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Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā she did not want to hear it. she held her breath, closed her eyes, and waited to wake up in her bed. wrapped in the covers, hiding from the sunbeams that poked through the curtains with her love wrapped up and cozy with her. the princessā eyes widen slightly in disbelief, unable to register the emotion that this situation would warrant. she canāt think about the current situation. sheās too busy wishing that it wasnāt, lost in a dream of a better time.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the herald of wisdom was many things, devoted was one of her many traits, but strong-willed, when it came to those she cared for, was not a trait she harboured. zeldaās sapphire eyes have a slight jadedness over them, (or were they tears that have yet to set free?)Ā and she doesnāt blink for a long while. the sound of a slow crack and then a loud shatterā-
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the mirror was not the only thing that had broken, just a moment ago.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā broken into hundreds of thousands of particles, drifting away in the scalding wind. the wind blows her hair again toward the obsidian shard that erupts from the coliseumās centre, but zelda remains still. her hands together in front of her, her shoulders square and back straight. sheās sure he can tell how unsteady her breathing has become. how the glossy coat over her eyes is more than normal, how her nostrils flare with each sharp breath she takes to steady, how her jaw quivers just slightly so.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā sheās gone.Ā Ā the voice is silent, the thrum within her soul stills. the light that she carries with her has dim slightly. zeldaās hands part, one raises up as if to grab something that was not there. but, after a moment, it falls to her side to no avail. and so she stands there, for a moment, as if not hearing his words, not comprehending them. like he speaks the language of the gods she refuses to acknowledge.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the gods. how cruel were they, to destine light and shadow to intermingle but never mix.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā itās that thought that pulls her under the ice, where the frozen surface under her feet cracks and gives away. zelda holds her breath subconsciously, and it all comes pouring out in spurts. sharp gasps, tears slip down her cheeks, and she turns to bury her face in his shoulder.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āā i loved her so much, āāĀ Ā the princess weeps into the shoulder of courage, her own shoulders shaking worse than any tremor.Ā āāĀ i loved her so much and sheās gone, sheās gone. āā
LINKĀ THINKSĀ HEĀ UNDERSTANDS ;Ā OH ,Ā HERO ,Ā youĀ spentĀ soĀ longĀ fightingĀ forĀ herĀ throneĀ &Ā forĀ herĀ life ,Ā &Ā youĀ stillĀ donātĀ know ?Ā Ā ofĀ courseĀ heĀ lovedĀ herĀ ,Ā ofĀ courseĀ heĀ lovedĀ midna ,Ā itĀ isĀ impossibleĀ notĀ to.Ā zeldaĀ knows ,Ā zeldaĀ knowsĀ hisĀ heart.Ā Ā yourĀ heartĀ &Ā mineĀ wereĀ one ,Ā howeverĀ briefly ,Ā Ā sheĀ saidĀ once ,Ā aĀ centuryĀ ago.Ā āĀ i ...Ā ā
voiceĀ isĀ hoarse ,Ā achinglyĀ so ,Ā asĀ hisĀ heartĀ pangsĀ &Ā pangsĀ &Ā pangs.Ā heĀ canĀ doĀ naughtĀ butĀ graspĀ theĀ princessāĀ shoulder ,Ā faceĀ turnedĀ away.Ā forĀ herĀ privacyĀ &Ā hisĀ own ;Ā linkĀ knows ,Ā heĀ knowsĀ howĀ muchĀ theyĀ meantĀ toĀ eachĀ other.Ā justĀ asĀ heĀ hadĀ spentĀ months ,Ā years ,Ā byĀ midnaāsĀ side ,Ā soĀ too ,Ā hadĀ theĀ princess.Ā soĀ too ,Ā hadĀ sheĀ learnedĀ theĀ nooksĀ &Ā crevicesĀ ofĀ theĀ twilightĀ princessāĀ heart.Ā
whyĀ didĀ sheĀ go ?Ā Ā heĀ cannotĀ fixĀ theĀ day ,Ā orĀ theĀ hour ,Ā midnaĀ decidedĀ onĀ herĀ plan ;Ā aĀ mischievousĀ impĀ sheĀ mayĀ be ,Ā sheĀ heldĀ herĀ eyesĀ towardsĀ herĀ kingdomĀ alone ,Ā didnātĀ she ?Ā āĀ iĀ know ,Ā āĀ heĀ saysĀ instead ,Ā āponĀ theĀ realizationĀ thatĀ sheĀ mustĀ haveĀ plannedĀ itĀ fromĀ theĀ start.Ā hesitationĀ liedĀ betwixtĀ herĀ brows ,Ā butĀ herĀ partingĀ wordsĀ wereĀ moreĀ thanĀ enough.
link ,Ā i ...Ā seeĀ youĀ later.
tearsĀ wellĀ upĀ inĀ hisĀ ownĀ eyes ;Ā heĀ convincesĀ himselfĀ itĀ isĀ theĀ desertĀ wind.Ā āĀ iĀ lovedĀ her too ,Ā āĀ heĀ whispers ,Ā gentleĀ &Ā airy.Ā likeĀ howlingĀ intoĀ theĀ nightĀ sky ,Ā theĀ goldenĀ wolfĀ guidingĀ him ...Ā oh ,Ā linkĀ knows.Ā itĀ isĀ notĀ theĀ sameĀ asĀ zeldaāsĀ heartbreak āĀ heĀ suspectsĀ that ,Ā nothingĀ canĀ everĀ reallyĀ compare āĀ butĀ heĀ Ā knowsĀ ,Ā heĀ knows.Ā Ā ofĀ courseĀ heĀ lovedĀ herĀ too.
&Ā now ,Ā inĀ theĀ dustĀ ofĀ arbiterāsĀ grounds ...Ā linkĀ swallows ,Ā &Ā itĀ feelsĀ likeĀ glassĀ scrapingĀ downĀ hisĀ throat.Ā midna ,Ā ohĀ midna ...Ā āĀ iĀ lovedĀ her ,Ā too.Ā ā