Major thanks to everyone for waiting so patiently. Another thanks goes to Me-chan for helping me improve Reenie. I'll try to draw away from any traits of Mary-Sues, but if I fail epically, it's no one's fault but mine.

Actually, I might rewrite some chapters anyway. Looking back on some areas, I realized some of it is a bit sloppy and could use a bit of improvement. It's not just how I brought in Reenie, it's a few things overall. Some of the chapters, I have to admit, I really rushed through. (Most of the chapters I wrote was in school with only 75 minutes to type. I need much more time then that. It was harder to write them at home because I didn't have an internet connection.)

If a chapter is edited, I will state so, and also give an index over which chapters were rewritten at the end of the story.

(grabs a pop tart and coffee) Until then, I'll stop leaving you hanging and get to work on revealing what happened to Reenie.

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Blood bath. That was the only way to describe the dark angel's appearance. Not an inch of her body wasn't covered in the dark dragon's blood. Medeus himself was covered in the deepest and deadliest of gashes seen to anyone. Dispite this, Reenie was losing her battle. Her sanity was slowly coming back, but at the cost of her power. And without the divine blade forged to slain Medeus, she would never win.

"Damn you to hell..." the dark princess muttered.

"I suffer, but I'll never die...I'm everywhere, Reenie. Just remember that," Medeus hissed.

"If you're there, so be it. I will be everywhere to defeat you again and again," Reenie said, wiping the dragon's blood out of her face. She coughed and vomited the contents of her stomach. The smell of blood was way too much. She was so dizzy and tired...she just wanted to...

"Don't fall asleep!"

"Huh?" Reenie's head snapped up at the new voice. Medeus was also surprised. What had made the angel boy and the other one return? Surely it wasn't for the worthless angel girl?

"Pit?" Reenie weakly asked.

"Look, it's not that I'm necessarily back for you," Pit explained. "I don't fully trust you. But Link wanted to bring you back. Plus, we have to defeat Medeus."

Link was the one holding Falchion. He darted forward and thrust the divine blade into Medeus's head. As the dark dragon lay dying again, the Hero of Twilight turned to face Reenie. His eyes widened at the amount of blood the girl was covered in and he gagged at the stench.

"Don't look at me," Reenie said, turning away. "Just leave me here. I'll never be able to get along with my own cousin, right? How can I even think about getting along with those people?"

"Reenie..." Link whispered.

"I can't go back like this. I'm covered in blood. Just let me rot here."

"What about the freedom I promised you?" Pit asked. "You earned it. You did what I asked...Reenie Blackwing. Or should I call you Star Icarus?"

"Don't call me that." Reenie was trying to shake the blood off her arms and hair. "That name was the one my mother gave me, and I want nothing to do with it. I never want anything to do with that woman ever again. As for the freedom, why do you care? I was just a tool for you. You have your girlfriend back. The ice prince is freed as well. I already know you were planning on sealing me back in the Underworld as soon as everything was back to normal."

Pit paled and Link glared daggers at him. "How...did you know?"

"Didn't Palutena tell you I can read the future? I read it when I was released. It's how I stopped Master Hand from declaring bankrupt on the tournament. I read it again a few days later, to help me figure out my job. I read the future, where you were sealing me into the Underworld. You don't trust me, never did and never will. You just wanted to use me and my future reading powers to solve what went wrong. Well now that's done, why the hell are you still here?" Reenie hissed, her eyes still slightly red from the transformation earlier.

"That would be my doing, Reenie." This time it was Link who spoke. "You don't deserve this sort of life. You deserve a real chance at living. And I want to offer it to you."

Reenie trembled. "I can't go anywhere like this," she repeated.

"I'll take you to my room and we'll get you cleaned up. Zelda will be waking up soon, and I know she'll want to see you. Peach and Ike will want to thank you as well for saving their relationship. You made a few friends in the tournament, Reenie. Don't you want to stay with them?" Link asked.

"I...but where will I go after the tournament is done?" Reenie asked. "I have no home, no where to go to."

"You can come to Hyrule with me. I have more then enough room in my house, and the village would love to welcome any new habitants," Link replied. He walked over to Reenie and extended his hand. Reenie hesitated, not used to kindness.

"Could you love someone as undesirable as me?" she whispered.

"I'd like to get to know you first. Please..." Link answered.

"At least I won't have to show you to Mother..." Pit muttered. Link shot him a glare and Reenie pursed her lips.

"Of course you wouldn't. I'm not going anywhere near that woman anyway," the dark angel said. "I don't want to go to heaven. I'd much rather have this..." with those words past her lips, Reenie took Link's hand. She faced Link with determination. "Show me happiness."

"I will." Link pulled the thin girl into a hug, not caring about the blood. "Pit, grab Falchion. Let's get out of here. I never want to see this place again."

"You and me both, brother," Pit said, yanking the sword out of Medeus's noggin.

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"Here, drink this," Peach said, handing a glass of water to Ike.

"Thanks," Ike said hoarsely. His throat was scratchy from the events earlier. He slowly drank the water down, swishing the coldness around in his mouth before he swallowed. Before he could even speak, Peach picked up the recorded phone conversation and pressed play.

Shut up! You wouldn't have the BALLS to do that!

Are you kidding me? I have more balls then you do. And I got the bod to match!

Oh sure. You got about as nice an ass as a dark dragon.

Woo, I have a big butt! I like big butts and I cannot lie…

"Boys will be boys, right?" Peach asked with a tiny smile.

"Soren and I like to joke around..." Ike whispered.

Peach nodded. "I know," she said, turning the recorder off. "This sounds different from the thing in the Cafeteria. It sounds more like you."

Ike didn't speak. Instead, he just turned away. Peach pursed her lips together and went to sit next to him.

"Ike, I don't want to fight about this. Please look at me. Please..." the princess whispered.

"Peach...listen to me. I've never been an emotional man. I'm not used to crying or a break down. I've never let anything bother me. When my mother died, I couldn't even cry. I just held Mist in my arms so she could let out all her tears..."

"Ike, you're not making any sense," Peach said.

"Maybe this will, then..." Ike turned around and Peach uttered a small gasp. The mercenary's eyes were shimmering and moist. "Now do you understand?" he asked, his voice just above a whisper.

Peach swallowed. "Y-yes...I do..." she said, her voice cracking. She was not used to seeing a man...especially Ike...cry.

Ike wiped one of his eyes. "Peach, losing you to a fake conversation was the worst time of my life. Never mind the Black Knight, Ashnard or anything else I've ever had to fight...and never mind the names I kept getting called. Losing you almost killed me."

"Ike, I'm sorry...I'm so sorry!" Peach flung herself into his arms. "I'm sorry I called you a fag! I wasn't thinking right! I..."

"Peach, it's...okay..." Ike's arms closed around the princess and there was no sound between them except Peach's sobbing and the steady pound of their heartbeat. No one was there to hear them, since they were in Peach's room with the door locked. They stayed like that for what seemed like eternity but had only lasted for about five minutes. When they pulled away, Ike reached into his pocket.

"Peach, that day in the Cafeteria was the day I wanted to do something I had wanted to do for a long time. After we finished eating, I was planning on asking you to come walk with me and we would have watched the sunset together. But that piece of crap conversation had almost changed everything...but I still kept this."

He pulled out a small ring box. Peach's clear blue eyes widened as Ike slipped off the bed and got down on one knee. The box was opened, revealing a gorgeous diamond that was surrounded by sapphires and garnets.

"Peach, will you marry me?"

The Mushroom Princess's gloom had lifted into a face of pure happiness. "Ike...yes, of course!! Of course I'll marry you!!" she cried. Ike slipped the ring on her left ring finger and smiled.

"Then we are officially engaged. From now on, nothing is going to separate us, Peach."

The blunette pulled his future bride into an embrace and Peach buried her face into his chest. Ike smirked and raised Peach's head gently with one hand. The kiss that followed lifted the newly engaged couple into a trance where only the other existed in the world.

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Midnight is going to be so happy over that. x3

I was VERY stuck on Peach and Ike's make up conversation, but I finally pulled through. I remember the day I was affected by the dread block (writer's block), I was talking to Midnight. She tried to help me, buuuuuuut...well, I had to go to bed. (shifty eyes)

So that last bit is for you, Mids. X3

A special mention to Sonic Phantom for being my newest collaborator. He and I are working on a story called Working for a Heart, which is a cute SonicxZelda short story that also features Reenie.

A quick note: The engagement ring is suppose to be surrounded by blue and pink, the colours for Ike and Peach respectively. I know for sure sapphires are blue, but I question if garnets are pink. I think they're a form of purple, but I can't be completely sure. If anyone knows the proper name for a pink gemstone, let me know and I'll edit this chapter and give the proper credit to whoever helps me. :3

-CeleBaby20