"See You Later." Words I was used to hearing from her. Words of amusement, of a sadness I never knew of before.

Words of a promise that was just broken.

The look of desperation I must have given would shake any person watching, which I was sure Zelda saw, though I did not care. She was gone, the driving force behind my actions during my journey, wisking away into the twilitght I did not know I had grown to love. I sank to my knees, still in shock about what had just happened. It was a dream, right? It had to be, there's no way she would do this.

Deep down, though, I knew it was no dream. The sand felt too real, the excessive heat of the desert burning too much, the throbbing in my side from the mighty kick of the King of Thieves too real to be a dream.

I started grabbing handfulls of the shattered glass, not caring that i was cutting my hands from doing so. I could distantly hear a voice behind me, though I did not care to remember who, all I could think about was her. The woman who was with him through it all. Everything from a deadly volcano to the blistering cold of snowpeak mansion, she was there, supporting him in his quest to save the kingdom.

The woman he loved.

I didn't know when I really started to love her. Maybe it was after lakebed, when I had to carry her to the princess, not knowing how to save her, but knowing that Zelda was the only one who could. Maybe it was after combing through Arbiter's Grounds, when I watched her break down at the knowledge the mirror they both worked so hard to obtain was broken.

Bitterly, I thought about the irony in that. The mirror they both worked so hard to repair, now shattered completely. How stupid I was, going through all that, just to repair a mirror that would break again not even a month after it was fixed. I fought a fucking dragon for crying out loud. I broke bones, nearly got frostbite, fought my fear of spiders and hights, all for a woman who I would never see again.

I'd do it again, though, I'd do it all again for her.

The rational part of me knew why she broke it. I knew that, if left open, people would cross the gateway for wars, for revenge. Blood would be lost on both sides of the mirror, and it would all fall on her for not doing what she did just now. I knew that, and I would also feel blame because I know she would only save it for me. She had a kingdom to run, and she would not sacrifice her land to stay with me. Even if she stayed on this side, things would go wrong. What if she couldn't stay in the light without the mirror? Zelda lent her her own essence, but how long would that have lasted?

I began thinking about the goddesses, what they must be thinking about. That their hero was too soft to handle heartbreak? No, they probably weren't, but I couldn't help the resentment coming forth. After everying I did for them, they just had to make sure he could never see the person who had become his best friend over the past half a year.

Hero of Twilight, bearer of courage my ass. All I felt at the moment was weak.

I started praying to the goddesses. I was already on my knees anyways, so why not. I asked why they couldn't have let me pass through the mirror myself, just to say goodbye. I needed to say it, because if i didn't l would never come to terms with what just went down.

It must have been months since then, and I haven't heard word from Zelda. She had a country to rule, so I didn't care. I've been living in the bar recently too, with the rest of the resistance. Life in Ordon just seemed dull to me after everything I had been through. My birthday was coming up, though I could not bring myself to bother with telling anyone I wanted anything. I knew what I wanted, and there was no way to get it back.

I'm glad I've had friends, they've helped me more than they know. I was sad for a while after that heartbreaking farewell, and I probably won't stop being sad for a while. I still miss her, though I know I will never see her again. She was my rock, the land I needed in the sea of darkness I had to fight through, but I'll be ok, I know that now.

For what it's worth, Midna, I thought, I love you too.

Hey guys!! This is my first fic, so any comment about it is fine with me! I dont know if I'll continue it, but if I do, it'll probably only be a second chapter with Midna's pov. Let me know if you want that. This isn't perfect, I know, so please review and let me know how to improve this story. Have a splendid day!