Author's Note! I'm not hairist against blondes! Take no offense! It's just that Ilia's blonde and…

(Midna's POV) Midna stormed off when her feet touched the roof of Arbiter's Grounds. Clearly Link didn't want her in Hyrule, regardless of what he says. The moon was up by the time she touched land, and she stared at it for awhile.

It was beautiful. The perfect fullness and the light shining down on her against the black of night illuminated by the little glowing dots that were stars…

Maybe Link having a girlfriend wasn't too bad… Hyrule is so beautiful it would be hard to leave it…

No. Midna's mind was decided. And Link wouldn't be able to get here so fast this time unless Ilia had the ability to teleport. Last time she checked, all she had was the power to tick off somebody. Didn't Link once tell her that Ilia got p'od when Epona got a little injury in her leg that was perfectly fine? She's overreactive, overprotective, and overannoying. She should just shut that little mouth of hers up once in a while.

She walked up to the platform of the Mirror of Twilight and let it take her into the Twilight Realm.

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No one was there to greet her except the familiar black cloud of Twilight looming overhead.

Everyone's sleeping... I bet that Link is just all content sleeping with his little blondie that I could break in half if I flick her.

She walked up to central square, well, circle. Where Link had kissed her. That little back-stabbing son of a bitch.

She shook her head in disgust and tried to wipe the memory from her mind. Was it only yesterday?

She kept walking up to the main palace and stepped inside. Nothing sounded; no one came to meet her. Strange.

Midna looked around. The stairs led up to the second floor, which led to the balcony. The princess decided she would look out at her kingdom before bed. She just wanted a little peace and quiet to give herself time to think.

She stepped out, and found that this was where everyone was.

"Princess Midna! Thank goodness you've arrived!" one of the soldiers shouted.

"We want to pass a law that every Twili must be in his or her house by 9:00 pm, sharp! And Princess, we'd also like to- um, Princess Midna?" Midna already started to walk back inside before the soldier finished his sentence.

She walked up the steps to her bedroom and sat down on her bed. It promised warmth and comfort, and she could really use that now. Without changing, she hid under the covers and cried.

(Link's POV) "Why, Link? Why do you have to go?" Ilia asked him.

"It feels like that's not supposed to be here," Link muttered. He called Epona and took off towards Faron Woods. Ilia stood watching him go, putting on her best pouting face just in case he turned to look back. But he didn't.

He followed the path then turned left at the place the guy gave him the lantern. When he kept going straight, it led out to Hyrule Field. He went east and went over the Great Bridge of Hylia until he found the bridge to the Gerudo's Desert. Making Epona go as fast as she could, Link raced down the bridge and went towards Arbiter's Grounds.

He saw a bright light shining out from the roof of the temple. He was too late. But as he listened harder, no shattering was heard. Midna hated him, yet she didn't break the mirror?

Link slowly came to his senses. Midna would hate him and since she had rule over all of the Twilight, she could make her soldiers rip and tear him to bits and pieces.

Link's eyes narrowed as he realized this. Midna- that traitor! They were best friends, then Midna had to storm off after a simple kiss with his friend that he's known longer than her! He petted Epona in apology and they trotted away.

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Link reached Ordon Village by around 10:30 at night. He decided to sleep in one of his hammocks. The other one was set up nicely for Midna, but he threw the pillows off of it and let them sit on the dusty floor. He lay down on his woven hammock and rested his hand on his hand-made pillow. Midna was probably sleeping with a plush pillow and silk sheets, enjoying being back where she belonged. Well, Link enjoyed being back in Ordon, being the ranch-hand, and teaching the children how not to handle a sword.

"You mean to say that part right there is sharp?" "Kids these days…" Link murmured. "Well, Beth, it has to be! How else is Link going to slay those monsters?"

Well, it depends which monsters. Some need to be eradicated all at once, which is impossible without someone that can make a force field appear out of her hair.

Link turned over onto his side and shut his eyes. He knew he wasn't going to sleep a wink, but he tried anyway. He tried dreaming about his victory over Ganondorf, but Midna was in it. His journey to gather the fused shadows and mirror shards was out, and what happened today was way out. So anything he thought about had to deal with Midna.

Then he thought about the good ole' days when none of this had happened yet. He hadn't turned into a wolf, Ilia and Colin never had been kidnapped, the Twilight never devoured Hyrule. Link was wearing clothes sewn together by random pieces of fabric, and he always made sure he caught the goats that got loose.

He moved to thinking about the kids. They loved him like an older brother, and they always believed in him.

"Link is coming to save us all!" Link smiled at the memory in Kakariko. Colin had believed in him from the very beginning. He smiled again and drifted off to sleep.

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(Midna's POV) Midna awoke the next day to find that soldiers were crowding around her, watching.

"May I help you?" the princess asked, irritated.

"You came back!" they yelled. Apparently they hadn't been at last nights meeting.

"Of course I did. I said I would. What, you thought I lied?"

"Oh no, Princess, we just thought-"

"That's great. Now please leave so I may change."

The soldiers exchanged looks and left Midna's quarters. They were stunned to silence that the kind princess would snap at them like that, but they guessed it was just hormones.

Midna groaned loudly when they were gone. Another day of staring down people until they left her alone. Ah, the joys of being a princess of darkness.

She threw on some random top and floor length skirt- she had nothing else. They were all black, so it didn't really matter. She walked out to her throne room to find several merchants awaiting her. They bowed when she entered.

"Stand up," Midna commanded. The merchants immediately stood up straight.

"Alright, let 'er rip."

The merchants gave her confused looks. Princesses were supposed to have manners and speak in a formal tone, right?

"Pardon?" one of the sales people asked.

"What do you want?" Midna asked, really getting fired up.

"Umm… permission to sell food at central circle?" the fruits guy asked.

"Knock yourself out. Next!" Midna yelled. This continued for the next 45 minutes, and Midna dismissed them all when it was over. Murmurs went throughout the room when they were leaving, but Midna couldn't care quite enough to be interested in what they were saying.

Then a group of teenagers entered the room. There were about twenty of them, and they all looked guilty.

"Why are you here?" Midna barked at them.

They cringed and no one spoke up.

"Well?!"

"Princess Midna, they are in your royal presence because they are charged with illegal drinking of alcohol. They took part in encouraging the fight that included the death of a beloved soldier, Zeph."

Midna felt a pang hit her heart at his name. Her voice softened and she spoke more formally.

"Why did you do this deed?" she asked the teenagers. No answer. "If you do not respond, I will assume you all guilty. I do not wish to do that to you, so answer!" Midna was forgetting to be kind to them, but she was starting to give up the whole charade.

"To have fun…" one of them murmured quietly.

"Why can't you have fun on your own without the aid of alcohol?" Midna asked. She was getting annoyed again.

There wasn't any response.

"Okay then. Send them all to pris-"

"Wait!" one of the teenagers called. Everyone turned to look at him.

"I cannot speak for everybody," the teenager began, "but I did it because I felt like a disgrace to my family name."

Midna looked at him curiously, so the boy continued.

"I am the son of Zeph."

To that, the princess had no answer. She felt her jaw fall open slightly. Zeph never told her he had a son! He never told her he was married either.

But there was, of course, the possibility that the child was bluffing, but when she looked at the boy, his face did resemble his father's.

"What do you want to do?" the soldier who guided the group in asked the princess.

Midna hesitated, but then she made up her mind. "Send them home."

"But-" the soldier began.

"Not a word. Let them go home. But if they have any sense at all, they won't drink again. Or appear in my throne room for a negative cause."

They murmured their thank you's and hung their heads as they left. The soldier shrugged and followed them out. Midna sighed and slouched in her chair. She stared at her hand resting on the arm rest. It didn't interest her; she just was wondering why she was the princess. She wanted to have a chance at a normal life, like Link before he knew he was the legendary hero.

Link…

She clenched her hands into fists, digging her nails into her flesh. How could she have believed the lie that Link loved her? Wasn't it he who cheated?!

Okay, now that was a stupid thought. She didn't know that Link loved her, and he could kiss whatever bitch he wanted to.

Midna would forever dislike blondes.

Link's kind of blonde…

More reason to hate him!

Midna got up and wiped the blood off her hands from her nails. She walked outside to the front of the palace and sat down on one of the benches that weren't here when she left for Hyrule. It was still morning, maybe around eleven. She leaned back and hit something hard, steel. The benches weren't made of steel.

"This bench you are seated on is a symbol for the brave soldier, Zeph, who gave his life in an attempt to save two teenager's lives. He will be missed and will always be loved."

That almost made tears come to her eyes. His name kept popping up, which made Midna feel horrible. It was only yesterday that he was alive. How could it have been that short? It felt like forever for the princess of twilight. It felt like weeks since talking with him. Zeph dying, Link and Ilia kissing, Midna vowing never to return.

"I'm going to visit, and I'm going to visit often." Was it her heart or her mind telling her that? Whatever one, it was using her own words against her. So she would go back, just wouldn't be seen by Link or Zelda. Her mind was set, yet she didn't know whether she was happy, excited, or dreading it.

(Link's POV) Ilia was outside his house when he woke up. He looked out the window to see her standing there, her hands on her hips.

"Link!" she called when she saw him.

Link went back inside- away from the window. "Excuuuuuuse me?!" Ilia's voice echoed through his house.

"Link! Come back! Can we at least talk?" Link groaned loud enough for Ilia to hear.

"Come on, Link! It's about yesterday! And not about the kiss, about the black squares!

"WHAT?!" came a boys voice from outside. Link cringed- it was Talo. Great. Just the thing he wanted. Being teased about it. He looked at the door of his house from his second floor that Ilia was about to barge through. He looked at the Triforce on his hand resembling his courage. He looked at everything, just wondering why he was here. He should be in the Twilight Realm, trying to explain what happened.

A loud crack erupted throughout the area. Link jumped down to the first floor, not bothering with the ladders. Ilia rushed inside.

"What was that?" she panted, out of breath.

"Sounded like gunshot, but I'm going to check it out," Link responded.

Ilia put a hand on Link's arm. "You'll get hurt!"

Link kept walking, and Ilia let go. Link flung open the door, and Ilia walked up to it. On the rebound, it smacked into Ilia's nose and there was a blood spot where it hit her.