What a strange time to awaken! The young man sat straight up in bed, his posture alert and focused. He had dreamt about her again. "Midna.." he muttered. Oh how he missed her. Their adventure together had been wonderous. So many sights to see, but also so many people to protect. Midna had been his guide throughout his adventure and he was very unhappy to see her pass through the Mirror of Twilight, gone for all of his days. There was something more passing between them, he could feel it; something more than friendship. "Stop it!" he scolded himself. He couldn't possibly be in love with the ruler of the Twili people; what a ridiculous idea indeed! He was to marry Zelda in exactly four weeks, which meant goodbye forever Midna. He told himself everyday how much he loved her, ever since their first kiss in the garden, the night after Ganondorf was defeated. That means automatic happy ending right? Well the boy still had this strange emptiness inside of him, like there was something missing; that thing being the loss of Midna. "Maybe I just need some fresh air," he muttered. He pulled on a clean shirt and a pair of brown boots and headed out of the castle to the crisp morning air
"Link," she muttered. Thoughts of the young Hylian had been jumbled in her head ever since her departure. She had a country to run! She couldn't let thoughts of the boy intrude her mind.. But alas, like a dam breaking, the thoughts rushed in again. She knew that what she was feeling for him was more than sheer friendship. It was love, foolish, uncaring love. The thing about love was that it just barged into your life selfishly, not caring whether you want it or not! Link was everything you could want in someone you loved, caring, heroic, brave, and he was pretty cute too! Although their adventure hadn't exactly been all fun and games, she enjoyed every minute of it. "Foolishness!" she exclaimed, sitting up in her throne. The guards surrounding her immediately ran to her aid, she brushed them off with a flick of her hand. "My queen," a guard said, "Why art thou troubled, m'lady?" She sighed, "Just many thoughts swirling within my head, Acknes." He nodded and gave his apologies for interrupting her thoughts. "Maybe I just need some air..." she muttered. Many guards came to aid her walk through the garden. "Alone." she said sternly. Many of the guards looked like the wanted to say otherwise, but the queen just kept walking, not facing them; only ready to face the troubles that lie within her.
Once he had successfully sneaked past the guards, Link made his way out onto the castle courtyard. He walked calmly along the water's edge, occasionally glancing out into the rising sun. The back garden was one of his favorite places, it looked out onto a small stream that bubbled and gurgled in the morning light. He sat in the grass and looked out onto the horizon when he heard light footsteps. "Hello, why are you out here so early?" a quiet woman's voice said. He gently turned his head. Zelda. "Just couldn't sleep, that's all." he said. She smiled at him, it was a beautiful, gracious, smile, with a cool collectiveness to it. THIS was the woman he loved, not that silly Twili Queen. What was he thinking, anyways? Certainly not in the right state of mind! "Link?" she asked. He turned his head towards her, "I-I-I...Do you really love me? Really and truly?" He took little or no time to answer with a nod. No second thoughts, no turning back, this was who he loved. It was! He put his arm around her and she held it close. "Good." she answered, "I'm sorry I just...wanted to know, this seems so real, you know?" He answered this time with a kiss, slow and loving he moved her head to face him, "I love you, forever and always." He answered, nodding. Just in time to ruin the lovely moment, Midna's lovely face popped into his head and, suddenly, he wasn't so sure anymore.
As she had unfortunately expected, the walk helped absolutely nothing. The young Hylian's sweet, handsome face was still upon her mind. "What am I thinking?" she whimpered. She was sick of thinking of him. Suddenly an idea came upon her. A sudden, obsessed, crazed idea. She must see the boy again, she must! How could she get back to the gentle world of light? For the mirror of twilight was shattered. "Acknes!" she commanded. The young servant-man rushed to her steed, his face full of worry. "Yes m'lady?" he bowed. Such a polite young boy, she thought. "Acknes, I need a favor from you. Is there any way for me to return to the world of light?" The servant frowned and looked off into the distance, grazing upon the idea. "M'lady," he continued, "For art thou one way to return to the lands of pleasant thy speak of. One must obtain The Rose of Darkness. Unfortunately...no person knows where the flower lies. You see, M'lady, many years ago, another ruler of Twilight told that 'The Twilight musn't intervene with that of the light' so he banished it. Never to be seen again, M'lady." The Ruler nodded, taking in all that the servant had said. Well there's goes that idea, she thought. "But," the servant looked at his queen, "I, your most loyal servant, knows where this Rose lies." Midna looked flustered, he was only that of a servant! "...Where?" The servant looked both ways then leaned in close to his queen's ear, "The Rose thy art looking for is actually placed somewhere in your castle, M'lady. In the chamber where thy head rests to sleep every night." This rose, in her Sleeping Chambers! "Acknes," she muttered, "I need thou to help me find this Rose of Darkness." The servant bowed deeply, "Anything for thou, M'lady."