Finally I have found some time to write again and I am really happy about this, since the idea for this little one shot was stuck in my head for quite some time now, but I never found the time to write it down. But I did it now and this is what came out: Some fluffy moments between Midna and Link :).

Please enjoy and as always I would appreciate feedback in the form of a comment very, very much!

Let me take care of that

It could have been such a wonderful and peaceful evening, if there weren't the tormented sounds, which had been cutting the air for quite some time.

Said tormented sounds had their origin at Lake Hylia and they came from Link, as he was currently trying to get his boot off of his foot, which was anything but easy for him, because the hero had been badly injured at his foot during his journey.

He and Midna had just finished the Temple of Time when Link had hurt his foot badly.

It had happened when they had been resting in Hyrule Field and when Link had wanted to move his legs a bit and thus he had decided to go out for a little walk. And of course he had to hurt his foot when Midna hadn't been there to warn him that he was heading straight for a trap that was hidden in the grass and of course he had to step into that trap and hurt his foot.

When Midna had heard his painful moans, she had rushed to him immediately and of course she had to lecture him, like he was a little kid instead of a hero and she had told him to be more careful. Link hadn't said anything, since he could concentrate only on this strong pain, which rushed through his leg and up into his brain and when Midna had looked closely, she had seen the blood that was dripping from the underside of the boot.

She had told Link to call his horse Epona, so that they could travel to Lake Hylia.

Of course she could have warped him, but she was scared to make matters even worse would she turn him into a wolf in this state and so they both had decided to travel on Epona's back.

And here they were now…

They had sat down at the edge of the lake, near the water and Midna was watching Link for quite some time now, with a face, darker than the twilight realm. She had offered the boy her help, but Link had declined, had told her that he could take care of this wound all by himself and that he didn't need her help, but the reality looked quite different, for the boy wasn't even able to take his bloody boot off.

After a while Midna could no longer watch the spectacle and she decided to intervene and help the hero; if he wanted it or not!

She scooted closer to him and shoved his hands away, grabbing the boot with her small hands and glaring at him as he wanted to push her hands away.

"Don't be so stubborn and let me help you!" she said with a growl.

Link returned her look quietly, seemed to think about the whole situation and after a few more seconds he gave up with a sigh and let her take care of that, what Midna commented with a small smirk.

"Good boy," she said, ignoring his growls and concentrating back on her work.

Carefully she pulled the boot off of the foot and her heart clenched as she heard him hiss through gritted teeth as the material of the boot brushed over his wounded skin. Apparently he had more than one wound on his foot. No wonder. The trap had looked really bad and she hoped that the monster, that had set up the trap would rot in hell!

In all these months, in which she had traveled through Hyrule with him she had started to like Link and she now saw a good friend in him, maybe even more than just a good friend (but she didn't want to think about this yet) and she couldn't stand it to see him suffer from so much pain.

If she would find this monster that had set up that trap, she would make sure that said monster would suffer badly before she would kill it!

But she didn't want to think about all of this yet, since she had other things to take care of and the most important thing was to take care of Link's wounds now and stop the bleeding and to make sure that the wounds got cleaned and patched up. She couldn't risk it that the boy would get an infection, since the only doctor she knew was living in Castle town and this was too far away from them now.

When the boot was off, she saw the whole extent of his injury and her heart clenched one again at this horrible sight.

There was a pretty long cut right in the center of his foot and more, smaller wounds on his ankles. The big wound on his sole worried her the most, because the wound was still bleeding and she didn't even want to imagine from how much pain Link suffered right now.

"How does it look?" the boy asked her through gritted teeth and he tried to get a look at his wounds, but Midna pushed him down with her magic hair.

"It doesn't look that bad…"

He knew that she was lying to him and that she didn't want to worry him and somehow this thought made him smile slightly. But his smile faded away quickly as the pain was back and a tormented moan left his throat, as Midna rolled up his trousers. He watched her silently, as she turned around, heading straight for the small bag that was attached to his belt.

"What are you doing there?"

"Helping you," was all she said as she was digging around in his bag and when she had found for what she had been looking for, she scooted back down to his leg. She now held a cloth in her hand, dipping it into the water and then she turned her head around again to look at him and there was something in her visible eye, which Link didn't like at all.

"This is going to hurt Link. I will try to be fast."

The boy wanted to ask her what she meant by that, but when he opened his mouth a loud and painful sound left his lips, as Midna started cleaning the deep wound on his sole.

"I am so sorry, but I have to clean it. I don't want to risk it that you get an infection. Please…try to hold still."

That was easier said than done, because it hurt a lot what she was doing there and Link had to gather all of his willpower not to pull his foot away from her as she cleaned his wound and he could tell that she was very thorough…

But fortunately she was true to her words and she hurried up and after a few more moments she pulled the cloth away and Link visibly relaxed when she was done with cleaning his wound.

At least he thought that she was done, but he was wrong with that, because Midna wasn't done yet. She dipped the cloth into the cool water once again, before she led it to Link's foot again. It didn't take long, before the stinging pain was back, but this time it wasn't as strong as before, because this time Midna took care of the small wounds on his ankle. She was very careful not to hurt him any further; Link had to give her that and he relaxed more and more and before he knew it, he was lost in his own thoughts and totally forgot about his wounds or Midna cleaning them for him. His eyes were fixed on the blue sky above him and a soft smile appeared on his face again.

When he thought about all those things he already went through, then he was glad that he had Midna and that he wasn't all alone on his great and dangerous journey through Hyrule. He was grateful that Midna was by his side and kept him company and he could clearly see how much she had changed in the past weeks. Of course she still loved to tease him every now and then, but she wasn't mean to him anymore. She took good care of him when he got injured, she cheered him up when he was sad and she knew how to make him laugh whenever he needed it…

His thoughts got cut off, when he felt how Midna moved the cloth again, this time hitting such a sensitive spot on his foot that a loud and pretty un-manly shriek left his lips and he pulled his foot away from her, faster than the shadow princess could blink.

"What in the name of the gods was that?" she asked, as she turned her head around to look at Link, but the boy didn't answer her. He was just sitting there, looking at her from one eye only, since he had the other eye squeezed shut and he was…grinning?

"W-what was what?" he asked, still grinning at her.

"Your weird reaction. Did I hurt you so badly?"

"No, you didn't hurt me at all."

He was still grinning and Midna didn't understand anything anymore.

She narrowed her visible eye and growled slightly at him.

"And why are you making fun of me?" she asked.

"I am not making fun of you Midna."

"Of course you do, or why are you grinning at me like that?"

She could see how his cheeks blushed slightly and he looked away from her.

"You just tickled me, that's all…" he mumbled, but Midna had heard that and now it was her turn to grin as it finally made "click" inside her head.

"Ohhh I see. The great and mighty hero of Hyrule is ticklish?"

A soft chuckle left Link's lips and the redness on his cheeks intensified a bit more.

"Just a little bit," he said and still without looking at Midna.

"Just a little bit you say? Well, that sounded more than just a little bit, am I right?"

To prove her point, she wiggled her fingers over the spot, which she had cleaned before and which was right underneath his toes and of course she made sure not to touch the big wound on his sole. The result was another loud shriek and Link pulled his foot away from her fingers immediately.

"See? That's what I mean," she said, smirking as she watched him and how he couldn't stop giggling anymore.

"Stop teasing me Midna."

"Aww but why? It's fun and apparently it's fun for you too, judging by your reactions. I mean look at you: You're laughing already and I am not even touching you anymore."

"Can we please stop talking about this?"

"Don't tell me that you're embarrassed by that?"

"No…maybe…a bit?"

Midna rolled her eyes, but still smiled.

"Fine, we can stop talking about it, but I still have to clean your foot."

"I can do that by myself."

Link was about to reach his hand out to the cloth Midna was still holding in her hand, but the shadow princess was faster than him and she used her magic hair to pin him down, holding him there.

"No. You need to rest. And besides…"

She smirked and her visible eye glowed with mischief.

"…it's much more fun that way…"

Link's eyes widened, but before he could say anything, it was already too late and it only took a few seconds before his cheerful laughter filled the air, when Midna took care of his foot again and this time she "attacked" his toes. She was, of course, very thoroughly again...a bit too thoroughly for Link's taste and soon he could only lie there and laugh as Midna turned her head to him, looking at him and she soon joined in his laughter, as she saw how he pulled his green cap over his eyes and starting to squirm around as much as Midna's hand allowed it. Apparently he was ashamed of his "weakness," but Midna looked at that differently. It was fun to tease him that way, and besides: she finally got to hear this cute laugh of his again. There was no better sound in this world for her and she would make sure that she would hear it for a long time today. These lovely sounds made her heart beat a little faster, as it got filled with happiness and with malicious joy alike...

Oh yes, if Link's injuries had healed, then she would take full advantage of this newly found "weakness" of the great and powerful Hero of Hyrule.

Whether he liked it or not...

The end