Chapter III: Talks
Midna was the first to break the embrace; as much as she wanted to remain in his arms she knew that someone had to break the ice and start asking questions. She took Link's hand and led him onto the soft bed. They both sat down, looking somewhat away from each other. Midna fiddled with Link's fingers as she nervously spoke "I missed you."
Link looked up at her, his sapphire eyes soft and caring. "I missed you too."
Midna spoke again, but this time with a little more confidence. "So…how did you get here?"
Link looked away from her curious gaze and said softly with a chuckle "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
Midna was slightly miffed at Link's reluctance to tell her about how he got here. Then again she thought, how can I blame him when I would be just as reluctant in the same situation? She decided to try to get Link to talk, and said to him "Try me, hero"
Link sighed and said "I guess I don't have a choice do I?" and related the events that happened, leaving out his sorrow.
When he finished, she had a frown on her face as she put her hand on her forehead, indicating some form of a headache. "This doesn't bode well at all. Portals don't just appear out of thin air; they have to be created by someone. If someone is creating portals to the Light Realm, it could spell disaster for both Hyrule and the Twilight Realm."
Link watched her, worry fresh on her face. Gently he placed a hand on her shoulder, a common gesture of comfort he often showed her in times of stress during their adventure. Silently he was telling her that everything was going to be ok. She smiled rested her head on his shoulder, a gesture of her own which said thank you. Though reluctant to break the silence, Link softly said "Can I ask you something?"
Midna nodded. Link cleared his throat and forced out "Why did you break the mirror?"
Midna sighed; she knew that question would be on his mind and it was one she was hoping to avoid. But she also knew that it was a question that Link deserved to have answered, and that it was better to get it over with now than to stall until it became something much bigger than it was. She took a breath, and spoke. "I wanted to protect both realms from another incident like what happened with Zant." She was silent for a moment, reflecting on both the far past and the recent past. "It seems it wasn't enough, considering how you got here…" Link looked at her curiously. Not wanting Link to get the wrong idea, she quickly said "Not that I'm mad you're here, it's just that if you managed to get here, then what else could get here as well?"
Link understood her well; if an evil entity could access the Light and Twilight Realms freely, then it would spell certain doom for both realms. A question appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but ask it. "If you were 110% sure that something like Zant's reign would never happen again, would you still have broken the mirror?"
Midna thought about it for a good deal of time, then replied "No… I wouldn't have. Breaking the mirror was the hardest thing I had to do." She then gave him a coy smile and said playfully "Besides, now I know that mirror or no mirror, all paths now go straight to you!"
She then wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into him. Softly she said playfully "I love you."
Link smiled; although she had said it in a playful tone, Midna had meant what she said, and the tone was simply a way for her not to feel embarrassed by it. Link rested one hand on her back and said "I love you too."
After a couple minutes of contentment, Midna began to open her mouth to say something, but thought better of it. She had begun to worry more about the appearing portal, afraid of the evil it might bring. She then thought to herself but I can worry all I want about it tomorrow. I should spend the rest of the night with Link. So she did, and she felt Link's strong arms wrapping around her, and she closed her eyes and smiled. She then returned the gesture by turning around and gently pushing him down onto the mattress. He grinned and closed his eyes as she laid a series of kisses on his face. Fatigue getting the best of both of them, Midna wrapped her own arms around him and they both succumbed to sleep.