"Royal balls are such a bore, aren't they?"

Link jumps slightly in surprise, not expecting such a familiar voice to whisper in his ear. He turns slowly towards the newcomer, a small smile spreading across his face when his eyes fall on them and he realizes who it is that has approached him.

Midna stands before him, a look of pure boredom on her face, save for the little glint in her eye that she was directing at him.

"Hello to you too." He says, though he wants to say so much more. It's been months since they last saw each other, royal balls and other important ocassions are unfortunately the only excuse for either of them to cross the barrier between the light and the shadows. It's better than not seeing each other at all, but the blond always finds himself missing her terribly.

The taller of the two shrugs in response, crossing her arm over her chest as she leans against a nearby pillar. "Why don't we go do something a little more... fun?" As she pronounces the last word, her lips curl into that familiar, troublemaking grin Link loves so much.

"Zelda wouldn't approve." Link points out, though they both know very well that he would follow Midna anywhere, be it away from the party or to the very edge of the world. "She held this ball just for the Twili, after all."

"She doesn't even know I'm here yet." She grins cheekily at him. Now that Link thought about it, she had arrived earlier than she usually would. Being fashionably late to everything was Midna's usual way of arriving to these events. No wonder Zelda hadn't asked him where she was yet.

He sighs, as if it was of great effort for him to allow her to whisk him away. "If you must."

Midna chuckles, shaking her head. "Oh, stop being such a little smartass.'' Before Link can reply, she grabs his arm and pulls him away to one of the corridors that lead out of the ballroom and into one of the many empty rooms. The redhead closes the door behind her with a look that makes Links heart feel like it's going to leap out of his chest.

He loves spending time like this with Midna, but he can't help but feel nervous at the thought of going anywhere farther than kissing. Midna seems to notice his slight distress and chuckles once more. ''Don't worry, I won't do anything that you're not comfortable with. Just the usual, okay?''

The nerves that fill his stomach vanish and Link nods, holding out his hand for her to take. She does, and she takes a seat on a nearby table so that their heights can almost match. Arms wrap around torsos and the distance between their faces disappears as their lips connect. It's just a sweet kiss at first, lips innocently pressed together, until Midna tilts her head ever so slightly to one side and quickly turns into an open-mouthed kiss.

It is like this that they tell each other how much they missed one another, Midna too proud to say it out loud and Link simply prefers actions before words.

Her fingers trail his jaw, a touch so gentle that it sends shivers down his spine. It causes him to become a little braver, and he decides to deepen the kiss himself instead of waiting for Midna to do it as usual. His tongue prods hers and the Twili lets out a happy sort of chuckle, showing him that she's pleased that he's showing iniciative this time.

The corners of his mouth curl upwards for a moment, smiling into the kiss, before placing his hand on the back of her neck and twirling his tongue around hers. She tastes so sweet to him that he can't help the low moan that escapes him. Sweet, yet somehow bitter. Just like her.

Midna responds to his moan with another of her own, her hands dig through his hair as she takes control of the kiss once again. Link gladly allows her to. While he enjoys leading on the rare occassion, he enjoys their interactions a lot more when Midna guides and he follows.

They have to eventually pull away when they run out of air, Link breathing heavily and Midna licking her lips hungrily.

"I missed you." She says, voice barely a whisper.

Link smiles softly and tucks a stray lock of vibrant red hair behind her ear. "Please stay longer this time." He pleads.

Midna smiles back at him, though it's almost a sad smile. "For as long as I can."

Author's Note:

I hope it wasn't too terrible! I'm a little nervous about posting my fills for this callenge, but eh, what the heck. It's kind of a way to get me to finish this little challenge.
I kind of maybe might of have been trying to finish this since

2014

yeah

so this is a little motivation to finally finish up the few fills I have left to write and post the others

I really hope you enjoy them and thank you for taking the time to read this!