Link's POV

Turns out the room was up a very high slope. Who knows why, but it was.

"So, did you find any new items?" asked Eve?

I nodded rapidly, "Oh yeah. I found this Ball and Chain1 It's like, this huge metal spiked ball attached to this chain. You just kinda spin it around and throw it at stuff. Really useful for breaking ice."

She jumped in glee, "Can I borrow it?"

I laughed, "No," I said, quickly breaking her spirits.

When we got to the Yeta's bedroom, I opened it, and like a gentleman, let the Yeta and Evienne go in before me. They slowly walked up to the mirror and I followed after.

"Its so beautiful.." breathed Eve. She reached forward and placed a hand on it, then dragged it from one end to the other.

"Uh…So pretty…Pretty, so, pretty." Said Yeta, standing beside Eve.

'Uh yeah, I got that the first time', I thought.

Then Evi turned around and looked me in the eyes, "Link, I don't think you should take the mirror..." she sounded off.

"What! Are you crazy? We need that thing!" I exclaimed.

"No! We don't!" she fought back, practically snarling at me.

I turned to Yeta to find her temlbling strangely, her voice in stuttered grunts.

"Yeta, are you okay?" I whispered, slowly stepping towards them.

Eve's quickly grew louder with every step, until I was right in front of them, then she jumped out of the way and plucked the mirror shard off its little pedestal, and lifted into the air.

"I thought she-!" I began, staring at her in shock.

Then her eyes turned a dark purple and her hair faded black, and grew out past her knees, floating wildly around her.

"Ev-Evienne..?" I said confused.

Before I could even try to comprehend, Yeta turned around, huge fangs hung out of her mouth, and her eyes were now blood red, her mouth shaped into a twisted grin and or snarl. I couldn't tell.

"NOT TAKE MIRROR!" she shouted, then slowly lifted into the air towards Eve, boulders of ice quickly encased her, and completely sucked in Eve. All the while, Yeta floated around in her ice, with Eve frozen in between, and crashed down around me, attempting to completely obliterate me.

I could only roll out of the way the whole time.

"Eve! Yeta! Stop this! Are you two nuts?" I yelled, barely dodging another slam.

Midna then popped out of my shadow, "Link, attack them! They're not themselves anymore. They're under the influence of the shard!" she warned.

I quickly started breathing heavily in frustration, "I can't! Yeta's so frail, and for Din's sake I can't hurt my girlfriend!" I reminded her.

She floated in front of me and grabbed my shoulders, "Link! As of now, they are not the people you knew a few minutes ago1 And unless you do attack them, they will never go back to being those people!"

I looked up at them and watched Yeta asshe spun angrily in the center of the ice, then at Eve who was clutching the mirror so tightly in her arms, as her eerie purple eyes stared fiercely at me, burning their image into my mind.

It felt like I've seen those eyes before..

I quickly grabbed hold of my Ball and Chain and swung it over my head, then threw it towards the ice around Yeta, quickly breaking through it. Yeta shrieked in anger, and Eve floated back into the air, and formed the ice around her, bridging Yeta, or as Midna referred to her, Blizzeta, back into her space in the center.

"That's good! Keep it up!" encouraged Midna.

I nodded, and lifted the Ball and Chain once more.

After doing that a few times the ice around them, finally disappeared for good, and the mirror shard came flying out way. Midna quickly jumped for it and caught it in her hair shaped hand.

I watched as Both girls slowly changed back into their normal forms, and fell limp to the floor. I rushed to Eve and got down on my knees, and gently put her head in my lap.

"Evienne? Evienne, are you alright?" I asked, suddenly regretting that I had to hurt her, but as Midna continued to say, I had to in order to save her and Yeta.

She slowly started stirring, and opened her eyes and looked at me.

I sighed in relief as she looked up at me, her green eyes replacing the memory of the other purple set.

"Link..? What happened? Did you...get the mirror?"

I just nodded and stroked her hair. Then Midna came down beside us, and put the shard away.

" Well, that's the mirror shard, Link. Only two left. Still… I feel bad about the way we treated that girl. And Evienne…" She said as she put a hand on her cheek, "To think the mirror shards had this kind of power. This world… All worlds are cruel. Lets hurry and get the last 2 mirror shards, to help from them hurting anyone like it did these girls.."

I nodded and looked over to find Yeto being lovey-dovey with Yeta, and turned to Midna, she nodded. I quickly picked up a drowzy Eve, and Midna quickly warped us out.

We quickly arrived outside, and back in the cold.

"Are you okay?" I asked Eve.

She looked at me weird and nodded, "Yeah, why?"

I was stunned. What does she mean 'why'?

She sighed, "You know, I feel like I forgot something..." she said, staring at the snow, "Did you get the shard piece while I was sleeping?"

I looked at her, and quietly, painfully, nodded, "Yeah. You looked cozy, so I didn't want to bother you," I lied.

I hated lying to her, but I couldn't tell her what had just happened to her. Something... I growled to myself. Perhaps SOMEONE, was telling me not to tell her anything about who and what she just turned in to.

I didn't quite understand it, but I was convinced it wouldn't be something she would like to know.

"That's sweet, but I kinda wanted to help," she said, rubbing the side of her head.

I kissed her forehead and smiled, "I wouldn't forgive myself if I ever hurt you," I spoke, suddenly remembering her second letter, and realizing why she wouldn't want to know.

"But still, I want to help you so you don't get too hurt..." she said, touching my cheek, and lightly gliding her hands over one of the many cuts I received during the battle.

I held her hand against my face and smiled sincerely at her, "Don't worry about me, a little scratch like this won't put me down," I assured her.

She smiled and looked into my eyes, then nodded and bent down on the snow.

"To be honest, when we were coming down the huge snowboarding course, I wanted to be more amazed than scared. I've never really seen snow up close, and actually touched it as I am now. When I saw all that smooth snow back there, I wanted to just look at it for hours, but the though of possible falling off one of this cliff, just scared me to death," she explained, "With my powers, like when Colin was thrown off the bridge, I could at least bring him back, because I could fly. I didn't have to worry about plummeting to my death, because I knew I would be able to come back up with him safe in my arms."

I looked at her in sorrow, and watched as she trembled, but it didn't seem to be the cold that had the effect on her.

"But, now that I don't have them, I realize how scared I am just looking at a cliff, and knowing that we could fall in there, and I wouldn't be able to save you," she confessed in a meek, trembling voice.

A wave of guilt for forcing her down rushed over me. I noticed droplets of water staining the snow below her and just felt a huge sting in my heart. I don't get it. She was so scared, yet she was worrying about me the whole time. Midna stared at me and nodded, encouraging me to drive Eve's mind away from this.

"Sometimes I really don't understand you," I said, sitting next to her.

She didn't turn to me, only angrily kicked the snow, "Yeah well, I worry about you all the time! The Triforce of Courage obviously makes you stupid and reckless! Always head first in danger!"

I tried to help from nodding. I think she had a point.

"But at least, when I worry about you, I'm not afraid to speak to you about it!" she said, looking at me with tears streaming down her cheeks.

I frowned and looked away, "You that you..." I began.

"You're the worst liar in the world, Link. The front door knew you were lying," she said.

I froze in confusion, then realized what she was trying to say.

Link POV

"You're the worst liar in the world, Link. The front door knew you were lying," she said.

I froze in confusion, then realized what she was trying to say.

"Evi, I-"

"Link, please, don't give me some stupid excuse! I tell you everything! I let you do anything! Why don't you just tell me when something happens?"

"I just don't want to see you upset. But it seems like when i try to stop you from being upset, it just makes you upset." I replied honestly

"Link, I know sometimes it can be hard to tell me, but what do you think an honest relationship is? Do you know how hard it was to tell you why I was upset. I knew it would hurt you, but I also knew that it's worse to lie. I tell you when anything is wrong. You never tell me." she said, her voice wavering at some points, "Don't you confide in me?"

It hit me like a slap in the face. All those times when she was nervous about telling me something, if i asked she did. Why didnt I do that?

"I..I'm sorry Evienne. I really am. I guess in the long run, it hurts you more then the truth."

"I know what you mean Link, but even when I know you will get extremely mad, I tell you the truth. I just dont want to leave here with either of us regretting anything. Hell, i don't even want to leave," she said with a bit of forced laughter.

I sighed as i felt my heart sinking. That's right, she will be leaving soon.

"Eve, i don't see why you cant just stay. I mean, you go on about how you want to, then why not just do what you want?"

"Link, don't you understand? I cant. I don't belong here. Don't you know about my world?"

Then i remembered that she never did tell me about where she was from. "Well, uh, no, you never really told me."

she looked into my eyes and sighed. "Link, your not real in my world. You're just a fictional charecter who goes out on an adventure to save Hyrule. You usually end up getting a partner on the way each time but..." I trailed off looking at his shadow and thinking about how she is going to leave just like all the rest.

"But what?" i asked, curious.

"They always leave you. Link, you are just a made up person. You dont even have a real personality in my world! Hell, you don't even talk! The closest you come to having one is in all those stupid Fanfictions online that everyone writes about you..."

I stared at her, "What are you talking about?"

Midna sighed and returned into my shadow. Like she knew this would take long.

I swear, two days went by for her to explain that a fanfiction was a fictional story that people who knew about, what she called a video game, me would write for fun. Then she continued to explain that 'online' was something on a 'computer', some high technology machine that allows you to work on things easier, or just goof off on.

"I'm not following..." I admitted.

She nodded, "Wouldn't think you would."

I continued to try and figure something out, "But then this video game is of me, and that's all there is? I don't exist in your history?"

She shook her head, "That's why I'm so confused about staying. You don't exist as anything more than words and pictures. And you never did, nor will you" she sighed, leaning her head on her arm.

I looked at myself and then at her, "But you're here now, in Hyrule. I'm sitting right next to you, and talking to you right now. Can you really say I don't exist?" I said, crawling in front of her and smiling.

She looked up at me, then back at the floor, "I don't know anymore. Sometimes, I think about how I may just be dreaming..." she trailed away, getting up and walking away from me.

What was wrong with her? After everything, was she just going to pass it off as some dream? I'm right here...

I'm right here.

I quickly got up and ran towards Evienne, she seemed to be trying to go back up the slope, but she only slid back down on her back, and stared blankly at the cloudy skies. She sighed and gave up, just like that.

I growled and pinned her as she lay, pulling her arms over her head within one of my hands, and looked her straight in the eyes

She looked back at me, with a sarcastically caring expression, then back at the sky.

My heart stung, but I cupped her face in my loose hand, and forced her to look at me, consequently making her eyes widen in surprise, and what appeared to be fear.

"Evienne, look at me! Look me in the eyes, and tell me I'm not here right now!" I growled.

She stayed silent, and looked away again, despite my hold on her. This time, worry on her face.

I shook my head angrily. She can't... She can't do this to me! Not now!

I hastily removed my hand from her face, and brought it down to the end of her tunic shirt, and under shirt, and with one swift move, lifted them over her head, and threw them aside.

She closed her eyes tight, and continued to avoid my gaze.

I took in a deep breathe and lowered my hand on her again, and began ripping at her bandages. I quickly heard her squeak as her back made contact with the snow, but even though I was angry, I still slid one arm under her and leaned up towards me.

"Link, what are you doing?"

I sighed, and felt all my anger just wash away as I stared into her frightened eyes. What was I doing?

"I... I'm sorry... I..just..." I began, looking over her bare chest, then the many healing cuts around it, and couldn't help but run a hand over it all.

She trembled in my arms, but she didn't struggle.

"You can't possibly tell me, that none of this really happened to you," I mumbled, resting my hand around the huge, crude scar in the center of her stomach, "You can't tell me, that Gaonodrof and Zant never hurt you."

She gasped slightly and stared at me in shock for the longest while.

"I... Uh.." she mumbled.

"Tell me... That when we have kissed, or touched, is only a dream as well," I muttered, biting my lip and leaning my forehead against her chest.

"I... I-I ca... I just...don't..." she struggled to mutter, her breathing growing quick.

Suddenly, her body fell limp against my arms.

I looked up at her and gasped, "Evienne? E... Evienne!" I called to her, but she lay motionless.

I quickly put her clothes back on and lay her in my arms.

"Midna, what happened?" I shouted.

She remained in my shadow, "It's okay, she just fainted. It's odd, but I think she just had a panic attack..." she explained.

I stared down at Eve and looked her over. A panic attack?

"It's likely that the shock from the battle, and then seeing you react like a beast, was just too much."

"Will she be okay?" I asked, resting a hand on Eve's cheek.

"Just give her some time to cool down," she instructed.

I nodded and asked Midna to warp us to Kakariko, which she did.

It appeared to be night, even though the sky was bright in the mountains the whole time.

I quickly carried her across the village, and instead of taking her to the abandoned house we stopped at last time, I in turn took her to one of the boarded up houses, wolf style.

That's right, through a hole in the dirt.

This place was a bit more wrecked, but at least it actually had a descent enough bed, though it did lean sideways.

I quickly changed back into a human and rest her on the bed.

Link's POV

After sleeping for a while longer, she woke up and looked at me. As soon as she realized I was there, she jumped and backed up against a wall.

"Where are we..?" She asked, her eyes scanning the area.

"In one of the locked up houses in Kakariko," I told her.

"What? How the hell did we get in?"

"Through a hole. In the ground. I turned into a wolf…" I explained. I started moving closer and she pressed herself as far into the wall as she could go.

Was she..? No. Was she afraid…of me?

"Evienne.." I spoke softly gradually moving closer to her. I reached out and grabbed her and pulled her on top of me so she was straddling me while I sat on the bed. I grabbed her chin and made her face me against her struggles.

"Why is it so hard to believe I am real? " I started, trailing my hands up and down her waist, "Every time we kissed, every time I touched you, every single thing. How could that be fake?" I said, putting her hand on my heart. "How could my heart be beating if I weren't real?" I explained, in hopes she would realize…

"Link…" she started, then she quickly put her arms around my neck and legs around my back and pressed her lips against mine forcefully. As soon as I got out of shock I kissed her back just as hard. I asked her for entrance but she instead pulled away.

"I…I'm trying to make myself believe you're real. But, it's like there is something inside of me that I can't convince..."

This was really angering me. How, after everything, could she just stop believing I was real? I pushed her down on the bed and went on top of her, stopping her from moving away. I put my hand just under the bottom of her tunic and onto her leg.

"Tell me, what I'm doing right now isn't real," I told her while moving my hand farther up towards her stomach.

"Link...please.." She breathed.

I moved my hand farther up so it was around her mid stomach.

"Tell me I'm not really doing anything right now," I growled.

"I...I don't... I mean… Link, why are you doing this?" She asked.

"Because, I want you to realize that I'm real, that all of this is," I replied while moving my hand farther up and tracing my hand along her cuts.

Evienne's POV

He was scaring me. He looked so angry.

I asked him why he was doing this to me.

"Because I want you to realize that I'm real, that all of this is," He replied. I felt his hand moving around my body, touching my cuts.

This was so wrong, I didn't want him to do this.

I tried to wriggle out of his grasp but he just held me tighter. I was so scared.

"Link! Just get off of me. Please!" I begged.

"Am I real? Am I really doing this?"

"I-I.. I don't know!" I yelled while trying to push him away.

He wouldn't move, but then something happened. He went flying up to the ceiling and then fell on the floor.

I screamed and ran to him. He was breathing but not moving. What the hell just happened?

"Link! Link! Are you okay?" I said worridly. He had some blood coming out of his nose but that's it.

"Midna! Are you here? What happened?" I said, looking all around me.

"Don't worry, he will be fine, Evienne. He was just knocked out."

"But, what did it? He just went flying out of nowhere!" I asked.

"Don't you know? You did that. Your powers are reacting to the mirror of twilight. Its very powerful. I thought you did that on your own."

By now tears were stinging my eyes.

"But, I didn't mean to do that! I just wanted him off of me!" I exclaimed. I cant believe I hurt him like that. This is exactly what I was afraid of most. Hurting him.

"I guess your powers are reacting to the energy and they knew you wanted him off, so, they reacted, and got him off."

Great. Links hurt and I don't know how to get out of here. Wonderful. Great job Evienne. Oh, and not to mention you're the one who hurt him bad enough to knock him out.

I just sat there trying to wake him and crying.

Stupid powers! I didn't want to hurt him! Why couldn't they have been taken away a year ago!

"Link..." I whimpered, gently touching his cheek. He was so warm, and his skin was so soft...He felt so..Real.

I gently wiped his blood with my sleeve, and rested his head to my lap, and wiped my tears away. What was wrong with me? All of a sudden, I'm just so sad, doubtful, and so scared... Why couldn't I just tell Link that I believe in him? What was holding me back?

I sighed and leaned over him, and held his head softly in my arms as I rest my own head on his shoulder, and sobbed.

What was wrong with me? Why am I doing this? How could i even pull off doing that?

"Link, I'm sorry..." I whispered into his ear, and gently kissed him on the cheek, and pulled him into a tighter hug.

To think that boss battle didn't faze him a bit, yet just one attack from me knocked him out...

"I didn't mean to hurt you...!" I said, my voice strained and raspy. I just now realized how sick i felt.

A weak arm quickly wrapped around my waist, and pulled me tighter into the hug. I jumped and faced him.

"Link?" I muttered, looking into his,beautiful, narrowed cerulean eyes.

"It's my fault..." he said, looking away from me and sitting up, letting out a groan under his breath while doing so, making me feel worse. "I didn't know what I was doing..."

He turned to me and slowly slid his hand into mine, and interlocked our fingers, only staring at the small connection.

"I just... Wanted to make you believe in me. I just get so angry, knowing that you, the girl I love the most, from anyone in the world, says I'm not real, because some video game told her so," he muttered.

I bit my lip and looked down. I hate myself so is exactly what I wanted to avoid, hurting him. This is exactly why I didn't want to get involved with him.

He gently lifted my head, "What can I do to make you believe in me?" he said, half smiling at me.

I stared at him in wonder. What does he mean by that?"

I scoffed and simply rested my head against his chest, "I don't know. Change everything so I can stay. Propose to me something so impossible, so absurd, and still pull it off..." I muttered, hoping he would get that there may not be a way.

I felt like there was a rain cloud over me, and I couldn't find it in me to react to him. If I could, I would shout to him that I believe in him, and am even more than overjoyed to be able to be here.

But something was holding me back, like a chain to my heart, constantly pulling and reminding me how impossible this is...

Link slowly lifted me to face him and looked at me with a wide smile, then chuckled and leaned near my ear.

"How absurd would it be, if I only proposed?" he asked.

I felt a shiver up my spine, and froze, my eyes widening.

"What do you mean?" I muttered.

He leaned in closer and slipped a hand through my hair, "Will you marry me?" he asked.

I looked forward in confusion, and shock, and...well...shock!

"Link, that's absolutely crazy!" I said. I was trying to make a point!

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to pull it off," he assured me.

I only froze back up again.

"..B-but... Were still kids..." was all I uttered.

"Aren't you supposed to get married, when your in love? Why does age matter?"

I didn't know what to say. I wanted to say 'yes', but, we have to save Hyrule, so it's not like we can't really get married now, and then when we do...

Will I be bound to stay?