AUTHORS NOTE

Okay, first of all, gotta apologize to anyone who actually cared to read this back when I started writing it. Not that it was much to read, I was a horrid writer. XD My writing has gotten better since than, or at least I hope it has. This is going to be Dark/Link without a doubt, but don't expect anything to heavy from me.

I didn't really have a reason for not posting this sooner. I just didn't have the right inspiration I guess. Well, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Zelda or any of its characters. However the idea for this fanfiction is all mine.

END NOTE

Nothing Ever Changes ch. 3

Bar Fight

Dark growled pushing his stallion to ride faster, the rain and the wind slapping against his skin angrily. It was dark it was raining, and Link had left him alone in these vast fields with the damn accursed snake. He wasn't a happy shadow. And what excuse did his lighter twin have for abandoning him anyway? All he had done was start a friendly staring contest with that damned snake!

He couldn't have been at it for more than an hour or two. He hissed as Thorin's hooves splashed through a puddle, sending mud spraying against his already soaked body. As soon as he reached Castle Town, his brother was a dead man.

Link pounded his head against the table with the vague hope that it would help get rid of his throbbing headache. He was sitting at a table in the back of Telma's bar, trying to make himself as small as possible.

"Come on mutt, get up and live a little!"

he peered up through his bangs at Midna who was standing over his table with a large grin, Grimacing, he turned away from the grinning Nymph to focus on something more important, his beer. "I hate crowds." He growled, relishing in the bold burn of the alcohol as it slid down his throat.

With a haunting bell like giggle Midna tossed her arm over his shoulder in a companionable fashion. "Oh come on pup, it's a party, have some fun!"

Link glared at her, only to earn another giggle in return, "We are very much late for our audience with her highness." He said cooly garnering a raised eyebrow from the Twili.

"You know hero," the imp drawled, flipping her long red locks over her shoulder, "you saved all of Hyrule and her whiny little butt; I don't think she'll mind waiting a few hours for you to become properly plastered. Besides," she held up her hand to forestall his protests, "we still need to wait for that dear twin of yours."

Link's mouth opened and then slowly slid closed. Midna was right after all; the entire point of this meeting other than to form a peace treaty between the Hylians and the Twili was to introduce Zelda to his darker half. There wouldn't be much point in going to meet her without Dark. Besides, Dark didn't have any way to get into the castle without him, which would undoubtedly piss him off. Link really didn't want to have t deal with a pissed of Dark. With a sigh, Link took another long swig of his drink, nothing to strong but just hard enough to make this day a little more bearable.

Midna giggled again, ghosting across the floor to her crowd of admiring fans, coaxing a boy a little younger than Link into starting a lighthearted tune on his mandolin. Link watched her and sighed at the ease in which she became a part of the crowd. She was at home in the spotlight and that was something Link truly envied about her.

The sudden crack of the tavern's door slamming against the wall broke him out of his thoughts, and his attention was caught by the wet, dark haired man glaring at the bar's occupants from the doorway.

"Dark." He muttered out in surprise, and his enraged twin's eyes suddenly snapped in his direction, narrowing on his lighter half.

"You." He hissed quietly, his voice carrying across the near quiet room. "You left me in the rain!"

Link blinked at his slowly advancing twin, confused. "It's raining?"

Growling Dark grabbed Link's collar and shook him. "It is now!"

"Hey pup, who's your friend?"

Both twins looked up at the impish tone and giggle of Midna's voice and while Link only sighed at the adoring soldiers at her back, Dark's jaw dropped. "Who in the goddess's name are you?" He gasped, his anger lying forgotten in the face of Midna's overwhelming presence.

Frowning Link shoved his stunned twin into a chair earning another haunting giggle from Midna who sat gracefully in her own previously vacated seat. "Dark, this is...DARK!" Link snapped smacking his shadow's arm. Dark blinked, looking over at him and letting out an eloquent 'huh?' With a sigh Link dropped his face in one hand reaching for his drink with the other. "Dark this is Midna, Midna this is my imbecile of a twin." He took a long gulp of his beer. "Don't kill each other."

Midna tittered evilly, reaching an elegant hand across the table and lacing her fingers tightly in his shirt collar. "Why wolfy," she cooed dragging him closer and running a finger lightly down the bridge of his nose, "why on earth would we do something as silly as that?"

Dark blinked and then looked between them, slowly but surely, an angry seething look crawled across his face. "Hey," He growled, "What do you think you're doing to my brother?"

Link sighed gripping Midna's wrist, and thus it began.

Midna's dark eyes slid lazily over Dark's before turning back to Link. With a smirk at the hero's despondent expression she gripped his chin, rubbing her thumb teasingly across his lips. "Whatever do you mean?" She asked in a light tone. "I'm not doing anything he isn't used to, isn't that right Link?"

Link whimpered tugging on her wrists and turning his head in an attempt to avoid the conversation and jealous stares many of the bars other occupants were throwing his way. "Please leave me out of this." he pleaded, pursing his lips at Midna's giggle.

Dark growled leaning over and grabbing the wrist of Midna's hand. He then tugged hard, forcing the still smirking woman to release his brother and then dragged her closer across the table. Midna just giggled in that haunting way of hers, allowing her body to move smoothly toward the dark haired male. "Leave my brother alone." Dark hissed to her so quietly that if not for having born witness to this conversation more times then he could count on both hands and feet, Link would have had no clue what he'd said.

Link sighed standing from his chair. Dark was always insufferably protective when it came to his admirers and their lack of respect for his feelings, not to mention personal space. Link himself had been forced to break up more than one fight caused by Dark's valiant efforts at 'defending his honor.'

"And by the way things are going," he mused scanning the angry faces of Midna's own admirers, "It shall probably become another one of those situations."

Just as he was about to reach over and force his impulsive twin to release Midna, the imp held out her hand in a ceasing motion. She grinned at him and gestured for him to sit back down, and with a puzzled frown, he did so.

"So Mr. Alpha Wolf," she purred cupping Dark's chin in the palm of her hand, "just what exactly do you think I'm planning to do to your pack mate over there?"

Link groaned dropping his face into his hands. Fayore damn Midna and her excessive use of wolf innuendo.

Dark's eyebrows furrowed and his glare darkened. "The same as all the rest of course." he hissed. "You want the honor of having the Hero of Hyrule on your arm, he's nothing more than a trophy to you people."

Midna smirked but there was a touch of understanding hiding behind the mocking confidence in her eyes. "Well than pup, I think we should be introduced properly." The hand on Dark's chin suddenly yanked him forward and his eyes widened a fraction of an inch as he found their faces mere centimeters apart. "Humble yourself shadow," she tittered quietly, "you're sitting before the Queen of the Twilight Realm."

Dark blinked, then his jaw dropped and his hand fell away from Midna's wrist. "You're THAT Midna?" He gaped at the smirking redhead. "The one who helped Link save Hyrule?"

Midna's grin turned positively wicked as she reclined regally in her chair. "The one and only Alpha."

Dark gaped for a few more seconds before turning to Link and leveling him with an accusing stare. "Why didn't you tell me this was THAT Midna?" he demanded.

Link sighed again, one crisis averted and another one rearing its head. Only problem was that Link didn't really feel like dealing with this one anymore than the last one. Not like he had a choice."I did tell you," He explained to his twin reaching for his glass and taking a long drink, "several times in fact. It is not my fault if you choose to ignore me in favor of staring down lizards.

"That snake was evil I tell you!" Dark defended, shaking his fist with conviction as he turned to Midna to recount the tail of how he oh so bravely defeated the horrendous beast. Link simply rolled his eyes, wandering over to the counter to order another drink. It was going to be a long night.

AUTHORS NOTE

I know, not very good. Im already working on the next chapter though so I hope people actually care to read this.

May OUT! -salutes-