A/N: Well, here's the next chapter, and guess what, its part two of my one and only three part! I had originally planned for this to only be a two part, but Ivy/Farore is so awesome, she deserves to have something special. I hope everyone enjoys it. I do not own The Legend of Zelda.

~Moon White Rose

Chapter 25

It was late afternoon, almost evening, when Ivy and her family finally arrived at her aunt and uncle's. Miera and Mason immediately came charging out of the house and attacked all of them with hugs and kisses the moment their feet hit the ground. When it was Ivy's turn, they knocked her over, but she didn't mind at all. "All right all right," she laughed. "Don't choke me!" the twins loosened their hold on her neck and they backed off as she jumped to her feet.

"We've been waiting!" Miera shouted.

"All day for you to get here!" finished Mason. Ivy and Rose, who had come up beside her, laughed at their young cousins. Apparently, they still liked to finish whatever the other was saying.

"Well, here we are, so now what?" Ivy questioned as she ruffled both of their hair. The twins darted away in opposite directions from her hands, laughing happily. She didn't get an answer and she and Rose just shook their heads. They got distracted so easily, and it was often funny to see how quickly their interests would change. After a while Marc, her mother, and father came and stood with Ivy and Rose; in seconds, Dark and Saria were in the yard, Little Knil happily snuggled in his mother's arms.

"Welcome to your home away from home," Dark greeted playfully before pushing his brother's hat down over his eyes. "Glad you could make it!" Link pushed his hat back up and lightly punched his twin on the arm. Dark tried to grab Link, but the lighter haired twin easily dodged the "attack".

"There'll be plenty of time for me to beat you up later," Link laughed when he noticed his brother trying to corral him towards a mud puddle. "When everyone's settled in, I'll put you in your place brother. Saria, how are you and Dark's Little Shadow?" he asked while Saria and Malon awkwardly tried to hug each other without crushing the newest addition to the family.

"Oh, were just fine, aren't we, my little Knil?" Saria cooed as she tickled her son's chin. Dark groaned; he hated his real name with a passion, but his wife loved it. She had wanted to name Mason after him, but he had fought her on it and won. When his second son had been born though, looking like a perfect image of his father, Saria had insisted that he have his father's name to go with his father's looks.

"Cheer up Dark," Link said as he patted his brother's shoulder. "You survived having such a bad name, so I'm certain your son, who's a better guy than you could ever hope to be, can bear it too." A dirty look went Link's way, but it soon vanished under the laughter that filled the yard.

Before long, everyone was settling in their rooms inside Dark and Saria's modest sized home; in less than an hour, everyone was at the table enjoying a meal that Saria had spent the day making. Ivy, though she tried not to, pigged out on the food, eating just as fast as her siblings and cousins. Dark noticed and smirked at the sight before whispering to his brother.

"Good to see something hasn't changed." Link arched an eyebrow as he glanced at Dark.

"What do you mean?" he muttered back. Dark nodded to the living room and the brothers left the table. They weren't missed; Saria and Malon were deep in conversation about who knows what and the children were trying to talk over each other. "All right Dark, what did you mean?"

"I'm talking about Ivy stuffing her face like the rest of our runts, dear brother," he sarcastically teased. "Every time I see her, she acts more and more grown up; also, did you two get in a fight? No matter how 'mature' she tries to act, she always seems to be glued to your hip, but this time… it's like being on the same planet is too close to you for her. So like I said, I'm just glad something about her is still the same, because she's growing up right under our noses."

Link groaned. "Don't remind me, and yes we did get in a fight; we've been at odds on and off for years actually." Dark, who was lounging in the chair across from where Link was sitting, sat up straight. He looked at his twin like he had grown a second head.

"Excuse me, but did you say years? Where have I been that whole time?" Link smiled for the smallest of seconds at the words, but it soon vanished. It was hard for him to believe too, but it was true; he had his oldest daughter had been drifting apart for a lot longer than everyone knew.

"It wasn't really noticeable at first," Link admitted quietly," It was only an occasional fight, but as the years past, they got more common. We were good at hiding our arguments from others for a while, but lately, the past few months really, we're fighting over something almost every day and people notice. She's standoffish, distant form Malon and I, and secretive; very secretive." The words were like a knife to the heart as Link forced himself to get them out. If only he could figure out what was causing this barrier between him and Ivy….

"Sounds to me," Dark said, dropping his voice, "like she may… have a little crush. I'll bet you that's it brother; there's some little runt boy running around Ordon that she likes." The idea wasn't a new one to Link, but all the same, he wanted to kill Dark for bringing it up.

He had thought it to be possible several times; many nights had been spent with him wide awake and wondering if he was being replaced as the number one man in Ivy's eyes. The thought bothered him, and admittedly made him mad. Malon had said that he was being over protected, but wasn't that a father's job? When he had made the decision all of those years ago to keep, raise, and love Ivy as if she really were his own child, hadn't the right to be overprotective come with his choice?

"I have had the same thought, but I don't think it's someone in Ordon," Link replied after a long pause. He got up and went over to a window and looked out at the setting sun. "I think," he said, looking over his shoulder to Dark, "that if she does have a crush on someone, than he's here in Kakariko." Dark visibly perked up and looked as if he had heard an interesting piece of gossip.

"Really?"

"Yes." Link looked at his brother fully now. "I've caught her once or twice reading letters when nothing supposedly came for her, and she's constantly getting the letters for the family form the postbox."

"What did the letters say? Who were they from?" Dark questioned. Link shrugged dejectedly.

"I don't know; the times I saw her, I chose not to confront her about it because I thought I knew all of her hiding places. I never could find any letters, but I figured she wouldn't be sending or getting letters if said person, whoever he is, lived in Ordon. She doesn't know anyone in any of the other Providences, and the past few times we've paid you all a visit, she's gotten unnaturally excited, as if she has plans on seeing more than just family. I think if she does have a crush, than he's here." Silence fell as Link's words settled between the two.

"How excited was she at coming this time?" Dark finally asked, as something hit him mentally. He pondered the thought and suddenly it made sense.

"More excited than I've seen her in years," muttered Link. Dark smiled and resumed lounging in his chair.

"Link, what if I told you someone around here, who, coincidently, is in fact a boy slightly older than Ivy, has been acting a little strange recently; how would you respond to that?"

"I'm not entirely sure," Link said slowly. His brother gave an evil smile.

"Does Ivy strike you as the type to sneak out?"

"Yes, actually," Link whispered, having an idea where Dark was heading with the conversation.

"I'm just for warning now, me and you, we could be completely wrong about everything, but dear brother," Dark said somewhat mockingly, playfully, "how would you like to do a little spying?"

A/N: Well, sounds like Ivy's night out may not go as planned. I really hope everyone is enjoying this fic; it's sad to know that it has only about fifteen chapters left, counting the epilogue. Anyway, that sad thought aside, thanks to:

Shadowpelt2, Hanyoualchemist1, Sorceress of Shadows, Epicness, Eavenne, MelissaMachine5000, Fora Beast, Lady Isludis, and Alciel.

Thank you all so much for the fantastic reviews; it truly makes me happy knowing that you all are enjoying this fic. Well, until next time!

~Moon White Rose