It's the chapter everyone, including me, has been waiting for! Midna finally realizes… well, read and find out!!!!

Midna threw herself on her bed again, and it wasn't long after that the door was pushed open violently.

"Okay, Midna, what's up," Link said, frustration written on his face.

Midna didn't even flinch. "One, it's personal, and two, we're at war with you. So get out before I call the guards to have you hanged."

Both Link and Midna were taken aback at what she said. Link became a sad sort of confused. "At war? What do you mean?"

"The Twili wanted a war, so I let them do it."

"But what about you?"

"That isn't any of your business!"

Link continued to stare at her, expecting an answer. Midna stared back, but lost the competition and looked at her bare feet.

Should I tell him? Midna wondered this for a while. Should she tell him the reason she ran, and was so cruel to him? Link didn't even do anything wrong, it was in Midna's head. She couldn't bring herself to say it, so she brought on her glare again and stared at him.

Link stared back. He had years of practice with fighting enemies, and he won, so Midna looked at her feet again.

Link won, and she would have to tell him. She sighed, and told him while still looking at her feet.

"I didn't want them to do it," Midna whispered, "but they kidnapped Zelda already, so what was I going to do?"

Link's eyes flew open. "They kidnapped Zelda?!"

Midna nodded.

"So now the Hylians want a fight."

"And the Twili. But… But I don't know who to side with…"

"What do you mean by that? You want to be with your people, right?"

Midna mumbled something, but Link didn't hear it. "What?" he asked.

"I want to be with you too…" Midna whispered, barely audible.

Midna continued to stare at the floor, and when she looked up, Link was… smiling.

Smiling.

Link never smiles. It made Midna's heart skip a beat, and she looked away to keep Link from seeing the heat rush into her cheeks.

Link sat down on Midna's bed. "Why did you walk away from me before? First you looked happy to see me, then you looked like I was Satan himself." (Um, sorry if that offends you. =D)

"You probably wouldn't remember."

"Remember what?"

Midna took a deep breath. If her life was ending soon, the first person she would tell her secret to would be Link. "When you were about to fight those stupid, disobedient, idiotic, annoying-"

"Uh, Midna?"

"Oh, right. When you were about to fight the Twili teenagers, you passed out. Remember that part?"

"Yes…?"

"Well, I found you while looking for them. Well, I found the teenagers circled around something. They had been transformed into shadow beasts."

Link still didn't get it, so Midna continued on. "I intervened, and used some spell to push them all away while I took you somewhere safe."

Link looked away, and Midna could see a curve of his cheeks where a smile was placed.

"Anyway, when I returned to the Twilight Realm, someone told me a little while later that… the teens were found…"

Link looked back at her, realizing that she was getting to the point. Midna didn't even need to say it- he pulled her into a tight hug and let her cry on his shoulder.

"I killed them, Link, I killed them all! If only they had listened to me, if only I had placed a more powerful seal over the entrance, if only…"

Link nodded into Midna's fire red hair, giving her words of sympathy. She felt Link's strong arms on her bare ones, and she wished time would freeze here forever, letting Midna let everything go and let her imagination wisp her away into a realm she had never been in before. In this realm, everything was right, perfect- beautiful. She had never felt like this before.

I have to be dreaming.

Midna used her free arm to pinch her leg- hard. She winced at the feeling of it, and Link looked at her.

"Uh, nothing," Midna said, already knowing what was going to be asked.

Link shrugged and hugged her again. "You okay?" he whispered.

"You think I would be okay? I killed people of my own kind, and you think I would be okay?" Midna had stopped crying, but she was getting mad. Link got this and didn't say anything, and let Midna free of his embrace. Midna stood up and walked to the window.

When Midna felt Link's arms let go of her, she missed it. She wanted to be back in the circle of his arms, just sitting there together. But she knew she couldn't. He was from a world in which the Twili weren't allowed to come in contact with. But the Twili wants their freedom, and they don't know what it's like being in the world of light. Look what happened to those stupid teens!

Midna stopped herself there- no need to get worked up again. The past is… the past.

She burst into tears then- after thinking what she had. How could she just say what's done is done? That was the next generation that was killed. Hopefully the current adults are still pretty young…

Link walked up behind her and put his arm across her shoulders. Midna stopped crying, and Link smiled.

"This isn't any time to be smiling! Wipe that grin off your face!" Midna yelled, and smacked him across his cheek. Link started laughing, which only made Midna madder.

"This is serious!" She screamed even louder, and Link stopped laughing abruptly.

"I know, I'm sorry. And you didn't mean it, Midna. You know that."

Midna lowered her voice to barely louder than a quiet whisper. "That doesn't matter."

"Yes, Midna, it does."

Midna felt something rush through her body every time Link said her name. Midna also felt joy that Link never speaks unless he's around her, or someone he knows really well, like Ilia or something.

"Shouldn't you be getting back? You know that if you're caught here you'd be tried for attempted murder."

Link looked confused. "Did I try to kill you? A new Twilight law or something?"

"No, but we are at war, remember?"

"Well, you don't want to be at war with us."

"…No, I don't."

"So come to Hyrule," Link whispered, his eyes pleading.

Midna had never seen him look like that before. He looked even sadder than when she was standing before the Mirror of Twilight, about to go back to the Twilight Realm for the first time in a long time.

"I can't, Link. That would be suicide. The Hylians hate us."

"I'm a Hylian, and I don't hate you."

"Yeah, but you're… different."

Link smiled. "Thank you."

Midna nodded, looking out the window. She could see the central circle, the Mirror of Twilight, and an endless stretch of Twilight. It was beautiful, and Midna wouldn't be able to leave it. Yet she could be able to see everything again. The glistening waters of Lake Hylia, the rocky Death Mountain, the peaceful forests of Ordon… it was all so tempting. And if she wasn't with Link, she would be dead when a soldier found her.

And she could lie to the Twili saying that she was going to fight…

No, that would be suicide also. And betrayal. She couldn't leave her people! Oh, why did she have to be the princess? A normal life sounded much better.

Then again, she never would have met Link.

And what if—

Suddenly she was turned around and two fingers were under her chin, and Link's mouth was pressed softly onto hers. (Yes, I know, so don't give me any reviews concerning MaxRide. =D)

Midna's natural instinct was to pull away immediately and smack him, but she restrained herself. It felt strangely… good. She couldn't put the words into her head.

Midna finally got it now- that Link loved her… and she loved him back. She put her arms around Link's neck, and so fast that Midna didn't see it, they were on the sofa. Well, Midna was.

Her mind drifted off into nothing, and when they pulled away she didn't understand the words Link was saying to her.

"Huh?"

"I said, should I leave?"

"No!" Midna replied too fast, and Link grinned. Midna blushed and looked away.

She still didn't understand enough to think about what had just happened, so she wandered downstairs, blissfully unaware of what was going on around her. She walked into the middle of two sides- light and dark. All of the Twili had their backs to the palace, defending it. The Hylians looked bloodthirsty and ready, and Midna walks into the middle.

Midna continued walking, then she tripped. Something whizzed over Midna's head, feeling it whip her hair around and yank it backwards.

Then a sickening shriek was heard, and it took Midna awhile to realize whose side it was on. One of the Twili had been hit in the middle of his eyes, and he dropped to the ground, dead.

All was silent for two solid moments. Midna turned around and saw that the person directly behind her had been shot. Someone was aiming for her, and her clumsiness had saved her life.

I guess the credit can still go to Link…Midna thought- completely unaware of what was going on.

Then the Twili rushed forward, knocking Midna down in front of a Hylian's feet. Midna was still in a daze, and she looked innocently back up at the soldier. He took out his spear and prepared to stab her with it.

Her mind finally snapped back to consciousness, and her eyes flew open. She was unable to move, and every nerve seemed to be acting up.

The soldier grunted, and leaned forward.

Midna softly shut her eyes and murmured her last words.

"Thank you… Link…"