Chapter 13: Finale

Love. To many, it's a sweet but dangerous feeling. It can mean heart break in an instant or renewed faith the next. Many would call love a journey, one that has many pitfalls along the way. To expect a love that had no wrong, no pitfalls, or no slippery slopes would be to expect a perfect world.

Link had journeyed that dangerous feeling and conquered it.

He awoke hours later, with Midna sleeping, her arms wrapped around him as they were last night.

He smiled. "I love you," he thought as he stroked Midna's soft hair, admiring her beauty while she slept.

His gaze drifted to the window, thoughtfully looking into the twilight as he had come to do in his time there. Looking into the clouds of twilight often calmed Link, and let his mind wander. Right now, it was wondering many things, and yet, all about the same thing.

Midna.

Link still found it odd for her to look like this, a stunning woman, the princess of twilight. He fell for her when she was just an imp, an annoying, yet sweet voice in his canine ears. He knew it was the same person, but the change was so radical, it would have an effect on even the simplest minded person. But he loved her for who she was, not what she was.

"Besides," he thought, laughing silently, looking at her body, "I could get used to this."

Link continued to gaze into the brightening clouds of twilight, his thoughts once again taking their own life. He looked at the surprising beauty of the clouds, how they vibrantly glowed with light. It was almost like an artist had painted an unreal amount of light and elegance in the twilit sky.

Link was brought back to reality when he felt a hand brush through his blond hair and the soft press of lips on his cheek. Turning his eyes back to the bed, he saw Midna awake and smiling, a soft glow in her amber eyes.

"Good morning," she said in a sweet tone, her arms moving up towards Link's neck. Link smiled back at her, unable to get over how things had turned out.

"Thank you, my friends," Link thought, reminding himself it was because of Erandur and the King that he was here.

Link could feel her warm breath on his face; her own face only inches away. She was about to kiss him, when the door slammed open abruptly.

Link and Midna both turned around at the intrusion to see a young twili girl with black hair and blue eyes.

"Princess, the…" she stopped, almost stunned by what she saw.

Her shock quickly went away, as she started to smile.

"Oh, so you are the hero," she said, winking at Link.

Link remembered where he had seen this girl before. When he tried to sneak into the palace last night, he accidently bumped into her on his way to Midna's chambers. He thought it was over at that point, and she would call the guards. But instead, the young girl had actually helped him get in Midna's room by giving him a key.

Midna looked disapprovingly at the girl, mainly because she was caught off guard.

"What is it Tirana?" Midna asked slightly annoyed.

"The High chancellor wishes to see you. Should I tell him that you're… doing something?"

Midna glared at her, upset over the double meaning.

"You can tell him I'll be right down."

"Yes your majesty," she said as she bowed her head. Link could have sworn she winked at him again as she closed the door behind her.

Midna sighed, getting up off the bed and got dressed appropriately. She turned and looked at Link with a mischievous grin that reminded Link of the Midna of old.

"Shall we go?" she questioned.

Link nodded and got dressed in his hero's clothes. She watched him as he got dressed, a wry smile on her face.

"Although, maybe you should wash off first," she giggled.

He smiled at her sardonic comment. "It really doesn't bother you that much, does it?" he asked.

"You could smell like boar and I would still love you," she said as she gently kissed him. Then the two of them left the private chambers to meet the high chancellor, hand in hand.

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The high chancellor was impatiently waiting in the throne room for Midna to show up. He could wait though. He knew that it was only a matter of minutes until he would be in a position of power that no one on the council had ever wielded.

"She won't choose," he thought wickedly to himself, "And then my son will become King, appointed by the council as this silly princess's suitor." It had taken a long time in planning to get all the cards stacked right. He wasn't going to let this possible opportunity get away.

Tirana came through the doors to greet the High Chancellor.

"Well," he asked smugly, "Is the Princess coming?"

"She'll be on her way shortly," Tirana replied.

"Good. I want to get this over with…"

"I think you're going to be a little surprised," said Tirana, amused.

The high chancellor looked at her, perplexed, but quickly shrugged it off. What was some little fourteen year old girl's comment to him anyway?

Just then, Midna walked into the room. He was about to get right down to business when he noticed someone else was with her. A young man, garbed in all green with long blond hair was right behind her. He was shocked.

"How did someone from the world of light get to the twilight?" he thought to himself.

He then saw all his dreams come crashing down.

The young man and Midna were holding hands, clearly infatuated with each other. Anger seethed through him. He turned to speak to Midna, but she was already addressing him.

"What is it, High Chancellor? I hope you can make this quick. After all, it's very obvious that I've come to a decision on your proposal. Eee hee hee!"

He scowled. She hardly ever laughed like that anymore. And every time she did it meant bad news for him.

"Princess," he stated, "If you think this council will let you just marry a light dweller, than you're mistaken!"

"The only mistake I made was giving you high chancellor!" she exclaimed, her face serious, "You've been carefully positioning yourself so your son could become King and you could abuse your power."

'The audacity of such a claim is outrageous!" he shot back, knowing she was telling the truth, but had no idea how she knew.

Midna looked at Tirana, and she brought her some sort of piece of paper.

"Oh really?" she questioned, a smug look on her face, "Then explain this paper that your son wrote, detailing your plan and how you meant to do it."

He wildly snatched the paper held in her hands, and looked at it hard. "That idiot…" he thought in rage.

"Go ahead and rip it," Midna said, flashing her teeth, "We've got plenty of copies."

The high chancellor knew he had been beaten. He saw the guards coming at Midna's command to escort him from the palace, and he sulked away.

"Do not think this is over, Princess…"

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Link looked in awe at what had just happened. Never before had he seen someone's fortunes go down the drain that fast. Midna looked at his shocked expression, and warmly smiled at him.

"Surprised?" she asked

"It… what… huh?" Link said incoherently.

Midna laughed, making Link smile again. He loved her radiant voice.

"Tirana said she found this note a few hours ago. It seemed that fate smiled upon me last night."

"That's not all you did last night, is it?" Tirana giggled.

"Tirana!" Midna shouted, a little angry, "be quiet and leave!"

Tirana left the room, still laughing inside over her comment.

Midna sighed, "I'm sorry Link, but I have to go now. Wait for me in my room, OK?"

"Why?" asked Link.

"I have to talk to the council over this matter," she said. Then she smiled and pressed her hand against Link's cheek. "I also have to tell them about us."

Link nodded with understanding. She pecked him on the lips, and then she left to go to the council chambers.

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Link went back the way he came, lost in the wonder of how he had gotten to be so lucky. He was in the small room that led to the private chamber when he heard a small voice.

"So, you and the Princess were an item?"

Link looked and saw Tirana, smiling at him with big blue eyes. The teenage twili seemed to have limitless energy.

"What do you think?" asked Link, starting to realize why Midna was so impatient with her.

"Well, I just figured that you were the hero based off of the Princess's description, so I let you in her room. Speaking of which, you didn't thank me for that yet…"

Link laughed. There was something about this girl that he liked. "I guess you have a point. Thanks for the help."

"By the way," Link asked, "Why are you around Midna so much?"

Tirana laughed. "I'm her personal attendant you moron."

"You?" Link questioned in disbelief, "You're only a teenager."

"Looks can be deceptive," she said seriously, "I may act like an immature teenager sometimes, but when I need to I can be of great help."

Link was silenced. He did see how well the girl could come in handy first hand today, by finding that note.

"I'm sorry," Link said sincerely. He then decided to go into Midna's private chambers and wait for her like she asked him.

"Waiting for the Princess?" she called as he turned to leave. "She'll be a while. Tell me if you get lonely!"

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Link was waiting in Midna's room for a long time, taking time to clean himself up from his travels. He began to worry about what was happening with the council. His mind started wonder off into space, wondering how everything had all happened, and started to look back on his journey.

There was a question in the back of his mind that he always wanted to answer himself, but he was too afraid to do it. It was one of those questions that if you looked upon it too long, you might get start to wish you never thought of. Still, he had to ask himself.

"When did Midna and I fall in love?"

He scratched his head as he looked out the window of twilight. It wasn't a hard question, just one he never really thought of.

"Why did it just come so… easy for me?"

A slew of questions attacked his mind now, all ones which he didn't want to answer. The sound of a door opening and closing released him from his own psychological hold.

Midna was going over to the bed, her head down, her body emotionless. He couldn't see her facial expression, he grew concerned. He went over to her where she was, standing slightly in front of the bed. He managed to get closer to the bed so his back was turned to it, while Midna faced the front of the bed.

"What's wrong Midna?" he questioned.

Suddenly Midna's head popped up, revealing a mischievous smile. She practically tackled him, sending him sprawling on the bed as she landed on top of him. He looked at her, slightly bewildered. She laughed at his expression.

"The council has agreed to let us be married," she said, her eyes bright.

"Don't scare me like that!" Link exclaimed, "I thought something bad happened."

"That was the joke knucklehead."

Link opened his mouth for a retort, but slowly closed it. Secretly, she just answered all his questions he was asking himself before. Why he loved her, how he fell in love with her, when he fell in love with her.

"It's meant to be," he thought.

He smiled at her, a sudden spring of emotion coming from him. He sprang up and hugged her so tight that she sat up. She was now the surprised one, as she slowly wrapped her arms around him too.

"What's this for?" she asked quizzically.

"Cause I love you," he said.

She rested her head on his shoulder, loving how tight he was holding her.

"I'm sorry," she said quietly.

Link let go, looking deep into her amber eyes.

"For what?" he asked.

"For… for what happened in the mirror chamber," she said, small tears starting to forming in her eyes. "I… never realized how much I would miss you until you were gone. And I… I now know that I broke your heart when I broke the mirror. I'm sorry."

Link looked at her, her head bent down, looking away from him. Suddenly Link used his hand to prop her head up, and kissed her deeply.

She could feel his lips pressing against hers, with all the passion love could ever hold. Their tongues met again, except this time Link pulled away abruptly, leaving Midna wanting more.

"That," Link said, "is all that matters now. We're both together, and no one will make it otherwise. I'll always be here for you."

She could feel the guilt inside her dissolve at his words, and she felt a sudden impulse of her old personality returning to what it used to be. She flashed Link a devilish, but cute grin, exposing pointy teeth.

"Come here you," she said as she embraced him, slowly lowering him to his back.

"So how did you get back to the twilight realm?" she asked.

"I could tell you," Link said as he wrapped his arms around her, feeling her hands around his body, "But that would ruin the secret."

"Ooh, keeping things under lock and key are we?" she asked playfully, "I have ways of getting what I want."

Link could feel her arms continue to sink him lower and lower to the mattress until his back was finally on it.

"Oh really?" he said, "How?"

"Are you really that naïve?" she asked, a very cute and sly grin on her face.

It was then that Link noticed that her hands were not on his back, as they used to be. Even though he was lying down, he could feel small fingers pinching his…

"Oh… that."

"Eee hee hee!"

Epilogue

Link and Midna were married only one year later, and they both became the proud King and Queen of Twilight. The twili welcomed the first human, or "light dweller" King once they started to believe he was indeed the Hero the Queen claimed him to be. Much to everyone's surprise, Link and Midna were able to conceive and have children. Twins in fact. When they were first born, Link decided to name the twins Erandur and Link. When Midna asked why, he only told her it was the right thing to do.

Their love was one that would last forever, and continues to this day. Through the curtain of twilight and the void of time, they were finally united as one, forever wrapped in love's sweet embrace.

The End.

A/N: So that's it! I will let you guys know that even though I wrote an epilogue, I have a sequel to this planned. So keep your eyes peeled for that if you liked this Fan-Fic enough. Until next time, MasterSword50 signing off!