Hello ladies and gentlemen, I know your probably wondering why the first chapy was so short, not too worry because it is just the first two chapters that will be that short. I'm just trying to create a sense of character development between Link and Minda. So, the real story will pick up at chapter 3. Instead of it being only one page in word, it will become about 5-8 pages normally for each chapter. Thank you for the reviews, Ninjashiek and Star of Heart. Anyway, Hobey ho and on with the show.

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Chapter 2: Because…

Minda paced the corridors of the twilight castle overcome with a sense of anxiety and frustration. Ever since her return to the kingdom, the advisors had been constantly bickering with eachother over the affairs of the kingdom. Minda knew that it was necessary to have these meeting with the counsel, but it always took an extremely long time for the counsel to make a decision on an issue, and time had become a very precious resource to Minda. Do to the nature of Zant's sudden rebellion and the way he ruled; he only cared the for higher-society of the Twilight Realm. Most of the outlying villages and towns, for the most part, had to fend for themselves. They had become low on food and resources, and were constantly plagued by attacks from the beasts that inhabited the Twilight Realm. Ontop of the already daunting list of tasks that needed to be completed to begin the rebuilding and reforming of the Twilight Kingdom; Minda had to deal with the counsel's sexisms towards her.

"How could the counsel be so sexist and so rooted in their beliefs that a woman could not rule in times such as these." Minda said to herself. The royal counsel knew that they could afford to waste time, and yet they waste every precious second of it they get.

Minda sighed in despair and frustration, "If Link was here", She thought to herself, " he would probably force those arrogant, pompous, self-righteous bastards to do what I say, when I say it." She smiled at that thought. Unfortunately, whenever it came to Link, her heart filled up with regret and sadness, and longing so great that it would threaten to bring her to tears, unless she pushed it away quickly.

Minda sighed has she thought about all the times they had shared throughout their journey together. All of the trials that they had faced and overcome; even now, months later, she still would think that she would be waking up in her imp form, lying next to Link. Her body sheltered from the outside world by Link's protective yet gentle hold on her body.

Minda blushed at the thought of it and then sighed with sadness, longing to feel that just one more time.

She knew that Link most likely felt betrayed and shocked at what she had done; by shattering the mirror, which in retro-speck Minda thought, reflected her heart. She had destroyed the only way that they could ever see eachother. But, Minda knew it was for the best.

"Because, it was never meant to be…" Minda thought bitterly to herself, "Because he could never love a creature like me." A tear fell down her face and dropped onto the cold ground.

Minda sighed and recomposed herself physically and mentally. She looked over to the other side of the corridor and saw several counsel members entering the royal advisory meeting room.

Minda sighed, "Time to enter the dragon's den once more." She mentally braced herself for unavoidable arguments to come and walked and entered the meeting room.