Link groaned as the rain pelted him from above, leaving the mess atop his head stuck to his face. To his left, with her hand entangled with his, was Midna. He didn't dare look up. It was an unfortunate day for it to rain, especially during a burial. The words that Bo recited off the top of his head glided over Link's attention. He remembered those exact words, although hearing them only once, from when he attended his mother's burial.

All focus had shifted away from reality and nested deep inside Link's head, all until he felt pressure against his shoulder. Looking over, he noted a faint hand on his shoulder. Its opacity weak – his own arm was visible through the ghastly skin. His face lit up from the typical gray atmosphere floating around the newly dug grave. Turning, he only saw the skeleton he had met several times, only his one eye showing.

And then a light glowed greatly from his bones, enveloping them with the flesh that he had held the previous times they had met in the starry plains. Although still transparent in a way, the former hero stood behind him.

Midna glanced behind her; unable to see the fallen hero, but she could tell from the mesmerized glaze in Link's eyes that he stood before her partner. With a gentle grin, she pulled her hand from his shoulder, taking steps closer to Kile's grave, staring down at the half filled grave. Watching as the dirt was thrown in over the makeshift casket – watching as Link's last alive relative was shoved down into the dirt. And then she turned to look back at Link, who spoke softly – Kokau was there with him, without a doubt.

"I thought you said you couldn't come back?" Link questioned the man.

"As a mortal, I cannot," Kokau whispered, resting his other hand on the opposite shoulder. "But, I can still talk to you as I did before."

Nodding his head, Link's eyes began to direct themselves toward the ground, avoiding any contact with Kokau's. "So, why are you here then? I thought last night was our goodbye."

With a sigh, the older man's eyes followed the same path that the smaller's did. "It's my great-grandson's funeral; I'm at least going to help him enter where he needs to go, now that he's joined me."

Subtly, Link nodded his head, returning his gaze to Kokau's. "So what do I do now? I've got Midna back. I don't have Hyrule to save. What am I supposed to do? I don't know what I'm supposed to do know."

Faintly grinning, Kokau warmly grabbed Link's shoulders. "Well, you could always settle down, relax for a bit. You deserve it. Maybe start a family? That'd be nice. I'd probably convince the goddesses to let me come back in flesh and bone. To see the grandbabies."

Link's faced flashed a bright red as he awkwardly stared at the older. "I don't want to. I don't want to accidentally be like Kile. I don't want to ruin somebody else's life because I can't handle mine."

"But you have Midna with you."

"I still don't want to mess up though."

Pulling the smaller underneath his shoulder, Kokau forced Link to rest against his chest, feeling the younger exhale a heavy sigh. "You won't. You have me, and you have Midna. And Uli and Rusl, Zelda and Eric, Bo, Ilia. You've got plenty of support. You'll do fine."

"I'll only have you, Kokau." Link pulled away, obviously not in the affectionate mood. "Midna and I will have to go to the Twilight Realm."

"And so I will help you." He smiled, feeling his form begin to disintegrate.

Eyes widening, Link saw the shade's skin evaporate, slowly leaving him. "So, you're being called home?"

"I'm guiding your father to the heavens, actually. I must go." Kokau sparsely grinned, placing a hand on Link's face as the ethereal force of the goddesses pulled him away.

Resting his hand on top of the older's, Link chuckled. "Will I see you again?"

With full assurance, Kokau spoke loud and clear. "Most certainly. I'll see you when you're at home with Midna. Enjoy the few days break from me." And he faded away as his words did.

Link remained standing, staring up into the rain – reality pouring back down on him. With the realization, he returned to Midna's side, taking her hand in his. The princess glanced down at her smaller partner, first scanning the area. Once confirmed it was empty, she dragged Link over to a small, dry patch of grass. Seating themselves, on the dry patch of land, Midna laid across Link's lap and stared up at him.

"I presume you were talking to the Hero's Shade?" She asked, reaching her hands up to play his hair.

Nodding his head, he subtly hummed a yes while resting his hand on his wife's cheek.

As the silence consumed them, a small smirk formed on Midna's lips as she wrapped her arms around Link's waist. "So, are we going to do it tonight?"

Raising a brow at her, Link gave the princess a confused grin. "What do you mean? I thought we did it last night."

With a loud laugh, Midna's head slung back. "You kissed me a few times, thought we were going to do it, but then we just cuddled. So we going to do it tonight?"

"I thought we did it though. Is there more to what we did last night?" Link's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, mouth crumbling from its previous smile.

And with his words, Midna grew enthusiastic and cheerful, a wide grin on her lips. "Well, then I'll just have to show you, he he he. " Without a second word from Link, she sat up, and straddled herself on his waist. "Y'know, we could go home and I can show you what I'm talking about, if you would like. Or we can wait until later. Your choice."

Link's face flushed a heavy red as he began to hang his head back with each slight movement Midna made against him. "Is this.. is this how…"

Reaching her face forward, her lips met with his and as she pulled away, Midna whispered, "Yes, my dear. And of course, we'll have some of our own one day. Just not anytime soon, it's too soon."

With a grin, Link nodded. Removing herself from his lap, Midna stood and reached down to help the other up. Once on his feet, she wrapped her arm around his shoulders, while he wrapped his arm around her waist. Before crossing the bridge back into the Ordona providence, Midna bent down and collided lips with the shorter again.

"You don't understand how much I needed you," Link whispered, taking the woman into a tight hug. "If Zelda hadn't given me the opportunity to see you again, I probably would've ended up in that grave."

With a smirk, Midna entangled her hand with the shorter's before they began to cross the bridge. "Well, now you're mine. There's no leaving me now."

"Never again?"

"Never again."

A/N: Thank you for reading! It seems kinda sad that it's over. But I'm working on a sequel fic with kiddos (not sure how many times i've mentioned this heh). I hoped you enjoyed the story! Check back for more - midlink is my otp so expect a ton of it!