loathefull glare. "He lied to me! He lied to me about being dead! He lied to me about loving me! And worst of all, all those times I belived him!!He IS a LIAR!!! Why should I believe what he said to me then and not what he said now? After al those time I honestly don't know what to believe!!" Malon yelled out sobbing again. She hugged her knees and felt comforting arms around her shoulders. "I know he lied to you, about being dead, but did he not give you a reason for it?" Malon looked up at Shiek and then nodded slowly. "Yes, he did. He said that if I knew memories of a different sort of time would come back and if enough people got that returned to them Ganondorf might return." Shiek nodded in understanding and then continued saying, "And did you get your memory returned to you?" He saw Malon's expression and smiled inside. She furrowed her brows together closing her eyes to see the mental pictures like a film inside her mind. She saw herself and Link together under many different places. She saw stars in sky's, sunrises and sunset's from a shore infront of a lake, small fire's in forest's and open field's set up infront of a small camp. All different sceneries but always with Link besides her. Always Link smiling and looking at her lovingly. Always with Link holding her tight and whispering sweet words here and there and in many occasions 'I love you'.
She then opened her eyes looking at Shiek and said, "Well this is a different time after all, what's to say it wasn't altered?" Her words came out sad and longingly. Her mind was drifting to those sweet memories wich at one point she thought of having seen them before but in dreams. Shiek looked at her and shook his head slowly in dissapointment. "Would you have been reunited like that if it had been altered. Perhaps now there is obstacles seeing as how a part of Link's life was missing back then but nothing you two won't be able to get through.Thing's are not always as they seem." Malon furrowed her eyebrows in confusion again, "Don't you get it! It's over! All is over between him and I! He is engaged now and everybody knows it!......He declared his love for Zelda out there! He smiled and turned to everybody so they all could see him!! He cares as much about me as he ever did! And let me tell you that that was clearly nothing to him!!" Her voice had come out desperate and hurt. All of her sadness, anger, and pain was put into those words and Shiek noticed it right away. "Malon do you know who I really am?" Malon put her hands on her head and sighed out in frusteration.
"No, I don't" A light suddenly emmerged from where Shiek was standing and Malon had to shield her eyes. When the light seemed to fade out Malon put her arms down and stared in disbelief at who was now standing infront of her. "Zelda..." she managed to whisper out. "Yes, it is I Princess Zelda. " Malon now looked more confused than ever. "I don't get it." Zelda nodded her head and sat in the chair again. "Malon I came here to try and convince you that what you saw in the market place today was not really what it seemed. " Malon glared at her and shook her head in denial. She looked down again at her feet and then said, "Why? Why try and convince me about something that you know I will not believe? And if that scenario out there was not what it seemed then what was it!? " Zelda sighed out loud and then took Malon's hands in her own. This made Malon turn to look at Zelda in the eye. In a much softer tone Zelda answered, "I'm trying to convince you so Link doesn't loose what make's him strong inside. So he doesn't loose that blazing fire of light, happiness, and love he get's from you. I am trying to convince you to believe that is wasn't what it seemed so he doesn't loose you. He is not fending well to life in his current state. Depression and devastation have taken over what normally would be happiness and calmness.....Malon please believe me. What you saw out there was.....something I can't tell you but it wasn't real!"
At this Malon scoffed and turned away staring at the wall. She took her hands and put them back at her knees where Zelda had first taken them from. Zelda looked at the back of her head with sadness and defeat. She knew that Malon would not believe her unless she told her the truth wich was something that she could not do. For now she had to leave and prey that what she said would sink into Malon's head and reach her heart. "No matter what you think Malon, Link does and will eternaly love you more than anything." She stood up and began to walk to the door stopping only a few feet away from it. "And no matter what you say I cannot believe you Zelda, it is not possible after what I saw with my own eyes. If Link truly loved me like you say he does than he would not have done what he did." At hearing Malon's words Zelda's head bent down and as she stared at the floor she tought, 'It is because he truly loves that he did what he did. To protect your life from harm. But if I tell you that you will die and all that Link did would have been in vain.' "Like I said believe me or not he will always love you, and that rare piece of expensive jewerly around your neck is only a small percentage of proof of that. Remember that thing's are not what they seem, think deeper and see through lies with your heart not your mind. See through this lie with your heart and what it believes not with your eyes or mind. Let your heart be the guidence in this game."
Malon heard the door shut and steps walking down the stairs. After that Malon looked up at the door and pondered silently. 'I wish I could believe you Zelda I do. But actions speak louder than words and Link.....has shown that he chose you over me.....'
-OUTSIDE OF MALON'S HOME-
A horse came to a stop and stood there in the darkness of the night. The rider hopped off and walked toward's the door. He knocked and from the other side footsteps could be heard coming towards the door. It opened revealing Ingo standing there with a mug of hot chocolate in his hand. "May I help you, young fella' " The rider was panting and soaked due to the rain still pouring outside. "Sir, I came to see Malon. Please may I see her?" asked the young man. Ingo eyed him suspiciously and then nodded. "Come in fella'. She is in her room right now, I'm afraid she's a bit sick from staying out there too long but let me check if she's awake." Ingo began to move but the young man reached out and grabbed Ingo by the wrist. "No! I mean no thank you. I do not want to wake her if she is asleep. All I want to do is see her right now, even if she's not awake. Please." Ingo looked at the young man then nodded slowly. "Fine, go ahead. But if she is alseep don't stay there too long, I wouldn't want to interrupt her restin' " The man nodded and headed upstairs entering the room quietly.
Once inside he looked around and spotted Malon laying on the bed with her back to the door. He couldn't tell if she was asleep or not but he walked towards her never the less. 'Malon....' The lantern beside he bed was giving off a little light, enough to see her outline and her hair fanned out on the pillows. 'Malon.....if you could only....no.....if only I wasn't.....no......I'm sorry.' he thought in his head.A tear rolled down his face and more began to form in his eyes as he walked to the side of her bed and bent over to place a small kiss on her temple. He saw her eyes closed and tears rolling out of her eyes slowly. "Link......." he heard her whisper softly out. 'She's dreaming.....oh Malon.....I am so sorry.....If only I could reverse everything and save you like your knight in shining armor from this pain.' He began to walk backwards keeping his eyes on her. At kissing her temple Malon felt it in her dreams and whispered out who she had in mind, when the man started backing away Malon opened her eyes but didn't make a sound. She could see his outline on the wall from the small fire light and began to try and identify the shadow. The shadow then dissapeared as she heard the footsteps turn and make for the door. Before the person left she heard the person say, " I love you." and then went out the door. She turned emmedietly on her bed looking all around the room her eyes landing on the door. Her brows furrowed together and she said out loud the only person who it could've been. "Link?"
Her eyes slowly left the door and followed the floor back to her hands. Instinctively she touched her necklace with her fingers and closed her eyes remembering the last time she blissfully looked into his eyes. "I love you too" she said out loud before lying back down on her bed and crying silently. "I love you too"
Outside her room window the person stood looking at it. The words from her mouth escaping into the air loud enough for Link's heart to hear them. He closed his eyes and then blew a kiss to her window turning around and mounting Epona.
-A WEEK LATER AT THE CASTLE-
Link walked through the long empty corridors to his chambers. It was quiet and dark, the entire castle's atmosphere adding a heavy feeling to his burdened heart. 'Malon......I wish there was someway that we could be happy together without all of this. Without any of this...' Lost in his thoughts he did not watch where he was going and crashed with some one in the hall. Both of them fell on the floor with a loud 'thud' and both of them stood quickly. "Sorry, I was not watching where I was going." Link said first. The other man stood infront of him staring at him. He nodded and said, "Sorry as well." He began to walk off when Link called out to him. "Hey haven't I seen you some where before? Aren't you one of the Generals that serves under the Kingdom of Osirian?"
"Yes. m'lord. I am, I am Wufei D'Naiy General of your Eastern armies."(Sorry peeps a small AN. I know Wufei is from GW but this is in honor of one of my coolest friends ^_^ u know who u r!!!) Link raised a curious eye brow and nodded at his reply. "So tell me, Genereal. What is it that you are doing here? I see no reasons for a general to be here at this moment." Wufei looked at him sternly and then sighed before he answered."I am here because your father summoned me. He needs a few things done involving myself and the other generals back in Osirian. A few things that could not be discussed in a letter. That is why I am here." Link nodded but still didn't look convinced. "So why aren't the other generals here? Or are they?" Wufei took in a deep breath once more before he answered and kept his stoic expression on. "The other generals will be arriving within another three weeks. Any other curious questions m'lord?" He raised an eyebrow awaiting another question from Link.
"Actually I do. What "things" did my father need to discuss with you and the other generals?" Link asked with his arms folded across his chest and his foot lightly tapping the stone floor. Wufei looked down and noticed Link's tapping foot, he gave a questioning look Link's way but replied anyway. "I do not know yet. I am just on my way to meet with your father about the other general's arrival. Your father wishes to discuss those few things with all of us and refuses to tell them to just me." Link took one step closer to the arrogant general and glared into his eyes. "Then why are you here before the others? Are you that loyal to a stupid King such as that man you call me father?" Wufei suddenly turned his attention behind Link and bowed his head low. "A stupid King am I? A man he calls your father? My dear boy have you let a meager tragedy of the heart force you to disown your father? Tsk tsk tsk, ah but love is a powerful thing. I prefer though the love to my lands and not a woman who can so easily be lost.....a woman who can so easily leave you and betray you."
Link turned around and looked at his father face to face. "I still hold true to those words and I have my reasons no matter what you do or say." He turned on his heel and began to stomp away leaving behind his father and a very confused Wufei. "You are a greedy and a stupid man "father" so much that you disgust me in every greedy action you take. You are a fool to love a land like you would a woman. A land can just as easily be taken away by another, at least with a woman she has a choice between and you and the other. The land, will take it's new owner without another look back to it's past.That is how much of a fool you truly are. I pity you." Link's voice echoed through the halls reaching anyone who would have been walking by and anyone who was there to listen to his words. 'Foolish boy. All I have to do is wait for you to mess up and that girl will be no more.' The King smirked evilly and turned his attention to Wufei who was still standing there, now with a contemplative look on his face. Snapping him out of his reverie the King said, "Come my dear Wufei. We have to greet the other's when they arrive it almost time for the gate to the Hyrulian market place to open!"
They walked down the hall to the main hall, which led to the giant doors at the front of the castle. They were to make their way through the crowds to the gate to make sure that all the generals had arrived just as summoned. 'I wonder what his troubles are? If it involves a woman then he will most likely do something stupid and reckless without thinking twice about his decisions, and that will lead to both their dooms. Especially if he is in love with the woman.' thought Wufei as he walked along side the King.
"Ah princess! Meet one of my best Generals! My lady this is General Wufei of my eastern armies.General this is Zelda the princess of Hyrule and my future daughter in law!" the King introduced happily. Wufei bowed at the lady with no expression in his face what so ever save his eyes that showed anger to intimidate other's. The princess bowed back and smiled gracefully. She then continued her walk to the hall that they had come from. 'Wow, he is so scary yet handsome looking, He looked at me as though he would assasinate me at that instant. Hmmm.......' thought Zelda,' What crawled up his ass and died?' (that's for you my friend! ^_^) and she continued walking to her main destination, Link's room.
-AT LINK'S ROOM-
"Hey Link did you see that creepy general? He is sooooo creepy!" Zelda said as she sat down in his couch. Link was pacing the room and stopped when Zelda mentioned the general. "You saw him too then. I am afraid that my father is planning something rash. This might be his back up if I don't marry you. He might be planning something, like an attack on Hyrule." Zelda looked up at him with a serious look. "He might, but even if he does I do not think he will succeed Link. My father is not stupid you know. He had a theory that your father was using us to get to Hyrule in which he is totally correct but, he is now doubting that idea since you said that statement infront of everyone. However he still has every one of his soldiers on guard. Don't worry about that." Link nodded and began to walk around his room again. "It has been a week since our duties allowed us to meet like this.We haven't talked about things that I am eager to know Z. For one did you get to talk to Malon last week Z?" Link asked Zelda. Zelda nodded but kept her eyes glued to the floor. She did not want to tell him the truth, she did not want to repeat what Malon had said. It would put Link in a much lower state than now. "Well? What did she say?"
"Link, I think that you should talk to her. You should have been the one talking to her a week ago not me. I am not one to be delivering messages from you to her and vise versa. If you want to know what she said go and find out yourself." Link stopped infront of her and then sat beside her. "Fine, it does not matter if you tell me or not, I know that she still loves me. I heard it from her own two lips Zelda, she still loves me." He said with a small smile on his lips. "Then if you know why bother asking me?Wait you went to see her too!" Zelda said in an annoyed tone and a scowl on her face.Link looked down and chuckled. "I'm sorry Zel, I just couldn't hold back anymore I had to see her when I had the chance, and I did. She still wears the necklace I gave her and that alone has a powerful magic inside that whenever she touches it or holds it I will always hear her no matter where we are. Through that small piece of jewerly we are forever bonded to eachother." Zelda looked at Link and smiled. "Ah, true love....how sweet, it's getting me sick!" Link laughed and looked at Zelda's gagging form.
"You are just saying that because you still haven't found one for yourself!" Zelda's eyes widened and she glared at Link. "For your information Link, I do not need to find a true of my own they will all come to me! HA!" Link laughed again and then got an evil smirk on his face. "So, what did you think about mister arrogant supreem general Wufei huh?" Zelda's face got red and she turned away from Link. "I thought I sensed a small crush coming on! You do not mention guys first unless they are begenning to squeaze their way into that heart of yours." She glared daggers at Link and stood up to walk to the door. "First off I do not like Mister arrogant supreem general, second why would like a guy who looks like something crawled up his and died leaving a miserable corpse to lie there for all eternity. I mean he looks too serious and devoid of emotions. I could not like someone like that not to mention I think he doesn't like me very much." Link rose an eyebrow smiling childlishly at her. "Well I wouldn't either after a comment like that. It's not very nice you know, especially not coming from a princess."
Zelda glared at him and turned her back to him. "See if I ever do another favor for you again!" She said walking out the door and slamming it behind her. "Oh you will, you will, you are a good friend and I know you wouldn't let me nor Malon fall."
-AT THE FIELD-
Horses galloped at top speed through the vast field of Hyrule. Four men in armor and a small army behind them traveled to get to the castle from the far land of Osirian. "Hey, the horses are awfully tired, I think that we should let them rest for a while. Do you all not agree?" asked one of them, an arabian man with platinum blonde hair and blue-green eyes. "I do agree with you Camry but try telling him that." Another man with long golden brown hair tied in a braid and cobalt blue eyes said pointing to a man at the front with dark brown hair and prussian blue eyes. "Yeah, we might have a bit of a hard time with Alexander but I think he will agree, what do you think Fiory?" Camry asked a man with large bangs, brown hair, and dark green eyes. "Perhaps, we should still tell him, don't be so harsh Daniel, although Alex is tough he is still compationate toward's animals." he said to the man with the long braid.
"Hey Alex! These animals look tired we should stop and rest for a bit! Besides my butt isn't feeling too well, and I think the other's would agree!" Daniel yelled coming to the side of the man they called Alex. Suddenly Alex stopped his horse and turned it to face the other's and their army. "We will stop here at your fellow general's request. There is a small pond over there connected to the stream. Take your horses there to drink the water but first refill your canteens. You have three hours! Remember at the rate that we are going it will still take us another two weeks just to get there. Perhaps more due to the circumstances in which we travel. We are moving awfully slow thanks to that encounter we had with the gang of thieves!Several are wounded and we lack in the proper treatment!" He turned back to Daniel and nodded while dismounting his black stallion. 'well, he's finally taking it a little bit more easy. Glad I didn't have to hastle with him this time. He can be so stubborn sometimes.' Daniel thought. The generals as well as the soldiers all began to dismount their horses and take them to the pond as commanded.
"Hey Fiory, did you ever imagine seeing a sun rise in the oh so famouse Hyrule?" Camry asked coming up to his comrade while staring in the direction of the sun's rays coming up. "No, I didn't, because I never thought I would come here.Not until a few days ago." Camry smiled and patted his friend's shoulder and began to walk off next to his pack to sit. "Hn, I wonder what that place is?" asked Fiory sitting next to his friend Camry. He shrugged looking at the same place with curiosity. "It's probably some rich person's home seeing as it is large and away from all the villages and the castle town. But I could be mistaken." said Daniel sitting down as well. "I wonder if Wufei is at the castle already?" Everybody looked at Camry as he asked that to no one in particular. "Most likely he is. I wouldn't doubt it." Fiory answered with a hand to his chin and a contemplative gaze. "Yep, that crazy guy, always skipping ahead of the rest. You'd think he is eager to see the King or something." said Daniel looking off into the sun taking a drink out of his canteen shortly after talking.
"Remember we only have a mere two and a half hours left of rest so use it up wisely." commanded Alex from the front of the army causing everyone to look at him and nod. He began his inspection through out the army to see if any one needed some sort of medical attention or if they had lost anything in the wagons. "That guy never takes a break does he?" Daniel muttered under his breath causing his friends to chuckle a bit at his comment. "What are you doing Fiory?" Camry asked. "I am writing a letter to my sister Catherine. I need to inform her that I am here safely."
After that the soldiers settled down on the lush green grass staring at the field or the sky. They chatted among themselves wondering why they had been summoned and if they were here to fight. "So why do you think we're here Fiory?" asked Camry looking at his friend who was packing his stationary away. "I am not sure but we will find out as soon as we speak to the King." Camry nodded and looked back at the horizon. His and his friends' eyes kept traveling to the lone property in the middle of it all. They had grown curious and wanted to see what it was that was there and why was it so apart from the rest of the place is Hyrule. "We will most definetly find out as soon as we speak with the King. For now we are lacking in food. It seems as thought we lost a lot of packages when crossing the forest and we need more. Other wise another night like this and the soldiers won't stand a chance." Alexander said catching his friend's off guard. "We could go there?" suggested Fiory pointing to the lone property.
"Indeed. The wounded need a near by place to aid them in their needed rest. We need food and not to mention a place to send our mail through. We need someone to go there and find out if the owners are hospitable. If they are then we will head there as soon as the men are rested. So, who want's to go?" asked Alexander in an emotionless tone. "I will go." said Camry standing up and getting his things ready. Alex nodded at him and then looked around as if expecting another voulenteer to pop up. "I shall also go." Fiory stood up gathering his materials as well. Alex again nodded and said, "Go there and inform the inhabitants of our situation. If they allow us to enter their property one of you come back and we shall follow. If they do not than both of you return. Is that clear?" They both nodded and mounted their horses, riding off towards the horizon where the place stood.
-AT THE RANCH-
Malon walked outside of her room and walked down the stairs. It had been a week since Link's wedding was announced and Malon had bearly recovered from her cold. Her heart though had not yet mended, and she doubted it would for a while. "Hey you! Feelin better!" she saw her uncle and nodded with a fake smile. She did not want him to know about her misfortune nor anyone else who didn't already know. "I'm off to start my chores! Sorry about waking up late! Bye!" Before Ingo could even get a word out she left. He then realized she didn't want to talk about what had happened and decided to leave it like that for now until she wanted to talk about it on her own. 'poor Mal. It has to have somethin' to do with that Link fella's wedding. ' he thought to himself while sweeping the floor.
*MALON'S POV*
I walked outside of my home and headed toward's the stables. I stood there in the middle of the road for a few moments to watch the horses graze by. Seeing their usuall calm, happy, and wild nature made me yearn to be like them. Maybe if I was like them I wouldn't get a heartache from a stupid stallion. One who broke my heart and yet I can't forget him because I still and probably will always love him. I shook my head and decided not to think of those stupid memories and went to get the buckets to milk the cows. As soon as I had them I lead the cows out into the field so they could eat whilst I milked them.
I sat near the first one and put the small wooden seat down adjacent to the cow. I then placed the bucket under the cow's utters and slowly began to milk the cow while singing a song from my heart.
~*~I would have given you all of my heart
But there's someone who's torn it apart
And he's taken just all that I have
But if you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again but I know
The first cut is the deepest
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to bein' lucky he's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me he's worse
I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
and I'm sure gonna give you a try
If you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again, but I know
The first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to bein' lucky he's cursed
But when it comes to lovin' me he's worse
I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
and I'm sure gonna give you try
cuz if you want I'll try to love again
Baby I'll try to love again but I know
The first cut is the deepest
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to bein' lucky he's cursed
But when it comes to lovin' me he's worse
the first the cut is the deepest
Baby I know
the first cut is the deepest
try to love again... ~*~
When I finished my song I was done milking the cows. I grabbed the buckets and began to walk away from the cows when I saw two great stallions with two apparent knights mounted on them. I gasped recognizing the armor they had. It was the same armor that Terry wore but in different colors, then they must be the same as Terry. I walked towards them struggling a little with the buckets since my arms were still not use to doing this again. One of them dismounted his horse at seeing my struggle and walked towards me with a friendly smile. He was tall, like Terry and had brown hair with dark green eyes.His amror's design was identical to Terry's with only a few differences. One of them being the color, instead of purple it was a light blue. A mountain with snow on the peaks was painted on the shield he carried and on his left shoulder pad. The other soon followed and walked towards me as well. But this one had blonde hair and blue green eyes.Their amor design was still the same but his armor was dark blue, and instead of the mountain design there was a drawing of four ripples and a water drop about to fall. He was a little bit shorter than the first one but still taller than me.
Once they were right infront of me they looked at each other and seemed to be pondering something. Me, getting quite tired of the wierd silence decided to put the buckets down and greet them, seeing as they might think me rude if I don't. "Hello!" I said apparently startling them. They looked at me strangely as if they had never seen a woman before. "May I help you?" I asked. The brown haired one nodded and cleared his throat. "Ma'm we came to ask for your help." he said before the other one interrupted. "You see, our troops were ambushed by thieves on our crossing to Hyrule from our Kingdom and several of them ended up wounded. We ran out of our medical supplies and food." "And we were wondering if we could take up shelter in your houshold until they are nourished back to health and we can be on our way again. Please say that you will help us, we are in dire need of your help."
They seemed nice enough to help but I was a bit unsure about the whole troop story. I thought about it for a while, thinking whether or not to help. It was my rule to never leave anyone in need of help that was wounded to just die, then again I was unsure if they were good people or not. Never the less I gave in and decided to help them. "Sure, bring them here and they can stay in the guest house.(AN let us just say this, the ranch is VERY spacy and in case of wierd occasions like this they had one.Near the house) I will get my supplies ready and I shall prepare food for all of you. How many are there?" I asked hoping that there would be less than a hundred. "Not counting the generals there are about fifty soldiers. There use to be seventy of us but five got captured and the rest had to be left behind, they were killed by the thieves," I looked at the floor feeling sorry for those poor men that were attacked. At the same time it made me wonder which road exactly did they take? I had to ask.
"Tell me, which road exactly did you use to get here?" They looked at me with one eye brow raised and then the blonde one answered. "We took a path in the forest that lead us near a canyon. We could hear a waterfall in the distance and near there is where we were attacked. Why?" I looked down and shook my head in dissapointment earning curious looks from my visitors. "That is the trail the Gerudos use. It is their territory, any who enter are either captured or killed unless you are a member. They were thieves and were banished from Hyrule's fields and retreated to the only place that was deserted by the Hylians. That is the canyon's and a desert a little far off from the canyon's. You should have been more carefull in choosing your trail on how to get here." The brown haired man stepped closer to me and said with a bit of pain in his voice at the loss of his comrades. "Well, we weren't exactly informed of this. Thank you for notifying us next time we shall be more careful."
I nodded and then looked at the floor feeling their gazes on me like hot rays from the sun on a blazing summer day. "How rude of me." I said then looking at their puzzled faces. I smiled at them lighting up the mood and then stuck out my hand. "I'm Malon, and this is Lon Lon Ranch. I am the owner of this place together with my Uncle Ingo. And you are?" The brown haired one shook my hand first and smiled making me blush a little at how handsome he was.than."I am Fiory Hayers, General of the King's Northern Army." I nodded in understandment and was surprised that a man so young looking as he could be a general. Still ' never judge on appearances' my father use to say. The other man shook my hand next and his smile looked a little bit more innocent than Fiory's but they still matched in appearances. He looked a bit more kindhearted as well. "I am Camry Wiark, General of the King's Southern Army" Yet again I was shocked. I never knew men so young could be generals.
"Well now that we have properly introduced ourselves I say you go retrieve your troops and I will be waiting to attend them." They looked at each other once more and they nodded as in having agreed to something. Camry then turned and headed back to his horse. I watched him mount the steed and gallop at a quick pace out of the ranch. I turned my head to Fiory and he only smiled at my puzzled face. "He is going to inform our commaning general that we are being allowed to stay here. They were our last orders before we left camp, if you had refused both of us were to return. However thanks to you, our men will have at least somewhere warm to spend the night." My eyes sympathized at hearing his words. He seemed so dedicated to his men, and to his duty. I smiled a conforting and proud smile.I was glad to help but the problem for me now was cooking for fifty men.....and the generals.
"Just how many generals are there? You said that there were fifty men not incluiding the generals." He looked at me and then to the path that led to the exit of the the ranch. "Why would you want to know that?" I was surprised by his question but nevertheless I smiled and giggled a bit. I hadn't felt like this for a while, at ease if even for a little bit and happy if even a little. For a brief moment I felt like my old self again. Happy and calm without a care in the world, but it soon vanished once thoughts of 'him' returned to my head. Images of him and I getting a long like the best of friends we once were. "Well I want to know because other wise I might cook one too few dishes for your friends to eat." I smiled at him, another half hearted smile, and he only looked at me a little embarrased at how silly his question had appeared. "Oh, forgive me. There are four generals incluiding myself and Camry." I nodded in counting off just how much food I was going to be cooking today. "If I may what exactly will you be cooking Lady Malon?"
I giggled once more at his formality. "You may simply call me Malon." He nodded and then stood there waiting for my answer. "Well, we do have a lot of cukoos stored that we didn't use. They were supposed to be cooked for the winter but we didn't eat much of them. That will add up to fifty-six dishes of warm cuckoo soup. There is plenty of water and I can make just enough lemon juice. There are plenty of vegetables even more to spare and a bit of bread but not enough for everyone. I'm afraid that that will have to last us for as long as your stay will be. My uncle is preparing to leave today to the castle market he could come back tommorrow with more food for your men." I smiled and turned to leave but not before nodding in his direction first.
"Where are you going Malon?" I turned to face him again but kept walking." If your men are to arrive today I better start cooking otherwise it will be a long wait for them." Then I turned once more and continued my walking. I heard his footsteps and the sound his armor made when moving coming up behind me and soon right next to me. "I will help you. I have to repay you for your kindness because we weren't planning on you to cook for us. All we needed was a few food supplies the soldiers would have prepared their own meal on thier own with the food provided." I stopped and turned in his direction. "You say your men are wounded, you speak of their tragedy with great passion showing them a great deal of devotion, yet you planned on them to cook for themselves and attend to themselves in their condition? Is that what it is like in the battlefield only truly depending on yourself for aid because if it is I am glad I am no soldier." I then began walking once more with an angry scowl on my face. What I had just said reminded me of love. Love was somewhat like a battlefield, if you are wounded you have but yourself to depend on to mend you wounds. Very rare times is there someone to carry you on their shoulder when you are hurt and down, very rare but it does happen.
I didn't hear his footsteps behind me so I turned to look in the direction where he stood, only crashing into him in the process. I had assumed he was still standing in the spot where I had stopped but he hadn't. I had forgotten that in battle one was trained to be very quiet in walking sometimes to sneak upon your enemy, unfortunately Link had tought me that. Crashing into Fiory brought me to fall forwards all together bringing him along for the painful ride. When we landed I hit my head on a small rock and the rest off my body was bruised by his hard armor. He seemed unaffected, of course he had the armor for protection. When I lifted my head to come into view with his face he just stared at me, a light blush appearing on his cheecks. "I am so sorry, I thought you weren't following me anymore." He nodded and quietly said, "I am sorry as well, I had forgotten to make my prescence known. One get's use to walking quietly after one too many battles." I laughed and he did too and when I opened my eyes that's when I found his eyebrows coming together forming a V andhis eyes staring intently at me.
"What is it?" I asked him, a little unconfortable by the way he was looking at me. "You have a cut, on the side of your head. You're bleeding, we should take care of that before it get's infected." I nodded and stood up before the situation got even more awkward for me. He stood as well following me to the house. I opened the door and led him into the kitchen where I got a clean wet cloth and began to wipe off the blood were I thought the wound was located. I heard small chuckles coming from the direction of the door and saw him staring at me and laughing lightly. "What?" I looked at him raising one of my eyebrows. "You are not wiping in the right place." He said while alking towards me. Once he was right infront of me he ushered me to sit down on the table and he sat across from me. His hand reached out to grab the cloth from my hands and his other grasped my chin. His touch sent small chills down my spine and I found myself staring into his dark green eyes. He certainly was handsome but it was his personality that seemed most appealing. He was mysterious and yet with a gentle nature to it. He was devoted and kind, certainly caring and something was hidden beneath those green eyes of his. A secret, muck like Link's held that one secret. His eyes though, they reminded me of the color of the necklace Link gave me. So dark and beautiful with a mistery inside waiting to be unlocked.
"Done, all you need is to keep that part of your face clean." I nodded and stood walking towards the cupboards and started taking out the essentials to cook with. "Time to get cooking." I smiled at him as he stood and walked towards me again. "How may I be of service." I smiled sadly at his comment. No one had ever helped me cook before.....except for Link.
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Starlighter: WOOOOOH!!!!Was this the longest chapter I have ever written or WHAT!!! lol. I hope you all like this chapter, and I hope you all like the twisting of the plot!! Just remember when I mention in the summary about a knight falling for Malon. I never said wich knight!! lol
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Sesshy: I cannot believe I said that.Me, lord Sesshomaru Taiyoukai of the West, Prince of Ice. I Sesshomaru have said something so...
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