Blank space was all I could see, as I drifted along in nothingness. The Mirror of Light had worked! I was on my way to the Light Realm! I could not contain my excitement for the life of me, as I drifted along aimlessly.

Soon, colors began to blend into focus, and a whole new world was appearing right in front of my eyes. I did a slow somersault, and I was back on my feet.

The clear blue sky told me I had reached my destination. I was now in the Light Realm. I whooped in celebration, and descended the stairs from the portal. The mirror here was exactly like the one in the Twilight realm. The blacksmith was right; a replica had built itself here in the Light as well.

I looked back at the portal, the designs glowing and turning in the black rock. I never wanted to return, not ever! I could never return to my world as an exile, furthermore I could not allow myself to be caught by Holimath!

Turning my back on the portal, I began to think of a way back to Ordon. I hoped the portals didn't close, for that was the quickest way I could think of. I looked up, and there, in the middle of the sky, was the portal, black with glowing blue designs on it, as if waiting to be used again.

There were no portals in the Twilight realm, seeing that Link and I had not opened any from Zant's rule. I had cursed that fact the entire time I was in the Twilight realm while on the run. Having portals here would make my adventure so much easier.

Smirking to myself, I began to twist and turn, my body dissolving again into tens of thousands of little black pixels. I drifted through blank space again, and found my way to the portal in the Faron Woods.

I laughed jubilantly, as my feet touched the earth, the grass tickling my toes. I was back; I could not get rid of the happiness within me that I felt within myself. It was as if I were floating on clouds.

I wasted no time, and began to find my way back towards Ordon, retracing my old footsteps from so long ago. Unfortunately, however, once I exited the cove, I found myself lost. I could not remember which way to turn now… The path did look familiar; however, I couldn't take my chances of losing my way. I looked left and right, and finally, spotted a man seated in front of a very shabby house. He had a large afro, and a bird was nesting in his hair. I remembered him! Link had once bought a lantern off of him! Making haste, I walked over towards him.

At the sound of my approaching footsteps, he looked up. His eyes practically popped out of his head as he surveyed me, and the man grinned as I approached him closer. Ugh, great, just what I needed, some man eyeing me like some sort of animal.

"Excuse me; do you know where Ordon is?" I asked. I felt discomfort as his eyes ran up and down my body. I was beginning to feel violated, which made me angry.

He looked up at me, and whistled, "what's a tall beauty like you doing out here all by your lonesome self?" He asked. He wiggled his eyebrows. I had to force myself not to gag; therefore, I just gave him a withering look. "Ouch, looks like that, you could kill!"

"Listen, I need to find Ordon, it's important," I said, through gritted teeth. He was getting on my nerves.

He stood up; his full height barely reached my waist. He spread his arms, and said, "Ordon's right here, babe. Wherever I am, there's Ordon." He grinned toothily, "never seen a beauty like you before… Where you from sugar? That skin is so… different. I like it."

I folded my arms, and glowered. It was obvious he wasn't going to help me. Suddenly, I had an idea.

I crouched down, and tickled his chin. My words dripped with honey as I began to flirt, "It must be hard out here all by yourself, selling lanterns… It must get very… tiring…" I purred.

He flushed a deep crimson, "yeah it does! It also gets lonely," he hinted hopefully.

I grinned, and put on my best sassy attitude. Placing my hands on my hips, I said, "Yeah, it looks really lonely… I know I would just DIE being out here all alone. How do you manage it? Gods, this place is awful, you need more company, I think."

That did it; I got him right where I wanted him.

He smiled, it looked as if someone had just hit him over the head with a hammer, "Yeah, company… ha-ha… But sometimes I get company from them Ordonians who venture down here, see. Especially the Ordonian guy, you know… with that blonde hair…"

I tilted his chin up towards me, "He doesn't sound quite as handsome as you…" I was playing this game way too good.

He grinned again stupidly, "Well, I can't argue with that… But I dunno, he's got so many ladies chasing after him…"

"Will you tell me where to find him? I want to see for myself, compare you and him. Of course, he probably doesn't have anything against you," I said seductively.

He blushed again, and pointed me to his left, "See down there? Go down left, and then go straight, then right, I think there's a… a big bridge you can cross to get there… It's pretty easy to spot." He said.

I smiled, making sure to make it as sweet as possible. He sighed as he surveyed me.

"Oh thank you, you've been so much help," I said. As I was turning away, he spoke up.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention… He's getting married tonight… But I hear he's not happy though… Or maybe I'm wrong." He shrugged.

It was as if ice was stealing through my chest.

"…Married?" I whispered.

He nodded, "yeah, to that farm girl, the mayor's daughter. I don't think he's very committed, he's been riding around Hyrule for so long; just today he came back… He stopped to talk to me; apparently he's all washed up over some girl he met in some other realm. I personally think he's crazy." He flexed his skinny little arms for me. I felt sick just watching him.

But if what he said was true… What other realm was there possibly? The chill in my chest thawed out, and was replaced a warm feeling. I had to be the other girl!

"When can I see you again, toots?" He asked.

I turned to him, and smiled sweetly, "oh, soon enough."

And with a swish of my cloak, I turned and ran towards Ordon. "'goodbye, hot stuff! See you later" He called, and then wolf-whistled at me. Ugh, thank gods I was ridded of him.

The path twisted and turned, and soon, I heard the gentle hiss of water from a spring. I picked up my pace.

I suddenly heard a sigh, and voices. I skidded to a stop. The last thing I needed was to be spotted. I looked around, and spotted a place where I could disguise myself, in the wild branches of the trees surrounding the spring. I climbed up, and hid myself in the trees. As I made my way closer, I could begin to pick up snatches of conversation… A man and woman's voice… I wondered who it was.

I peered over a branch, and my heart skipped a beat. There, sitting on the bank, looking as if he were an angel sent from above was Link. I yearned to call out, run into his arms, but what stopped me was seeing the girl on his side, her head on his shoulder. I felt a stab of jealousy. It should be me on his shoulder, not her flea-bitten self. The girl was wearing her normal clothes, but her hair was done up, and there was make-up on her face. I guessed she was prepared for the wedding that was going to take place in mere hours. Scowling, I looked at Link, and saw his hair was neatly combed, and he looked cleaner than I had ever seen him. He was also dressed in his Ordon clothes, but they were far more fancier then when I had first met him.

I watched, as she began to talk again.

"Oh Link, I'm so happy… You made me the happiest girl alive!" She sighed.

I resisted the strong urge to jump out of my hiding place and rip her hair out.

Link grunted. It gave me immense satisfaction to see he wasn't too committed to this topic.

She turned to face him, and then wrapped her arms around him, looking up into his face. "I can't wait to be the proud mother of your children!" She said, sighing again happily.

Again, Link grunted. I was giddy with glee that he wasn't showing all that much interest in her. I watched as she stood up, and faced him. I wondered what she had in mind now. She pulled him to his feet, and I watched her beadily. She looked up at him, and kissed him, wrapping her arms around him.

I couldn't help the growl that escaped from my throat. It should have been me in that position! They broke apart and looked around, Ilia slightly worried. I concealed myself more fully to avoid being detected. I mentally slapped myself for letting my emotions get the best of me.

"What was that?" She squeaked. I laughed silently to myself, what a pathetic little girl she was. Link shrugged, he didn't seem at all troubled by the sound. Ilia directed his face back to him, "Link, there's something I want to tell you." At this, she blushed. My eyes narrowed what could she possibly have to tell him?

"What is it, Ilia?" He enquired. He didn't know either.

She kissed him again, the jealousy burning inside me. When she broke apart from him, she twirled a finger on his chest, "Link… I… I want to be a mother."

Link froze. As did I, a numbness stealing over my body. I waited to see what Link's response would be.

He looked away, not answering for a moment. I did not dare make a sound, as I strained my ears to listen.

Finally, he said, "Ilia, won't that come later?"

She blushed darker, "No, I-I want it now."

I lost the ability to breathe. I looked at Link, he was still looking away when he answered, "no, not now, I…I'm not ready."

"Please Link, I want to be a mother, like Uli is such a fantastic mother, I want to be the mother, the bearer of your children!" She pressed.

"No, Ilia, at least not now," His voice was uncharacteristically firm.

Ilia snatched her arms away from him, and suddenly, she was screaming.

"WHAT HAVE I DONE TO YOU? ALL I'M ASKING FOR, IS FOR CHILDREN. I DON'T WANT TO BECOME TOO OLD TO BEAR KIDS, LINK!"

He took a step away from her, as if seeing her for the first time. "I said no." He said. He then turned his back on her.

She stood there, dumbstruck, then finally screamed again, "FINE, CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR THE COMMITMENT!" With that, she pushed him aside and stormed off, calling behind her, "We're still getting married!"

Sheesh, what a little brat, I thought.

I looked over at Link again, observing him. He remained still for a few moments, and then kicked at the sand in frustration. He then began pacing, and muttering to himself. I caught words like "run away" and "stupid commitment." He stopped pacing suddenly, and looked up into the sky. "What am I going to do?" He said out loud.

At this, I let a laugh escape my lips.

He froze.

Oops.

He began to look around frantically. After a few moments however, he deemed my laugh as his imagination, and sighing, he dragged himself towards his home. The sky was now a beautiful orange tinge, the wedding would surely be in a few hours. Carefully, I slid out of my hiding place, and tip-toed after Link, making sure not to make a sound.

He came to his home, and began to climb. I watched him from behind a tree, as he opened the door to his home and entered. Many sounds were coming from his home; I wondered what he was doing.

I stepped around the tree, and made my way up to the ladder. Slowly, I began climbing. It didn't seem that Link took any notice. My heart pounding heavily against my chest, I made it up to his home, and darted into a corner, concealing myself again. This was too funny, as I planned a way to surprise him. He seemed to be packing many things into his bag; rupees, clawshot, arrows, Dominion Rod… He slipped out of his clothes, putting on his customary hero's clothes. At this, I blushed and looked away, biting my lip to keep from laughing. He made his way over to his bed, and crouched down, removing his sword from underneath. This was my chance. I crept up to him, while he stood up again, and snaked my arms around him, whispering into his ear, "boo."

He yelped, and jumped, whipping around, his sword raised.

Putting on my best sass, I said, "Humph! Is this the kind of 'hello' I get from you? I did tell you I would see you later, didn't I?" I teased, "you great stupid beast."

He was shocked, and my pulse refused to slow down as I waited for him to speak. His eyes wide, he whispered, "Midna?"

I grinned, and I ran towards him, throwing my arms around him.

"Link, I missed you so much!" I cried my voice muffled as I buried my face into his neck.

He pried me off. Hurt, I looked into his eyes. Did he forgive me for breaking the mirror?

He was still shocked, as he continued to look at me.

"Link?" I asked uncertainly.

Great, what had I done now?

Suddenly, he surprised me by hugging me close, refusing to let go. "Midna, it really is you!" He exclaimed. Laughing, I hugged him back. We remained in this position for a while, until he pulled away and held me at arm's length, surveying me. And slowly, he closed the distance between our faces. I tilted my head up and our lips met light as a feather. Chills ran up and down my body as we kissed. We remained entwined for who knows how long, until we broke away, each surveying the other.

I rested my head on his shoulder, "how could you go off and get engaged?" I asked.

He wrapped his arms around me, and said, "I wasn't planning to in the end, it was a stupid mistake I did, lack of judgment… But you see that I'm running away from this, I thought if I couldn't have you, why try to replace you?"

My legs felt like jelly as I hugged him closer, "You have no idea how much I missed you…" I said.

He was silent for a bit, and then he said, "How could you leave me like that?"

The question I wanted to avoid… He brought it up. I looked into his eyes, pleading for forgiveness, "I thought… it was best if we forgot about each other… that it would be best to leave our feelings behind… Please forgive me, Link, it was a stupid mistake."

He studied me for a moment, and then suddenly grinned, "This is a side I've never seen of you before! What is it you're showing me, guilt? Are you actually taking the blame for something that I didn't do?"

I laughed, and ran my fingers through his hair, "I guess you've rubbed off on me…" I said.

I threw my arms around him, and kissed him with all my might; trying to put a lot of unsaid things into it.

He responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted me off my feet, perhaps he understood.

I pulled his hat off, to run my hands through his hair more freely. We were as one, six months passing, we were reunited, and I never planned to leave his side again. He unhooked my cloak, and we fell onto his bed, never breaking our contact.

"Link?" A voice suddenly called from below.

We froze, as we heard somebody climbing the ladder. In a moment, they would lay eyes upon us! I looked at him, the fear evident in my eyes. I couldn't lose him again. He obviously felt the same way, for he hissed at me, "hide!"

I dove under the bed, and not a moment too soon, the door banged open, and in walked Ilia.

Link sat on the bed, shielding me from her view with his legs.

I peered up, and saw with difficulty, that she was watching him with narrowed eyes. "Who was here, Link?" She asked.

"No-nobody, Ilia, just… just me and myself."

I clapped a hand over my face; he was never good at lying!

She toured his home, stopping here and there, "I know someone was here, Link, I heard voices…" She walked over to the chair, and with a jolt, I realized my cloak was there. She grabbed it and held it up, "what is this?" She hissed.

I could practically hear Link's mind whirring as he formatted a lie.

"It's…for…the…wedding?" He said weakly.

Oh gods.

She made her way over to him, "what use does it have, Link?"

"…A tablecloth?"

I groaned inwardly, his lies were getting worse and worse.

"It's too small to be a tablecloth," she snapped.

"Oh, right! It's for you, a wedding gift!"

Ilia stayed still for a moment, and I waited with bated breath. Suddenly, to my surprise, she exclaimed, "Oh Link, really? It's beautiful, the intricate designs, the luminous material… Thank you!" I saw her slip it onto herself. I was furious. She was wearing my cloak! She then walked over and things were silent for a moment, and I realized she kissed him. Without thinking, I scrambled out of my hiding place.

She shrieked when she saw me, and ducked behind Link. He was looking anywhere but at her, and my eyes were only for her.

"Give me my cloak," I hissed dangerously. Without waiting for her to hand it over, I ripped it off of her.

"Link, help me! Save me from this mad-woman!" She squeaked.

He didn't respond. He sighed, and said, "Ilia, we're not getting married."

I was as if time itself froze for a moment there as she stared at him. She looked back at me, and then at him, then at me again, finally piecing together the puzzle, she got up with surprising agility, and slapped Link across the face. She then left, sobbing, and slammed the door behind her. I listened to her sobs die away as she ran towards the village.

Link hid his face in his hands, "what have I done?"

I snorted and said, "Who cares? You don't mean to tell me you were actually planning on marrying her?"

He shook his head, "no, I was actually planning on running away."

"Courageous," I said sarcastically, "running away from something as simple as a wedding. Oh Mr. Hero can face terrifying monsters, but oh no, he can't face a silly little girl and just say 'no'"

He got up, and entwined his hands in mine. "I missed that sarcasm, oddly enough," he said.

I grinned, "I know you did,"

He became serious again. Pulling on his hat again, he said, "We have to leave, before the village finds out."

I peered out the window, there was an ominous glow in the distance, and soon, torches became visible, supported by many angry villagers. "I think we're a little late for that," I said shakily.

He grabbed my waist, and directed me towards the door, "we'll take Epona and get out of here before they can do anything! There's no way I'm losing you again." His eyes were fierce, and I saw a shadow of a wolf behind them.

I shook my head, "No, we'll teleport… To the Twilight Realm, I need your help there."

He studied me for a moment, not saying anything.

He then hugged me close, "wherever you go, I go with you,"

I kissed him again, and grabbing him by the hand, we twisted and turned, our bodies dissolving into many pixels, our destination to the mirror chamber in Gerudo Desert.