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Wolf Link

Wolf Kagome

The first thing Kagome was aware of when she regained consciousness was the pounding of her head.

"Ugh, what happened?"

Trying to move, she found herself sitting on a stone floor. The only thing keeping her up were the shackles attached to the wall behind her. Hearing the door open, Kagome looked up. Zant entered first, followed by an armored man wearing a cape who hid his face in the shadows.

"Hello Zant, who's your friend?"

Neither answered her. Instead, they raised their hands, their palms facing her. Her eyes widened in fear as she saw their power begin to focus before being shot towards her. Her screams echoed through the dungeons where she was held.

~* Elsewhere *~

A giant splash interrupted the quiet serenity of Lake Hylia. Breaking the surface of the water was a very wet Link. Swimming towards the nearest spot of land, Link climbed up and lied there, letting the sun dry him off.

Midna's shadowy form appeared.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go get Kagome and put this mirror back together!"

"Alright, alright."

Standing up, Link stretched before turning to Midna.

"I feel like running, mind turning me wolf?"

Once more on four paws, Link began his run towards Kakariko Village. Passing through the southern part of Hyrule Field, Link stopped as a scent hit his nose.

This is Kagome's scent. What was she doing here?

"Hey, what did you stop for?"

Ignoring his passenger, Link followed his nose to where her scent was strongest.

He stopped short as he caught sight of her dagger upon the ground.

What is this doing here?

Turning his head, he indicated that he wanted to be human again. Once human again, he bent down and picked up the dagger.

"Isn't that Kagome's?"

"Yeah, we need to get to Kakariko fast to make sure she's…"

A glint of light in the grass caught Link's attention. Walking over to the spot, he bent down and pulled something from the grass.

"What did you find?"

Without a word, Link opened his fist so Midna could see.

"That's the choker you gave her."

"Which also has some blood on it."

"…It might not be hers," Midna tried to comfort.

Link clenched his fist around the charm.

"We need to Kakariko," he said in a hard voice. "Now."

As soon as he finished his sentence, he found himself outside the village. Not seeing anyone outside, he ran towards the house they shared. What he found inside, was not what he was expecting. Sitting on the bed, was not Kagome, but Ilia.

"Ilia?"

She looked at him with a smile on her face.

"Welcome back, Link."

"Thanks, where's Kagome?"

He barely caught the dark look that passed over her face.

"She left."

Link gave her a confused look.

"She left?"

Ilia nodded.

"Why?"

"Because we figured something out about her and she left."

Link narrowed his eyes in thought.

"Where is everyone?"

"Probably at the inn."

Link turned back to the door, but something caught his eye. Walking over to the wall, he picked up Kagome's pack. With hard eyes, he turned back to Ilia.

"Did she leave, or was she run off?"

Not waiting for an answer, he went out the door and made his way to the inn. Entering, he made his way to table which held the inhabitants of the village. The kids looked happy to see him, until they saw his face.

"So, does anyone want to tell me what happened?"

No one said a word.

"Let's try this again. Does anyone know why Kagome isn't here?"

Beth spoke up in a quiet voice.

"She left."

"So I heard, now can you tell me why?"

It was Colin who spoke up this time.

"Because we figured out…"

"Figured out what?"

"That she was working with the monsters."

Link blinked in shock.

"What in the world gave you that idea?!"

The kids started speaking at once.

"When she showed up Colin was taken!"

"She's not from around here!"

"Something always happens when she's around!"

"It was weird how you two met!"

Link took a step back.

"Whoa, hold on a minute."

The room quieted down.

"So what you're saying is that you don't trust me."

Everyone's eyes widened at the accusation. It was Ilia who broke the silence.

"Of course we trust you!"

"If that were true, you would have trusted that if I had the slightest suspicion that she wasn't trust worthy, I would have never traveled with her."

The silence that followed that statement was louder than any sound heard before.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go find her."

Without waiting, he turned on his heel and made his way back to the house. Ilia was quick to follow. She waited until they reached the house and the door was shut before speaking.

"I can help."

Link turned confused eyes on her.

"What do you mean?"

"You don't need her anymore; I can help you with whatever you're doing."

A slow look of understanding shone in Link's eyes.

"You set this in motion."

Ilia's silence was all the conformation he needed.

"You convinced everyone that she was a spy, just to get rid of her."

A defiant look appeared in her eyes.

"Yes."

"Why?"

"She was in the way!"

Link glared.

"In the way of what?"

"Us!"

"What 'us'?"

Ilia rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"I know you've heard the villagers talk about how handsome a pair we make and how they couldn't wait for us to get married."

Link stared at her in confusion.

"Goddesses Link! She was getting in the way! I saw how you looked at each other! I chased her off because I will not have my husband look at another woman in such a way!"

Link looked calmly into her angry face.

"I'm not your husband."

Shock quickly replaced the anger on Ilia's face.

"What?"

"I'm not your husband, and I never will be."

"You can't mean that."

"Had none of this happened, had I never met Kagome, there is a good chance we would have married."

He paused when tears formed in her eyes, but then he remembered the bloody choker around his wrist.

"But the fact is that I did meet her, and I'm glad that all this happened."

Bending down, he picked up Kagome's pack and headed for the door.

"And I also saw the person you really are."

Without looking back, he walked out the door and made his way to Epona. He said nothing to the kids who stood around him, just jumped on Epona and left the village.

~* Time Skip *~

Figuring where Kagome's next stop would be, he walked into Telma's Bar, hoping he would find her there.

"Link, honey, how are you?"

Link gave her a smile.

"I've been better."

"What's wrong honey?"

Link took a breath.

"Is Kagome here?"

Telma blinked in shock.

"She stopped in, but left after I showed her the letter Ilia sent me."

Link's eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"Can I see that letter?"

Handing him the letter, everyone watched his face as he read it. He handed it back to her, before turning to Rusl.

"You might want to talk to Bo about his daughter. Apparently she saw Kagome as a threat to her future."

Rusl was confused.

"What future?"

"Surely you heard what the women have said about us."

A look of understanding appeared on his face.

"You mean what they said about…?"

Link merely nodded.

Telma looked between them.

"What's going on?"

"You explain it Rusl, I have to find Kagome," he said as moved away from the bar. "I found her dagger and choker near some dead bulblins, but I didn't find her."

"Choker," questioned Rusl.

Link held up his wrist. "The one I gave her."

Auru squinted at it. "Is that…?"

"Blood? Yes, I just pray it isn't hers."

Rusl paled and dropped his head in his hands.

"Be safe," Telma called as he walked away.

With a wave, he walked out the door. He was soon face to face with Midna.

"Let's go fix that mirror!"

Giving her a nod, they left. They arrived in front of the broken mirror.

"Some call our realm a world of shadows, but that makes it sound unpleasant...The twilight there holds a serene beauty... You have seen it yourself as the sun sets on this world. Bathed in that light, all people were pure and gentle...But things changed once that foul power pervaded the world..."

The Sages appeared before them.

"It was all our doing...We overestimated our abilities as sages and attempted to put an end to

Ganondorf's evil magic...I hope you can find it in yourself to forgive our carelessness...O Twilight Princess."

She looked over to Link, expecting to see anger as her secret came out. All she saw was an amused eyebrow. She looked at him in shock.

"What? So...you knew? As a ruler who fled her people, I'm hardly qualified to forgive you. In our world, we've long believed that the Hero would appear as a divine beast. That's why when I found you; I thought I could use you, Link. And I only cared about returning our world to normal...I didn't care what happened to the world of light, not at all. But after witnessing the selfless lengths that Princess Zelda and you have gone to... Your sacrifices...I now know, in the bottom of my heart, that I must save this world, too. There is no other way. If we can just defeat Zant, the curse on me will dissolve, and we may be able to revive Zelda. Let's go, Link! For Zelda! For all of this world!"