Darunia: Disclaimer! Selphie Louise does not own the Legend of Zelda or any of its characters. They are the property of Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo.

Tingle: The characters she does own are Selphie, Iggy, and Jiji. The characters of Kage, Yugi, Mable, and Raven belong to Kearra. The character Ravick is the property of Selphie's friend, Patrick.

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Chapter 5

"Thanks, KG," Kage said, waving to the giant owl as Kaepora Gaebora took off from the field, where he had dropped Kage and Ravick.

"No problem!" Kaepora Gaebora answered, flapping his great wings and flying up into the sky.

When he was gone, Ravick looked over at Kage. "So, where are we heading next?" he asked.

"We?" Kage repeated, raising an eyebrow at the mage. "We are not going anywhere. I am going to continue hiding from the vengeful wedding goers. And hopefully, I can leave you out of it because from the experiences I've had in the last couple of hours, you were nothing but a hazard to my health."

"Hey! I saved your butt like two or three times back there!" Ravick responded indignantly.

"Even if you did, it was your fault I was in danger to begin with," Kage replied, starting to walk away.

"I still wanna know what the deal is with this wedding," Ravick said, hurrying to stop him. "I don't get how you could run out on Selphie. You guys've been in love for years, living together and everything. How could marriage even be any different?"

"It's none of your business, Ravick!" Kage shouted, turning to face the mage.

"I think someone's afraid of commitment," Ravick said slyly. Kage was so ready to hit Ravick. But then Ravick renewed the threat, "I can cast lightning anytime, y'know."

"And I could rip out your tongue before you finished the first word," Kage reminded him.

"I'll bet you'd tell me if I was Link," Ravick said poutingly.

"I wouldn't get a chance to tell you if you were Link," Kage said. "You'd've already killed me by now." He had been trying to shake off the mage this whole time and finally gave up, sitting down against one of the low stonewalls.

"True, but Selphie's my friend too. I could've killed you too, but I've chosen to give you a chance to explain yourself," Ravick said.

"You kill me?" Kage asked smirking. "Like that would happen. I doubt if you could even hurt me…" He crossed his arms and closed his eyes.

"Please don't die," Selphie said, appearing out of nowhere next to Link. She kneeled down, her eyes sparkling with tears. "I'm not entirely sure why, but I know that if you die, it will hurt more than I can bear..."

Yami laughed softly, opening his eyes, looking first to Link, then Selphie. "It's nice to know that you do care," he said with a smile, "After all I've done... I forgot who I really was... I forgot everything... I could only think of revenge... hatred..." He sat up, painfully, leaning forward with his hand on his chest. "I'm sorry for all the pain I've caused you. I couldn't keep my emotions under control. Sucks to be a god sometimes."

"Heh," Selphie managed a small laugh. But then the tears in her eyes made their way trickling down her cheeks. "Kage," she cried as she flung her arms around his neck. "You're not allowed to die. What you've just done is nothing in comparison to if you died."

Kage was mildly surprised, but smiled, placing his hand on her shoulder. "I'm not going to die," he said, "Someone has to keep and eye on Yugi and Link, to make sure they stay in line."

Selphie smiled through her tears. She let go of him and looked at him for a moment, wiping tears out of her eyes. "Are you sure you're going to be okay?" she whispered.

"Of course, now that I'm not under the threat of the infamous light arrow," Kage said softly, "And now that I have my memories back, I'm not likely to be causing you guys any more trouble..."

Selphie nodded her head. "All of your memories?" Selphie repeated. She rubbed the back of her neck. "Um, does that, maybe, by any chance, mean you remember or figured out what that one certain emotion was?" she asked hopefully, giving him a small uncertain smile.

"I figured it out before," he replied, "I was just upset because I thought it wasn't my emotion, and that it wouldn't be returned, because I was Yami." He took her hand in his. "... Daisuki... Selphie."

Selphie couldn't help but smile. "Daisuki...Kage..." She gazed at him for a moment. "So, uh, what do we do now?" she asked uncertainly.

Kage shrugged, summoning a small knife in his hand. "Just one last thing for me to do before I'm completely back to normal." With one hand, he held the section of his hair that was white, which was pulled back. Then, with one quick motion, he cut his hair. The strands that were white vanished in an instant, while the rest of his hair fell to his shoulders, in its usual unkempt fashion.

"That's better," he sighed, banishing the knife, "So, what do you think?"

"Very handsome," she smiled. Selphie took his hand and gave it a little squeeze. "But the question still remains: what happens now?"

Yugi appeared behind Kage, wrapping her arms around his neck. "It means my brother has a girlfriend," Yugi said with a grin, "And has chosen the same path as me, which is to live as a mortal with the one he cares about." She smiled at Selphie. "If he tries anything," she said, grabbing Kage's ear and pulling hard, "Let me know." Kage thrashed, but was too weak to escape her grasp or to throw her off. Yugi just looked at him, her smile fading. "Next time you pull a stunt like that," she said, "I'll do worse." She let go of him.

"I'll keep him in line, Yugi," Selphie said. "Wait a second," she said suddenly. "Did you say he has to live as a mortal now?"

Yugi nodded. "Divine law," she said, "Any deity that actually falls in love with a mortal has to choose between being stripped of his or her divine status in order to live with said mortal for his or her lifetime, and living as a god, but forbidden to be with whomever he or she fell in love with. Link wasn't too happy with those options, but it was my decision. Kage had a right to choose. And I think he chose wisely."

"I..." she was at a loss for words. Selphie looked at Kage confused. "For me? Kage, how can you do that?" Selphie asked.

Kage's face burned, and he lowered his head so that his hair hid his face. "..."

"He loves you, Selphie, that's all there is to it," Yugi said, wrapping her arms around Kage again, but much gentler this time, "And I think he needs someone to be with. Sheik left Hyrule having lost his memories... and I'm living with Link. It's understandable why Kage's hatred took on a new manifestation. However, his soul took a new body, rather than making a new person entirely. I rather like the change." She smiled, pulling at his hair. "He's such a handsome young man."

Selphie's mouth curved into a smirk. "Hey, no hugging him," she said. She moved closer to Kage and put her arms around him. "That's my job."

Kage listened in silence, finally placing one hand on Selphie's arm. "Are you... all right with this?"

Selphie closed her eyes for a moment. She felt a tiny pang of guilt in the back of her head, but, "I'm very all right with this," she said, smiling as she opened her eyes again.

"Kage? Kage. Kagekagekagekagekagekagekagekage. Kage, are you asleep again?" Ravick was standing over Kage poking him in the shoulder each time he said Kage.

"I'M AWAKE!" Kage shouted, pushing Ravick away from him. "What the hell was that!"

"I thought you were going to sleep again. And we've seen what happens when you go to sleep," Ravick explained.

"You didn't have to poke me like that," Kage growled, scooting away. "Now, if you'll excuse me. I'll return to my mind wandering."

"Nuh-uh!" Ravick answered following him. "I let you have your little nap-."

"I wasn't sleeping…"

"But now I want to know stuff! Why you run out on your wedding?"

"I told you. I got cold feet."

"No, no, no-no-no. I don't buy that. You could not get cold feet just like that. You have a reason."

"I just got cold feet."

"Nope. You've got a reason. I'll bet you're afraid of something."

"I'm not afraid of anything."

"What is it? Is it commitment?"

"No-."

"Kissing?"

"I already-!"

"Or maybe it's the sex?"

"HELL NO!" Kage shouted jumping to his feet.

"THEN WHAT IS IT, KAGE? TELL ME WHAT IT IS!"

"I'M AFRAID I'M GONNA HURT HER, OKAY?" Kage shouted, punching the wall. The spot where he hit it crumbled upon impact. "I'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR EVERYONE WHO'S EVER GOT CLOSE TO ME, AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE THE SAME WAY THIS TIME!" He stood there breathing heavily for a moment.

Ravick stared at him. "What do you mean you've been nothing but trouble and hurt everyone?"

"Oh! Like you don't know!" Kage exclaimed throwing his hands up in exasperation. "You were there when I killed Link! You were there when I got Sheik turned into a little kid! And you were there when I almost killed myself on Death Mountain when I was Yami! Not to mention the fact that I almost let Ganondorf out the night I tried to banish myself and almost got Selphie banished with me when Shiori showed up! I cause nothing but hurt to everyone I get close to!"

"Wait up. I didn't know Selphie almost got banished when Shiori came after you?" Ravick said confusedly.

"Yeah… Selphie was with me here in Hyrule Field when Shiori appeared. She would've been okay, but she wouldn't leave me in danger," Kage said, closing his eyes again.