Hiya! Did you have a nice Christmas? I had one, but it prevented me to write Child of the Golden Twilight further! I wanted to update four days ago, but I couldn´t because Jesus choose to be born on December 24! Or was that God? Anyway! It´s not my fault!

… Really. Okay, maybe I obsessed on Assassin's Creed Revelations and because it had been so awesome I had to replay the other games, too!

But apart from that it was all because of the divine! Whoa…? No one will believe me? Dang!

Disclaimer: Even if this fan fiction is officially more than one year old, I still do not own Legend of Zelda.

Now it's chapter 13! Fun at Lake TwiHYLIA!

To be honest, Link had imagined his stay at Lake Hylia, yeah… a little bit more packed with action and excitement. Quite understandable as he kind of rushed there and he did not waste a precious second, except for that little break in the afternoon, when he met that weird post-girl or whoever she was. But then again he still was just a mere human or rather a semi-human-wolf with the Triforce of Courage, who saved Hyrule from demise, but who knew of this and would point out that a break was not needed to him? So one break was not unjustified.
Anyway, he got here really, really fast, because he did not want to miss Midna, but now he was at Lake Hylia, where she was supposed to appear according to Zelda, and nothing had happened so far. So his rather frustrated mood was understandable.

When Link had arrived he spend hours sitting on the small grassy island awaiting Midna's return eagerly just like a little boy would wait for a piece of Uli's world-famous pumpkin cake. He spent his time thinking what to say and what to do if she came:

Option one: kiss her passionately. He liked this one, it had been his first idea and it was simple.
Option two: cry manly tears and kiss her passionately. This one was more logical, but then again a little bit embarrassing.
Option three: hug her so tight and never let go so that she could never leave him again and kiss her passionately. He would love to do that, too. However, even Link wasn't strong enough to hold onto Midna for a life time and after their happy reunion he had some other things in mind what to do with her.
Option four: tell her how much he missed her while crying and hugging her. After that he could kiss her passionately. Not very creative, as option four was just option one, two and three combined.
Option five: maybe go for a swim with her. This was Lake Hylia one had to take advantage of this!

Of course there were more options and ideas Link had come up with in his long lasting brainstorming period, but these were far-fetched or not appropriate in a T-rated story.

However, when Link noticed that nothing out of the ordinary had happened so far, not counting Fyer, the old odd clown with the cannon, trying to shoot himself up to his business partner Falbi all by himself, but failing miserably to do so, Link took off his shirt and cloth belt he wore around his waist and his sandals, then he jumped into the warm water.

This would be a lot funnier with Midna! Perhaps we'll do option five after one of the first four. Swimming with Midna… Link nearly drowned because of the images of wet and half-naked Midna splashing water at him and giggling happily. He blushed. Yeah! I must not forget this option, it will betotally awesome!

Still with thoughts of a swimming Midna in his head he swam around in Lake Hylia, stopping once to ask a Zora who was guarding the Lakebed Temple if there had been any strange occurrences in the last days. Perhaps he had missed her or something like that, but the Zora shook his fishy head. "Except for Fyer's little stunt this morning there hasn't been anything out of the ordinary"

So Link didn't have to worry about having missed her. He swam another round and then he got back to his pile of clothes.

He looked around to see if anyone was watching him, but no one did so he got out of his wet shorts which he laid down on the grass to let the last rays of sunlight dry them. To not become cold himself, he reached for the leather pouch which had been safely tucked in his pile of clothes. In the pouch lay the gently glowing orange stone he could trigger the transformation with. Again making sure that he wasn't watched he reached out for it and felt his bone structure change and fur sprout all over his body.

Shaking his head to get the groggy feeling away that always accompanied a transformation; he sat down and stared at the horizon where the sun was crimsoning the sky and Earth around it.

Twilight. Link dully noted, but also felt strangely happy. He couldn't shake the feeling that right now something happened that would have a great impact on his life, however he couldn't place the feeling and mused about the Twilight Princess. Where are you Midna? You will come, right? Someday you will and if I have to, I'll wait years for you right here.

Suddenly having the animalistic urge to howl to the appearing moon, he did just that, hoping his thoughts and feelings would reach her, at this moment when their worlds were at its closest.

The light was dimming slightly in the Twilight Realm. The land and lake grew even darker, as the orange-red sky slowly turned into crimson. But while the light was dimming, Midna's smile grew brighter and brighter from second to second. Her sweaty, weak body rested on the bed. She was tired and needed to get some rest, but she couldn't take her eyes from the little bundle, which rested in her arms.

Said bundle consisted of a blue-greyish blanket and a squirmy little baby, who was wrapped in said blanket. The baby was napping at the moment with lips slightly parted and head leaning against Midna's chest. One could make out a cute button-nose, a little smile on the lips and some little orange-red ringlets. The skin had a little olive tone mixed into the slightly tan skin color, which reminded Midna of Link. The baby´s ears were pointed.

The baby weighed more than Midna had expected of such a cute little baby. But perhaps she only felt this way because she was feeling very weak. The baby fit perfectly into her arms and radiated warmth Midna had not felt for some time. Her heart was feeling like butter in the sunlight of Hyrule, melting due to the warming love Midna felt.

Nuvra was preparing some snacks for Midna and herself, since both of them had worked hard and were quite hungry. When she was finished she brought a tray filled with food to the bed, took a seat and began eating. "So, Midna. Have you thought of a name already?"

Midna averted her gaze away from her baby and looked over to Nuvra. "Not really. It needs to be perfect!" Then she took some food for herself. "Do you have any ideas?"

"You want a cute little name for her? What about Liya?" Nuvra asked and took another bite. "I like it or maybe Zakia?"

Midna shrugged her shoulders carefully to not disturb her little girl sleeping in her arms. "These are nice, but they are not really yeah-names for the little one. They don´t fit."

Nuvra nodded. "Maybe you should rest for now. The delivery has really taken its toll on you. I'll get the little one upstairs."

Midna shook her head, not wanting to part with her daughter, yet. "No. I want her to sleep with me, just this night. I want to spend as much time with her as I can in the next three days."

"Only three days, Midna?" Nuvra asked clearly shocked.

Midna nodded sadly. "It is for the best. I can't risk her well-being further."

"Okay. You know what is best." Nuvra whispered and drew the curtains. "Sleep tight!"

Midna nodded, while she could already feel her eyes dropping cradling her daughter gently. "I love you. Good night." she whispered softly into her daughter's ear and then gave in to her exhaustion and fell into blissful sleep.

Dawn of the first day
~ 72 hours remain ~

Midna awoke with a smile on her lips. She had not slept so well for months and the reason for that lay next to her. The still unnamed girl had unconsciously grabbed hold of some strand of Midna's vibrant orange hair. Gently Midna pried the hair from the tiny, chubby hands. She noticed that her hair was a tangled mess and her muscles arched. She could really use a warm bath, however she didn't want to leave her little sunshine alone. She looks so peaceful, just like Link when he sleeps. If she does get her sleeping habits from him, I won't have to worry about her waking up. Perhaps, if I hurry…

Then Midna stared into two sleepy ocean-blue eyes. Startled Midna's own eyes widen. They look so much like Link's… Just like sapphires. "Hey, there beautiful. You already awake?" Midna asked with a big smile on her face while planting a small kiss on the baby's forehead. The baby gave a content noise.

"I think I just thought of the perfect name for you." She whispered and stared into the sapphire-blue eyes. "It's Sephiria, because your eyes have such a beautiful shade of blue. They remind me so much of your daddy."

"Oh, Midna! What a beautiful name! It's perfect!" Nuvra squealed. Midna hadn't even noticed her, as she had only been paying attention to Sephiria.

"Nuvra! Don't scare me like that!" Midna laughed.

"So she is awake?" Nuvra asked and Midna nodded. Carefully Nuvra approached the bed. "Hello, Sephiria. Oh my gosh you are so cute! I'm auntie Nuvra and I was the first to see you, when you came out of Mommy. Isn't that great?"

Sephiria blinked at Nuvra's rant and then looked to Midna, who smiled brightly at Sephiria. The little girl made a sucking motion with her mouth. "Oh. You must be hungry." Nuvra noticed. "That's Mommy's job, Sephiria. Auntie Nuvra will go and make some breakfast for Mommy and Auntie Nuvra, okay?"

With that Nuvra vanished into the kitchen.

Midna shook her head at her behavior and then turned to Sephiria. "Shall we get going, then?" She asked, while rolling her shirt up and taking Sephiria into her arms. All these books, which she read for hours about pregnancy, finally were worth a while. Sephiria instinctively found out where to get the desired nutrients and began sucking.

At first it was a strange feeling to Midna. Is this how Link's friends, the goats, feel, when the Fado milks them? But it felt so right and it made her feel so warm inside. "I love you. Even when you are with Link, I will still love you." She whispered.

Dawn of the second Day
~ 48 hours remain ~

Yesterday had been a great day. Midna had bathed when Sephiria napped for three hours, but aside from that she had spent the whole day with her daughter. Sometimes Nuvra would join the party (it wasn't really a party, as it consisted of suckling, monologues with Sephiria, cuddling and napping, but it sure felt like party!). The three girls had their fun together.

But today Midna had to turn her hand to serious matters. She sat in Sephiria's nursery and in front of her lay an empty parchment, a feather and some black ink. Behind her Sephiria slept in her crib.

She had to write a letter to Link and send it together with Sephiria to Hyrule. This might be the last time she could tell him about her feelings, herself, her situation and of course about Sephiria.

However, she didn't know where to begin. There was so much on her mind, so much to write about but there were to words to express it. Midna had to turn her heart into this letter, a nearly impossible task, which had to be done. Grumbling to herself she dipped the feather into the ink and wrote the first words.

Dear Link,

I know you are probably confused, but let me

A cry halted her in her writing flow. Sephiria had awoken and was brawling. Quickly Midna stood up knocking the pot of ink over and approach the crib. "Shh, what is it, Sephiria. Mommy is here." She hushed and lifted Sephiria's into her arms. Instantly the cries softened, but Sephiria was still sobbing.

Then suddenly it dawned on Midna. The air was a little bit smelly. Okay, scratch that it was stinking abominably, how Midna hadn't noticed this was a mystery.

"Oh." Midna mumbled. Now she was in a predicament, she didn't really want to change Sephiria, but the sobbing broke her heart, so she gave in. "Okay. I'll do it."

First she lay Sephiria down onto the baby change unit in the corner of the room. Then she undid the cloth, which was the only thing that was separating her from the dump of doom. The smell only intensified, but Sephiria stopped crying noticing that someone was taking care of her. Quickly Midna got a cloth and cleaned Sephiria. When she was finished she burned the used diaper and the cloth with some magic and wiped the sweat from her forehead. The hardest part was over.

Then she grabbed expertly another cloth and folded it like she had learned and practiced with the help of the books and Nuvra. First put the baby onto the cloth, and then flip the bottom of the diaper over 180º. Pull up the cloth between the baby's legs and lastly knot the ends together. Finished!

"There you go, feeling better now?" Midna asked. Sephiria just yawned and Midna chuckled. "Hey I did all the work! And now you want to sleep?"

Sephiria just yawned again and blinked sleepily, looking at Midna. "Okay, okay. I'll tuck you in."

After bringing Sephiria to bed, Midna turned around and regarded the mess she made when standing up. Black ink was dipping onto the floor and had been splashed over the letter to Link.

Sighing Midna began cleaning the mess. "I'll need to start again. And I was just so creative!"

Dawn of the third day
~ 24 hours remain ~

Today was the day, Midna had dreadfully waited for. Today was the day Sephiria would meet her daddy, Link would learn of her feelings worries and love for him. Today was the day Midna knew that her baby and love will be safe.

However, today was also the day Midna had to sacrifice seeing her daughter grow up; she had to sacrifice her sunshine. She would lose her last link to Link.

Shaking her head to get rid of the gloomy thoughts she watched her sunshine stir in her sleep. Nuvra had already begun to set up for the ritual, leaving Midna some time with Sephiria. She could just sit there and watch Sephiria sleep. With that she would be content. She wanted to burn her image into her memory. But she feared it would someday vanish. First it would be the slightly curled red hair, then the cute nose, at last the sparkling eyes.

Midna couldn't bear the thought of losing her daughter, so she got up and took some paper and some pens. Then she began to draw her sunshine until Sephiria woke up demanding for food.

Smiling Midna took her out of the lovely cradle and gave Sephiria what she wanted.

"You are quite spoiled, you know that, Sephiria?" Midna giggled, but Sephiria didn´t stop drinking. "Always getting what you want. I guess it's appropriate for a Princess and a daughter of mine!"

When Sephiria was finished she burped contently. Midna smiled sadly and carried Sephiria downstairs. It was nearly evening and it was time for goodbye.

"Nuvra, is everything set up?" Midna asked quietly cradling Sephiria gently.

Nuvra just nodded suppressing tears. "Are you sure?"

Midna hesitated. Of course she wanted her baby. She wanted to keep her sunshine, she wanted to be there for Sephiria throughout her life, but the goddesses hadn't blessed her with a happy life, but with a life far away from her loved ones. It was the curse of the Twili; she just hoped that her curse hadn't been passed on to her daughter. She hoped she had received the blessings of the goddesses like her father had.

Midna wiped some tears away that were pooling in her eyes. "Yeah. I have made my mind up. I want her to be safe with Link and let her experience the beautiful lands beyond this lake. I want her to feel the sun and not live in this cursed realm."

"Okay." Nuvra whispered. By now tears were streaming down on her and Midna's faces.

"But I don't want to." Midna whispered falling down to her knees and caressing Sephiria's face. "I love you. Do never forget that mommy will always love you, understand?"

Sephiria noticed that something was wrong and began wailing. "Shh. Don't cry." Midna whispered wiping her own tears away. "There is no reason for you to cry. Mommy will love you; you will live with daddy and have a happy life free of the responsibilities being a princess. Okay? So don't cry!"

Sephiria's crying only intensified and so did Midna's. Nuvra sobbed at the heartbreaking scene, but took responsibility and whispered. "Midna, we need to start."

Midna nodded and wrapped Sephiria into a grey cloth with cyan markings and tucked the letter she wrote to letter between the cloths. Then she gave Sephiria a quick peck on the forehead. "I love you."

Taking a huge breath she chanted: "Göttinnen, erhört mein Flehen. Der Weg ist zerstört, nun in Scherben.
Aber unsere Welten sind zwei Seiten einer Münze und müssen vereint sein um eine Münze zu sein.
Daher stellt den Weg wieder her. "Then she added. „Please open the way for my daughter. "

The lake glowed with a strange light. Then it was as if something exploded inside. Wind picked up, water splashed everywhere and a bright light appeared. A voice seemingly out of nowhere could be heard. "We comply with your wishes, Twilight Princess."

Midna felt the bundle she held slipping away. Only reluctant she let go. "I love you."

When everything was over there was no trace of Sephiria and to Midna the world had become dull and dark again. "I love you, never forget that."

Soo there is it! I really wanted to update and I hope you will forgive the tearful good bye! I couldn´t help it. So yeah! Tell me what you think of it! I love your opinions! For me it was a little bit too quick in the end, but prolong the goodbye anymore so I thought. "Just do it and be done with it!"

Yeah! So now the real fun begins! Link welcome to the joys of being a single daddy of a little Midna twin or female Link twin or a mix of both. It won't be as easy as saving Hyrule from the wrath of a madman! MUHAHAHA!