Chapter 7
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My left still held my right tightly, blood gushed out, and the pain in my right still went on. I took my left off and looked at my hands. On my left my hand was painted with blood, on my right blood rolled down on the floor and on the sheets. I put my left back on my right to hold the pressure.
The room was still freezing cold, even with the fireplace crackling, and a blanket over me. My chest was still bare anyway. I shivered a bit, of course. The blood on my hand kept me warm a bit, with its painful feeling. I don't know if I'd rather be in pain but a little warm, or just baring the cold coming through the window. I still wanted to get rid of this pain.
Sudden thumps came to my ears, probably from Malon. "Are you okay in—"She pushed the door open. "there?" I stared at her, she stared at me… for some reason I didn't say anything. "Is something wrong with your hand?" She asked. I looked at my hand saying nothing. She came running towards me, and pulled my left hand aside. She stared at me right hand, "W-What happened?" She asked. "Link, what hell!" She yelled. "This wasn't here before…" She marked. "He—" My words broke. "He what?" She asked. I feared hurting Zelda and myself if I told her the truth, but I couldn't lie… and for some reason, I still can't say. "Your hand looks like someone stabbed it! Who did it?" She demanded. My hand dripped with blood. "M-Malon…" I muffled, with pain. I drew my left hand to the grasp of my right arm. Malon looked down at me, with her aqua eyes. She rummaged through the first-aid kit still holding my hand. "Your hand will be okay," She took out the green bottle, and opened it. "Like I said… this will sting." She put a drop on my hand, it burned but it wasn't as bad as before. She began rummaging back in the first-aid kit again, and took out a small round pink container."You won't need stitches for this," She began rubbing the cream in the container on my hand. "Why not?" I asked. "The wound wasn't as big as the other one, so since I put the stuff in the green bottle on it, it will heal your skin… and anything else." She smiled. "Oh… okay,"
She finished rubbing my hand, and tied bandages around my hand. It actually felt better. "Link… I have a question… you don't have to tell me who he is, but I'd like to know how he got in my house?" She asked. I nodded over to her. "I'm still trying to figure that out as well… he just always seems to come at the worst moments," I replied. "Oh…" Malon sat on the side of the bed on the edge close to legs.
"When will Romani be back?" I asked. "She may be here at four, or five… she would've been coming here at three, but the weather got so bad." I looked out the window. "What time is it right now?" I asked. "11:57." She said. "Five hours…" I sat up from the bed. Malon stared at me with shock, "Your chest doesn't hurt?!" I glanced at her. "I'm fine…" Malon smiled a little. I went to my right, and grabbed my white layer shirt. I pulled it over my head, and pulled my arms into the sleeves. "It's cold in here…" I said. I stretched and lied back down with my hands and arms as pillows.
"How have you been?" I asked out of the ordinary. Malon smiled, "Good…" She must've been in shock still. "What about Romani?" I asked with a smile. "Shes good…" I sat up again. "What are we going to do for at least five hours?" I asked. She looked down and at me again. "Um…" I stood up. "Link… don't push it." She exclaimed. "I'm fine…" I bit back. I offered her my hand; she looked at me cautiously, and grabbed my hand. I pulled her up. "Why don't you give me a tour around this ranch…? I haven't been to this one."I said. "You're an idiot," She mumbled. "Well, I honestly don't know what I'm going to do for five hours… lay in bed wasn't a choice, because I'm not even tired. I got my share of rest… and I was getting really cold with my bare chest." I marked. She stared my chest, "How is your chest, and your hand feel… and does any scrapes around—"I interrupted her, "I'm fine, Malon… I just have a small ache, and I'm a little cold." I said. "Okay…" She led me down the stairs.
Her house still had the same things I've seen before. It was just a different layout. "I have a question for you…" She stared at me catching my attention. "Yeah?" I asked. "Why is it that, you were just walking around in the snow… with hardly any warm clothes or anything?" She demanded. "I have a dark green cape, but I wear it when I feel really cold." I said. Malon face palmed, "You're going to get a cold that way…" She looked at me. "I—"She interrupted me, "Go get that cape, it's much colder outside… and put your boots on." I laughed, "Oh yeah…" She glared at me, and I quickly went upstairs.
I plopped my feet into my brown leather boots, and I also put on my green mittens on Zelda had given me. Memories of Zelda came into mind, but then was broken with Malon yelling at me, "What's taking so long!" She shouted. "S-Sorry be right down," I quickly threw my dark green cape around me, and tied it around my neck. I put the hood over my head, and sprinted down the stairs. "Are you sure your wounds are okay?" She asked. "Well, I wouldn't be running down the stairs right if they weren't!" I responded. She smiled, and grabbed my hand.
The ranch was different than before. There was a pen with a lot of horses inside… like five or seven horses, a chicken coop with hundreds of feathers and chickens in, a little barn with supplies… a bunch of hay… and cows, and there was also a big farm with a whole bunch of wheat that wasn't growing. "This ranch is bigger," I said. "Yeah." We both stared into the distance and it must've been at least two hours of outside. Malon glanced over to me, "We should start heading back… it's getting cold out here." She said. I turned around staring back at the house, "Yeah—"Suddenly a recognizable voice came to my ears. "Link!" I turned around. A girl with hair lighter than mine, blue eyes of happiness fixed with her brows, and a smile. "Zelda…" I mumbled. I suddenly felt dizzy, and I began coughing up blood like crazy nonstop. Almost falling to the ground, Malon hands caught me, making me look to the ground. I saw her boots come near me in rush. I was still coughing up blood half conscious, until my vision became wavy. My hearing was already like hearing things underwater. I was still very dizzy… and the next thing I find out is everything going black.
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