Midna was quickly approaching the clearing where she expected the pool of light to be, but she was surprised that she could not see any of the light. Usually its glow would stretch out farther and she would have seen it sooner. Fear crept along her spine as she realized that her last hope at seeing Link one last time could be gone. As she came up to the clearing she found the pool to be dried up.

"No," she whispered. Midna ran to where the center of the pool should have been and collapsed on the ground shouting at it, "Why? Why is it gone? Why didn't I tell him when I had the chance?" She pounded her fists into the dirt and sobbed. Suddenly, a soft light began to materialize beneath her. Midna stood and backed away as the light grew brighter and brighter, filling the clearing with brilliant twilit light. As quickly as the light had come it was gone, but something, or rather someone, was left in the clearing.

Midna slowly approached the being; his hair was a sandy blonde and his garb was of a green tunic and… "Link?" she said in disbelief. She rushed towards him and held him in her arms. She turned his face towards her and he slowly opened his eyes, his fierce, wolf-like, blue eyes. "Oh, Link!" Midna cried and she kissed him passionately.

After a moment she dropped him from the kiss, stood up, and turned away from him. She was blushing and she didn't want him to see. "Wh – why'd you stop?" Link asked her. He stood up and placed a hand on her shoulder to turn her around.

"I – I can't," she said. A tear escaped her and she quickly went to wipe it but Link caught her arm before she could.

"Why not?"

"Because…because I have to get married," Midna told him. "If I don't marry Prince Tansei he will murder my people." She looked at him with sad eyes.

"Is that all? They can't see you out here."

Midna laughed dryly, "You never know with them; they have eyes everywhere." A warm feeling was building inside of her as Link stood there with her and a little bit of her old self crept out. "Besides," she said, teasing him with a wink. "You never told me if I was pretty or not."

Link smiled at her. "Of course I think you are; you're beautiful, Midna," he told her. He caressed her face and placed a loving kiss upon her lips. "I love you," he said softly.

"What is this?" a voice called behind them. Midna turned to find Chijin and Prince Tansei stepping out of the forest. "You tell me to go on with a ceremony that will bring our kingdoms and us together and then you go and run off for a scamp like him?" Prince Tansei yelled. He stomped forth and grabbed Midna by her hair.

"No!" Link said as he lunged forth to grab Tansei but only managed to tear off part of his cape. Tansei whipped around and held his sword against Midna's throat.

"Boy, if you dare to follow us and ruin this wedding so be it I will lay waste to both of you and the people of her kingdom," Tansei threatened. He sheathed his sword before turning around and leading Midna and Chijin back to the castle. Midna glanced back at Link with sorrow in her eyes. Before they disappeared into the forest, Link saw Midna drop a strange looking shard of crystal on the ground. Once he was sure they were gone he quickly scooped up the crystal to find it was in fact the very crystal that could turn him into his wolf form. "Don't worry, Midna, I will rescue you," he said as he gripped the crystal firmly in his hand.