A/N: Well here's the third chapter, and now we get into the main plot of the story. Please R & R

Midna's Quest

Chapter 3

Much to her surprise, Midna actually found herself enjoying the festival. The food was great, and the music that Fado was playing was something Midna could actually move her feet to. Of course Midna stayed in Links shadow the entire time, but all Link needed to do was to put a piece of food on his shadow and Midna would take it in her palm and bring into the shadows with her.

"See I told you you'd have fun." Link said to his shadow as he sat on the ground.

"Yeah, well I guess this could be considered a night out for us, even if it's not the type I've always planned." Midna responded.

"See? We spend more time together then you think we do." Link added.

"Don't think this will excuse you. Just remember that in two days after you get home from herding the goats, it's going to be just you and me, with no distractions or interruptions at all." Midna said a little threateningly.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." Link said softly. In two days it would officially be one year since Midna agreed to stay in the world of light as an imp and then confessed her love to Link.

Since Midna always complained that Link and her never had enough time together, he decided that for their anniversary Link would take her out for a romantic evening that she'd never forget.

"What are you looking at, Link?" Colin asked Link. He had startled him as Link had been pretty much focused on his shadow at the time.

"Oh I'm just looking at the lake, you know. At this time of night the fish look beautiful as the moon's light shines on them." Link said, quickly making up a story.

"Oh, ok. Well my dad would like to speak to you. He's over by the pumpkin fields." Colin told him.

"Alright. I'll go see what he has to say real quickly." Link quickly got up and moved towards Rusl. On the way he tripped over a pumpkin and fell. Midna snickered at him. Link would have glared, but Rusl had walked over to give him a hand. Once they were both standing, Rusl spoke.

"Link I have to ask a favor of you. Uli and I need you to watch the kids in two days." Link was about to object, but Rusl continued. "Now normally we'd just ask Ilia to do it, but with the new baby being born, and since Talo, Malo, and Beth will be with them too, we think this is really a job for the both of you." Rusl explained.

"Rusl, you know I'd always watch the kids if you asked me too, but I just can't do it this time. I've already made plans." Link said firmly.

"But Link, your the only one besides Ilia I would want to be watching my kids. Please? It mean the world to me." Rusl pleaded with Link.

"Well Rusl, I don't know-" Link never got to finish his statement. He felt a sudden pain in his leg, and he bent over to tend to it. It was as if someone had hit it, and he knew just who. It was a warning, telling Link that she'd do much more if he even thought about canceling their plans.

"Are you alright?" Rusl asked in a concerned voice.

"Yeah, it's just me foot's starting to fall asleep. Anyway Rusl, I would really love to but these are very important plans." Link apologized as he started to walk off

"Come on Link! If you forget about one of your plans is it really a life or death situation?" Rusl said in one last attempt to convince Link.

"As a matter of fact, I believe it is." Link replied.

When he was far enough that he was convinced Rusl wouldn't hear him, he tried to reassure Midna that he would never have canceled their plans. "You heard me, I told him no the first time. Rusl is just a persistent guy, convincing too. However don't worry; your point was definitely more convincing."

Later that evening Link was invited up on stage to play the ocarina along with Fado. As he played each note perfectly, Midna felt herself melting. The music he made was so beautiful, she couldn't believe that he had hidden such a talent from her for so long.

When it was all over Link received a thunderous applause from everyone in the village, but the most important one for him was from the person sitting closest to him, with a front row seat in his shadow. After the song was finished, and then came the dancing part, and Link felt that it was time that Midna and him should be heading home, like he promised.

"Well Midna, you ready to go home?" Link asked the creature in his shadow.

"Yes. I believe you asked me for a dance once we got home and I thought it would be kind of me to accept it." Midna said while giggling.

"Alright come on, let's just go home." Link said about to walk away

"Who are you talking too?" a voice asked Link.

Link had been afraid this might happen, which was why he had tried to leave as soon as the music for the dance started playing. However, it was not fast enough.

"Oh, hi Ilia. I was just about to head home." Link said sheepishly.

"Home? But this is one of the best parts of the festival! You can't leave without dancing!" Illa said, a little surprised with how her friend was acting

"Please Ilia, I just want to go home and relax. I don't feel like dancing tonight." Link said hoping it would be enough for her to leave him alone.

When they were kids Link did have a crush on Ilia, but that was all he ever had for her. As the years went on he saw Ilia more as a good friend or a sister, not as a lover. He knew that his heart belonged to Midna, and no girl would ever be able to make him think otherwise.

"Come on Link, just one dance. Don't be shy, come on!" Ilia insisted as she grabbed Link's hand and pulled him into a dance. Since Link saw no way out of it, he was forced to go along. Link would've told Ilia that he'd met another woman, who he was already in love with, but he didn't want to hurt Ilia since they been friends from the time they were kids.

However Midna was very upset about this. When Midna agreed to stay in the world of light as an imp, she thought that even as an imp her and Link had a pretty good chance of being together and working things out, but she had forgotten about Ilia.

The one thing that scared Midna the most was that Ilia was a human, just like Link, which meant they could do everything that normal couples do in public. No one would really interrupt them because they knew that Link had a girlfriend who he'd be spending most of his time with and that could be reason enough for Link to choose Ilia over her.

Finally Midna couldn't watch the two dance anymore and just had to leave. Luckily it was dark out side so it hid her identity as she ran from the village back to their home.

When Midna entered the house she slammed the door behind her in frustration shejust collapsed on the ground. Hot tears fell from her face. Her worst fears were coming true: the one thing she left her world behind for was off doing a dance with another woman, who might even replace her in time.

The very thought made Midna very angry and she tried to vent her anger by just punching the wall. However, she punched the wall that one of Links book shelves was on, so when she hit the wall one of the books fell off the shelf and hit her on the head.

She would have blasted the book with her magic, and almost did, but something on the page that the book opened to when it hit the ground sparked Midna's interest. It was a book on legendary creatures that Midna remembered skimming through instead of reading, because most of the creatures in the book Midna didn't believe in. But this one the book was talking about made her pray that she was wrong as she read the passage.

This was a tale of a sacred beast, which many believe to be one of the most powerful creatures in the world. No ones had ever gotten close enough to the creature and lived to tell about it for anyone to know what it looked like. All that was known about it for certain was that it was living in a cave on a cliff. It was also believed that there is now only one left in existence, but is granted the gift of eternal youth so that it may meet it's death by the hands of a mortal.

"Many people believe that there is a reward for killing it, that before it takes its journey into the afterlife it will come before you and grant you any wish that you ask it and make your wildest dreams come true, no matter what they may be, and for that it is known as the Monster of Dreams!" She read aloud.

This was the answer to all of Midna's problems! If she could kill this creature, she daydreamed, she could wish to be restored to her true form, and woo Link and make him hers again. She could finally be with Link the way most human couples were, and everyone would stare at them and say "There goes the chosen hero and the luckiest woman in the world."

Midna grabbed the sword and wooden shield that her and Link stole on their first visit on Ordon village, then she wrote Link a note informing him about her plans, and told him to wait for her at their house.

With all that out of the way Midna stepped outside and decided the best place to start looking for this creature would have to be in the fields between Faron Forest and Kakariko village, and of course the fastest way to get there was to warp there.

She opened up her portal in the sky and then disappeared.

"Link, why do you keep looking over your back?" Ilia asked Link as they continued to dance.

"I don't know. I just have this nervous feeling." Link said. He could feel that Midna wasn't there and was starting to worry.

"You're getting nervous dancing with me Link?" Ilia asked Link sheepishly.

"No! I didn't mean it like that-." Link started out stuttering but was interrupted by Ilia.

"It's okay Link, I love you too." Ilia said with a smile on her face.

"Ilia I'm sor..." Once again Link was interrupted. Ilia pulled Link into a kiss. Everyone in the village that was present stopped dancing and started to applaud both of them until they noticed Link struggling to get away. He eventually pulled himself away from Ilia and everyone just started at Link. Espcially Ilia with hurt eyes. "Look, I'm sorry but I just don't love you that way. I really have to go now." and with that Link ran back to his house and left everyone else to discuss Link's reaction.

"Midna, where are you? I told Ilia I don't love her, you're the only one I'll ever love! Where are you?" Link called as he searched around the house. Then he found a piece of paper lying on the bed.

Dear Link,

I understand why you would choose Ilia. She's a normal person, and you can do normal things that couples usually do with her. I know that is not the case with me, but soon all that will change. I have gone to kill the Monster of Dreams so that I may make a wish to be restored to my humanoid form. Soon I shall return and everyone will talk about us and say how cute we look together like most normal couples. It will be everything we've ever dreamed of and more! Please do not look for me, I can take care of myself and I must face this alone. Please just wait for me to return as a beautiful young woman, instead of a horrifying, disgusting, repulsive imp.

Love

Midna

Link didn't care what the note said, he had to go after her! She was putting herself in danger and he had to find her and talk her out of it while he still could.

Link grabbed the Master Sword and his shield before he headed out of his house. Right before he hopped up on Epona, Ilia ran up to him.

"Link what happened back there…I always thought-" Ilia started out, but now it was her turn to be interrupted.

"I'm sorry but I have to go on an important mission, and can't talk right now. Do you understand?" Link asked his childhood friend.

Ilia was speechless and hurt. Link could tell, so he decided to try and reassure her. "How about this? When I get back, you and me are going to have a long talk about what happened back there, alright?" Link offered her. "Okay." Ilia said after a bit. She was still feeling hurt about what happened at the festival. She watched Link ride Epona into Faron Woods until he was out of sight, and then she ran back to the village with tears dripping from her eyes.