Summery: On the doorstep of Hyrule Castle Link and Midna both get a moment to reflect about the other and how much they need each, if only for a moment. Mild Link/Midna

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There was a second when he watched her small body become overwhelmed by the power of the fused shadow that he felt worry for the small imp that he had grown to like. A second when a cry of pain escaping her hidden lips, when her form slam into the far brick wall to his left before she lurched again and disappearing over the opposite wall that he wonder if this power was too much for her. And there was a second when her fused self destroyed the golden barrier that surrounded Hyrule castle and she began to fall that he realized how he felt for her.

He found himself running to catch before she even started falling and when her limp form landed softly in his outstretched arms he suddenly realized how fragile the small imp figure was.

The sky had opened up, and the dark clouds that had been circling overhead were now sending rain pouring down upon him. Midna who rested in his arms lay unconscious and nothing shook him from his thoughts as he stared at the imp girl. Not even as the three pieces of fused shadows came clattering to the stone pathway in front of him.

The rain continued to softly bouncing off her face soaking Link as he stood on the path waiting for her to awake however, her eyes closed and her breathing was still soft. Link paused for a moment silently thanking her for what she had done as he ran his hand softly along her face. Together they had gone though so much, she had almost died in fact and yet here she was again, risking her life with fused shadows to break the barrier on the castle to help him again.

When she began to stir a smile came to his face as he watched her, the flooding of relief rushed to his heart as he realized that she was going to be ok she was going to wake up and together, just as they had faced Zant only hours before, they were going to defeat Ganon.

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She opened her eyes


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