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There was a bit of a scare with this chappie - I lost my USB for a night and went into full-blown panic mode, trying to convey to my dad the urgent need to find it and drop it off at my mum's as soon as possible, without actually telling him why. And I promised myself that I would have this one (the last! -shock-) up by today, but so far I've spent most of said day trying to fight the urge to throw up. Not fun, I can assure you. But I wont the battle against my stomach and here it is - the last chapter of Everyone Has A Dark Side! Well, second last if I get at least 5 reviews for it, becaues if I do then I shall delight you to an epilogue.

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NO EXCUSES

Still in Brin's form, I waited for him on a bench in the castle courtyard outside the entrance to his room. He saw me as he rounded the corner, stopped momentarily, then strode onwards, ignoring me entirely. I jumped up and almost had to run to keep up with him. He turned through an archway into the castle and headed right towards the stone staircase leading to his room.

"Leave me alone," he grunted, "I don't want to talk to you."

"Yes you do. I'm in your mind, remember? Lying is useless."

Oh he wanted to talk, he knew he did. He had been stressing about it in his sleep for over a week. I had refrained from showing up just for the fact that I couldn't be bothered with getting books and such thrown at my head in a futile attempt to get rid of me. In fact, I would go so far as to say he wanted to do more than talk to me. But he had started ranting, and I tuned in towards the end.

"Malon won't speak to me for the second time in three months, and on top of that she's told her father. Soon the entire city will know."

I hurried up the stairs beside him. "And so what if they do?"

He slammed his door in my face but I just melted through it. He rolled his eyes as me and paced the room.

"I lose my respect, that's what. Well, I lose what's left of it. If people talked about Gavin, they're definitely going to talk now. The people of Hyrule recognise me for what I did for them, for the troubles I faced, and now that respect has been destroyed because of you. Now I'm just the boy who can't stay away from ranch hands."

Ah, didn't think of that one.

"If you hadn't let your feelings go that night, you would have lost respect for yourself as you kept it hidden within you. Isn't that more important?"

Good save, I must say.

"I wouldn't have to worry about it if you hadn't interfered! Why do you always play with my emotions? Is it so hard to just leave me alone?"

I sighed and sat on the chair by the window in the far corner.

"You don't understand, Link. What was inside you would have eaten away at your heart until there was nothing left. It would consume you, and I couldn't bear to let that happen."

"Oh, don't even pretend you care about me. You were sent here to kill me, don't think I've forgotten that!"

I stood up sharply and towered above him. "I was brought here to kill you, but instead I fell in love with you!"

He stared, open-mouthed, and I sank into the seat again, head in my hands. Well, I'm sure he hadn't expected that one – but then again, neither had I. But it was out now, and I knew it was true. I swore I wouldn't get involved with a human again after last time I was here, but this kid changed my feelings about that promise I made to myself. Since I recognised that feeling inside him in the Water Temple, I had known it but refused it, and made him do horrible things to drown it out. I suppose by being Brin I had helped both of us. Brin had been a distraction for Link, someone he could get to know without the initial thought of 'argh, demon!' He, however, refused to see it that way.

"You're a demon, and all demons lie."

"I do care about you," I sighed. "I thought you would've realised that at the ranch."

He looked down at me in disgust. "I didn't know it was you then."

"But now that you do it makes no difference!"

He walked slowly over to the opposite wall and leant out the window that looked over towards Lake Hylia, sighing angrily.

"I knew you were sly, but I didn't think you would sink this low."

I cried out in frustration, slapping a hand to my forehead. "For both our sakes, would you please stop denying it? I have seen every thought in your head for the past week and nothing you tell me can alter what I saw. You know what you're feeling, and clearly I feel the same way. You're not stupid, but sometimes I have to wonder."

He looked like he was about to yell at me, but my little speech had hit home. I tensed as he gnawed on his lip, waiting for his next words.

"Change form," he said.

"What?" Had I heard him right?

"I said change form. I can't stand looking at you when you're like that."

"But I can't."

"Why not?" He refused to look at me, instead glaring out at the view, watching the clouds roll in over the lake. "You're a demon, aren't you? You can do what you want."

"This is the form you fell in love with," I whispered, "I don't want to lose that."

He turned to face me slowly, crossing his arms over his chest and eyeing me warily. I could tell he was accepting it. He knew there was no difference between me and Brin, that it didn't matter if he knew it was really me or not, I was still the same. I reached into his thoughts.

You know how you feel, Link, and if you know then I know. There's no point trying to hide it.

He looked up at me, then at the ground, scuffing his feet on the stone and picking at a chip in one of the blocks with his shoe.

But… but you're a demon.

And you're a legend.

You're immortal.

And you have an uncanny knack for coming back to life.

You tried to kill me.

I could say the same for you.

I will lose everything for this.

Then we both go down together.

… I'm running out of excuses.

Good.

He stepped towards me slowly as we threw thoughts as each other, and I stood. His hands found my waist and he nodded, giving in.

"No more control?" he whispered into my neck.

I shook my head, "No more."

"Don't disappear. Don't change."

I pulled him in closer and hugged him tightly, feeling the weight on his heart lift by the second. The burden was gone and he didn't have to be scared anymore. My lips touched his cheek ever so softly, feather light.

It was enough.

Remember: 5 people telling me they want an epilogue will most certainly result in me giving you one! -big grin-