The days drew nearer to Links birthday, and word got out that he would be able to marry. Unattached ladies from across the lands came to try and win Links heart. Also the latest gossip was that he would pull the Master sword out of the stone and use it again, and everyone was excited about that. The famous Hero Of Time! The Legendary Link! The Keeper of the Ocarina Of Time! Those were names everybody was uttering the morning before his birthday.

Zelda woke up to birds chirping and the sweet smell of flowers.

"Mmmmm..." she whispered with a smile. She opened her eyes to see that flowers of every colour had been spread on her bed. She sat up to get a better view and discovered a letter on her table. She picked it up and read it.

Either this is one horrible degenerate man, or I'm in love! She thought.

Mimi was walking through town looking for a good present for Link. She thought about getting a joke present, like a rat, but since this was a big birthday, she decided to find something nice. She was walking along the street when a dark man ran up to her and grabbed her bag. She struggled but the man was too strong. He finally pulled it off her and ran down the street. Mimi was about to yell "Stop that thief!" but another man leapt out of an alley and tackled the thief into a wall, before beating him senseless.

When he was done, he picked up the bag and carried it back to Mimi.

"Here you are milady." He said while bowing graciously. Mimi giggled.

"Why thank you mister...?"

"Just call me Riku."

"Riku... That's a Termina name, isn't it?"

Riku looked surprised.

"Yes, it is...How did you know?"

"Oh, a friend of mine went there once."

"Really? He must be very brave, Termina used to be full of monsters."

"What do you mean ‘used to'?"

"Oh, this guy called Link came along and saved the whole of Termina from complete devastation."

A young girl walked up to them.

"Are you guys talking about Link? He is sooo cute! I'm gonna ask him out when he comes to town!" she said.

"Link might already be in a relationship though." Mimi said with a smirk.

"No, he can't be. We are made for each other!" the girl said surely before walking off, chattering about ‘her Linkers'."

Mimi shook her head and smiled.

"Link is going to have his hands full when he comes here tomorrow." She said, forgetting Riku was there.

"What? Do you know Link? Can I meet him?" he asked excitedly.

"I'm sure he won't mind meeting a fan." She cursed herself for speaking out loud; this would surely boost Links already inflated ego.

Link and Saria were entertaining younger Kokori with their ocarinas. The lively crowd laughed and danced with the music until Link accidentally entered a wrong note and warped himself to the Forest Temple.

He warped himself back, much to the amusement of the young Kokoris. He looked around, dazed, before being overwhelmed by little bodies as the Kokoris ran and hugged him.

"Whoa!" he exclaimed, falling off the rock he had been sitting on. Saria giggled at him before being overwhelmed herself. Link and Saria rolled around with the kids until they grew tired. They both lay there on the grass, panting.

"Hey Link, what do you want for your birthday tomorrow?" asked Saria.

"Just my friends to be there."

"No, seriously, what do you want?"

"I am serious, don't get me anything."

"But that's the fun of it!"

"Just your presence would be enough."

Saria rolled her eyes. Now she had to figure out what he wanted on her own. He was always being like this, she thought, always so modest and helpful. It's like he doesn't even take credit for everything he's done. Doesn't he know what a hero he is?

Link, however was thinking along a different track.

I wish Saria and the others would just accept that I'm not as fond of presents as they are; I just want them, not items. His thoughts drifted to Malon. I wonder what she's doing right now. Probably chores, knowing her. Poor girl works day and night just to keep the stables clean.

Malon was, in fact, doing her chores. Sweeping the stable, combing the horses, milking the cows. She was busy combing Links horse Eponas hair when Ingo walked in.

"Yer pa wans te se yah" he said in his terrible accent.

So Malon gave Ingo the brush and left the stables, for her house. Once she got there, she opened the door and walked in to see her father, Talon, sitting at his usual chair.

"You wanted me, Father?" she asked.

"Yes. We need to have a talk."

"What about, Father?"

"About Link."

"Oh"

"Does he intend to marry you?" Talon asked bluntly.

"Oh...I...um... I don't know..."

"Believe me; I have absolutely no objection to you marrying the Hero Of Time." He chuckled. "I simply wanted to know when?"

"Oh!" she blushed. "I don't know, he hasn't asked me yet."

"Oh, well, tomorrow is his birthday; perhaps he will ask you then? Malon? Malon?"

But Malon had sunken to the floor amid excited squeals.

"I'm going to marry him..." she whispered.

Talon smiled.

Zelda wandered over to her fathers study and knocked on the door.

"Come in" her father said.

Zelda walked in and saw her father sitting at his desk, doing some paperwork.

"What is it, my princess?"

Zelda raised an eyebrow, as he never called her that.

"I was just wondering who put the flowers on my bed."

"Ah," he said, smiling. "That was Daniel, Crown Prince of Labrynna."

They looked at each other for a while, and then her father said "Just give him a chance, please, for me?"

Zelda sighed. She had turned down more princes than she cared to count, and her father continued dragging princes to meet her. She doubted this one would be different, but she decided with a sigh that one more couldn't hurt.

"Very well father, I shall meet him."

"There's a good girl!" he smiled.

Link was practicing with his bow on a tree in Kokori village when Mimi and Riku entered the village. They walked up behind him as not to disturb him because he was focusing. Already on the tree were split arrows and broken ones, it seemed that his aim was impeccable. Suddenly, he let fly with an arrow and it thunked into the tree, apparently hitting nothing.

"I'm glad to see that even the hero of time makes mistakes occasionally." Riku said.

Link turned around.

"On the contrary." He said with a grin. He motioned them closer to the tree to look at the arrow. They saw that it had a tiny seed pinned to the tree.

Mimi and Riku looked at Link with a questioning look. Link just smiled and pointed towards a building nearby. They turned and saw Saria standing on the rooftop holding Links old slingshot. She waved to them then climbed down and ran over to them. "You got another one Link!" she exclaimed.

Riku was stunned. "You got that seed- "Yep" -as it flew- "Yep" -and pinned it to the tree?" Riku said, dumbstruck.

Link smiled and winked at him.

"I've had plenty of practice on monsters. Anyway, who's this guy you dragged in here Mimi? You're boyfriend?"

"Maybe. Why do you care?"

"I don't. He does." Link said pointing over his shoulder. Mido was steaming towards them.

"Strangers in my village! Outsiders come to ruin us!" he screamed.

Mido was a Kokori like Saria and he considered himself the Kokori leader.

"Calm down Mido! They're friends!" Link insisted, but to no avail.

"I don't care what you say Mr. No-Fairy!"

No-Fairy was a mean name given to him because he didn't have a fairy like all the Kokori when he was a kid.

"Get the strangers out of my village before I...I..."

"Mido, just let them stay, I'll make sure they don't harm the village." said Saria. As Mido had a crush on Saria, he agreed.

Malon hefted the bag of feed and dumped it into the trough in front of the cows. She loved the animals so much, but taking care of them was a little more than hard work. The cows gratefully mooed and began to devour the grain Malon had given them.

"Oh, you guys like that, don't you?" said Malon, patting one of the cows' backs. Now she had to feed the chickens. Malon put the sack of feed back into the corner of the barn and picked up a bucket of corn kernels. She exited the barn and walked to a dry patch of ground where she always fed the chickens. She could see the many birds scattered throughout the ranch. Malon grabbed a handful of corn kernels and threw them onto the ground. Then, as if by magic, a huge flock of chickens came running towards her from all directions. Within seconds, dozens of clucking chickens were pecking at the ground. Malon dumped a few more handfuls of corn onto the dirt to make sure the chickens had enough to eat. She heard some more clucking behind her and turned to see if there were any chickens that were left out. She looked up to see that the source of the clucking was coming from the tree that grew right next to the feeding spot. She looked up at one of the lower branches to see three perfectly happy chickens staring down at her.

"What are you guys doing up there?" shouted Malon to the oblivious chickens.

"You know chickens aren't supposed to fly. Get down here this instant. It's supper time." Malon threw another handful of corn onto the ground, causing the chickens to flap their wings and float down from the low branch. The chickens happily pecked at the ground while Malon stared at them with disbelief.

"How do you manage to get up into that tree?" Malon felt proud of her flying chickens. Everybody knew that chickens could fly a few feet, but no one knew of any that could fly into a tree. Of course, no one would ever believe her if she said that her chickens perched on tree branches.
After feeding the chickens, Malon returned to the barn and put the corn back into the corner. It was time for her to take a break. She always liked getting her chores done early so she could relax for the rest of the day. She walked over to the corral to check on the horses. These were the animals she loved the most. The horses looked so graceful, galloping across the vast ranch. Malon approached her favorite horse, Epona. When Epona saw Malon, the horse happily trotted over to Malon and gently nuzzled her.

"Oh, Malon loves you too," said Malon in a baby-voice. She lovingly patted Eponas head and fed her an apple she'd been holding.

"How's my little baby doing?" The horse grunted happily.

"You miss Link, don't you? Well, I'll make him come over later." The horse snorted and trotted over to get a drink.

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