Luminescence

Trouble With Women

One of the larger Twili escorted him (that means carried him in a very un-masculine fashion), back to Midna's room, where he made himself at home to wait. He wasn't entirely sure how the star would be able to know when Midna came let alone where he'd be in the castle without being next to him, but he had guessed it had something to do with those strange, white eyes of his.

He didn't have long to wait. Before he knew it, the emerald lines traced out the door and Midna stepped through, cape billowing, and orange eyes bright.

"So," she said. "Have you had enough time to think?"

Link looked to the side, trying to ignore the sudden squirming in his gut. He suddenly remembered how she had pushed him down and kissed him on her bed.

"Yes."

"Ah, I presume you see reason then?"

He paused. How was he suppose to not lie to her? It wasn't that he entirely sucked a lying. Midna just read him like a book.

"There's still one last thing I'd like to do before I...before I agree to work with you." he said carefully, and as precaution he added, quite truthfully, "Because you are right. I...I have often dreamt of the same thing. Of the worlds combined. Of being with you."

Din, it made him feel weird to say that.

Midna was smiling, pleased.

"What is it?"

"I'd...I'd like to see Luna. Just one last time. I want to know why she thought coming down to me would change the way I feel."

Again, another mix of truth. At the same time, a small part of him twanged at the last statement to wonder if Luna had already changed the way he felt. He was, after all, going out of his way to save her. If she hadn't been there, and it had just been him and Midna...but even that made him feel strange and uncomfortable. To distract himself from this, he took to watching Midna's expression. She seemed a bit less happy at this.

"Why do you care?"

"Because I feel responsible, okay? I'm not an ass, and she did come down for me. I need to see if there's any way I can convince her to give in so she can live and move on with her life. Maybe go back up to her brother, where she can be happy."

Midna did not mention the obvious fact that if the border between worlds was dispelled, the guardians would be dispelled as well. He didn't either. She did shrug, however, giving in surprisingly easy.

"Fine. But I must warn you, she isn't a pretty sight. I think she tried to fight out with her wings because there's feathers everywhere—sticking all over her too, ugh, like a freshly killed chicken. It's quite disgusting."

He cringed, but she had already turned around and did not see this.

"Come on."

Link hesitated. That had been far too easy. He got to his feet, however, and followed.

All along the way he was on edge, waiting for Midna to turn around and catch him in the act, or to at least question him more. She went on oddly silent, though, occasionally glancing over her shoulder to smile at him. Passing through a familiar great hall, this time devoid of other Twili, she fell alongside him.

"Have I ever told you my greatest regret?" she said softly, almost conspiratorially.

He raised an eyebrow. "Not keeping a better eye on Zant?"