#wolf midna

Wolves POV

Midna was laying by Rutile Lake, smirking at the water patiently. A few moments later, Link burst forth from the surface with a flailing fish in his jaws. He looked absolutely delighted.

Midna’s body shook with laughter, her tail wagging. ‘Bravo, bravo!’ She cheered amidst her own chuckling. ‘Forgive me for doubting you, Link!’

The green wolf heaved himself out of the water, spitting the fish onto the grass in front of her. ‘I told you, I’ve had plenty of experience with wilderness survival by this point!’ He replied before shaking himself off, sending wet droplets everywhere.

The Twili wolf raised a paw to block a drop from hitting her face. She was still smirking at him. ‘I’m no expert, but do real wolves even eat fish?’ She inquired, looking down at the floundering creature before her. She wouldn’t turn down a meal, not when he’d went through all the trouble to get it for her, but she couldn’t help but be curious.

‘Uh, I don’t think so, but we’re not exactly typical wolves.’ He replied, wagging his tail back at her. His fur had fluffed up now that he’d gotten all the water out.

Midna giggled again at the sight. ‘You look like a plush toy.’ She commented, poking his forehead with a claw.

He rolled his eyes. ‘Yeah, well that’s what’s bound to happen when you’re covered in fur.’ He said in response before turning to look at a nearby tree. ‘You into fruit?’

She raised a brow before following his gaze. The tree in question was bearing a trio of Durians. The fruit was yellow, covered in spikes. She turned her gaze back to the other wolf. ‘Uh, not too much of it in the Twilight, but sure, I wouldn’t be opposed.’

Link nodded, pacing over to the Durian tree. He clenched his jaws, allowed the orange energy to build, and then released it with a bark, breaking through one of the branches and allowing the fruit attached to fall to the ground. He repeated the action twice more, and soon there were three fruit-bearing branches on the ground. He turned back to Midna with pride in his posture.

The wolf in question widened her eyes at the display. ‘Woah! Since when did you know how to do that?’ She inquired, standing up and pacing over to his side.

His tail wagged proudly. ‘I learned plenty of neat tricks after I got to the Twilight. I mean, it’d be wrong for the heir to the Twilight Throne to not have the array of magic that his people do.’ He replied with a wink.

Midna blushed a little. ‘Oh yeah, I forgot that I made that decree. Uh, how did you take that, by the way?’

Link squinted. ‘Uh, no one bothered to tell me until recently, but just as well as everything else. Terribly.’

‘Oh. Uh, sorry.’ She replied, looking down awkwardly before picking up one of the branches in her teeth.

He rubbed the side of her face with his own. ‘Don’t feel bad, I’m over it now. I’m good, you’re here, and we have this entire lakeside to ourselves.’ He turned back and went to pick up the fish he’d caught. It was still flopping about, but Link took a moment to bite down a bit harder and it stopped. He bounded ahead of his friend and stopped inside the skull-cave.

Midna, unable to respond with the branch in her mouth, just settled for following him into their temporary abode.

Link had set the fish down with the collection of other meats he’d collected beforehand, smiled at Midna, and went about starting a fire. He’d already collected enough firewood…he just needed to light it. Without thumbs. Hm.

Midna set down the branch and raised a brow at him. ‘Uh, you need help there? Do we even need to cook any of this stuff? We are wolves.’ She pointed out.

He pouted. ‘I mean, yeah, but as a former human I like to think I’m better than that.’ He scrunched his face at the pile of wood. ‘I don’t think the magic I used earlier is flammable, is it?’

‘Nope.’

‘Well then.’ He brainstormed for a moment, then sighed. ‘Guess I gotta do this the easy way, then.’ He mumbled with a pout.

Before Midna had a chance to question the statement, Link’s body was cloaked in shadow. His silhouette shifted before her, and soon enough he was a biped once more.

The Twili wolf blushed profusely, but Link paid it no mind, opting to instead stick his hand into his shadow and pull forth a Fire Arrow. He crouched before the wood pile, cleared his throat, and said, “You, uh, might wanna stand back.”

Midna backed away, and in one swift motion, Link slammed the arrowhead into the middle of the pile. He hopped back himself as a small burst of flame followed. Smiling proudly and brushing his hands off, he sat down and set about attempting to peel a Durian.

The wolf approached him, cautious yet curious. With her teeth, she picked up a corner of the cloak he wore. She gave him an incredulous look.

He glanced back at her sheepishly. “Y-yeah, the other Twili gave it to me, s-sorry. Did you, uh, want it back?”

She let it go, shaking her head at him before sitting down and gesturing to herself with a paw.

He nodded in understanding. “Ah, yeah, still a wolf. What about later, when you figure out how to change back?” He inquired, stabbing the hard outer shell of the fruit with a sharp stone.

She did her best shrug…before standing up again and pacing over to him.

He raised an eyebrow. “Hm?”

She gently placed a paw on his arm, making him set the Durian down. Her eyes twinkled with awe, staring deep into his own with an intensity he had never seen.

He found himself getting a bit flustered, and reflexively shifted back into a wolf, causing them both to topple over.

‘M-midna, are you ok?’ He managed to say, having a hard time breathing with her on top of him.

She sputtered nervously, removing herself from him and sitting a little ways away. Her ears were flat, her tail wrapped around herself, and while she didn’t look guilty, she did look nervous. ‘I-I just…realized how long its been since I’ve seen you as a human…’ She whispered. She gave a small smile as she looked back up at him. ‘You’re just as handsome as I remember…though you do look a little pale.’

He laughed, blushing a little. ‘H-hey! It’s not my fault there isn’t much natural light in the Twilight! Forgive me for not retaining a tan, haha!’ He retorted with a grin as he got back up.

She approached him again, grinning. ‘For the record, though, feel free to keep the cloak. It looks good on you~’ She remarked, completely serious despite her teasing tone.

His heart beat hard in his chest, and he continued to beam brightly, before coughing and turning his gaze back to the impaled fruit on the ground. ‘Uh, should I turn back and finish that, or…?’

‘Nah, seems more trouble than it’s worth, honestly.’ She replied. She turned the other way, towards their pile of assorted meats. ‘How’re we gonna cook those, then?’

‘Uh…’ Link trailed off for a moment before offering, ‘…sharp stick? Skewer? Perhaps?’

Midna rolled her eyes with a smirk. ‘Well, I don’t have any better ideas!’

Later in the evening, the pair sat side-by-side, sharing the fruits of their labor. Metaphorical fruits, anyway – they never got around to skinning the Durian.

Bits of bone and other remains of their meal littered the ground around them. Link was still gnawing on a particularly large bone.

Midna sighed, resting her chin against the dirt. ‘Real question here, do you even know how to teach me to turn back into my true form or are you just gonna have to wing it?’

Lkink dropped the bone. ‘Uh, well, I’ve never had to teach anyone before, so…’

She snorted. ‘Winging it it is then, ok.’

‘I mean, for me I just have to visualize the balance of light and dark within me? But I don’t think that’ll work with you, cuz, you know, you’re just a Twili with two forms now, I think.’

Midna hummed in response. ‘That’s fair. I’m fine with waiting for now, but…’

He raised an eyebrow at her. ‘But?’

‘But I wanna, like, hug you, you know? With arms. And I can’t do that until I turn back.’ She said with a pout.

He sighed. ‘Yeah, I get it.’ He looked down at her and rested his head at her side. ‘I promise, Midna, I will do my best to teach you to shift. I swear, I’ll figure it out.’ He vowed, sincerity in his voice.

She chuckled at him, nudging him with her nose. ‘Don’t get too sentimental on me now!’ She hesitated for a moment before licking his cheek. ‘For now, I’m fine with just being able to be here with you.’

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Wolves pov

It was early morning. A faint mist hung in the air, each blade of grass dotted with dew. The shadow of Satori Mountain left the forest cool and shaded. Animals frolicked about, placid and happy. The forests around the mountain had that kind of aura to them; here, there was protection and peace.

Well, everything was peaceful until a pair of unusual wolves entered the peripherals of just about every creature with a sense of smell. After a brief moment of staring, the wildlife collectively bolted, seeking out safer areas devoid of fang-bearing predators.

The wolves barely noticed the fright they caused. They were far too busy catching up.

‘Can I just say again that I have no idea how to walk like this?? How in the Twilight did you managed to adapt so fast?’ Said the taller of the two, who was stumbling a bit on her new paws. She was primarily a deep, dark blue color, though a mane of bright orange tumbled its way down her back; it ended within her tail, which was almost entirely the same orange color. Some sort of plate was stationed on her forehead, with a ruby and strange etchings indented into it. On her legs and stomach, a few runic markings in bright teal were present.

The other wolf, green and brown in color, laughed. ‘It isn’t too hard once you get the hang of it, Midna. Maybe it’s because I was blessed or something. I don’t remember struggling but perhaps that’s just due to living so long already. There’s a lot of random stuff I don’t remember.’ He replied with a wag of his tail.

Midna rolled her eyes at him. ‘Well, I don’t have as many years to sort through, so I guess I’ll have to be your fact-checker.’ She said with a smirk.

Link looked down at the forest floor, quietly smiling to himself. He didn’t reply to her statement outwardly.

The Twili Wolf sighed. ‘So…’

He looked up at her. ‘So…?’

She looked up at the trees, watching the morning light filter down through the canopy. ‘It’s so strange to me, being alive right now. I mean, I died. I actually, literally died. And, now that doesn’t matter? And I’m also a wolf? Wild, right?’

‘Doesn’t matter??’ Link sputtered at her. ‘Do you not realize how many years I had to go without you before my heart could accept that you were dead?’ He frowned.

Midna looked down at him guiltily. ‘That’s, that’s not what I meant, Link! I mean…at least now, I get a second chance…’ She sighed, ‘…to apologize, apologize for what I put you through.’

The green wolf didn’t respond, his ears flat against his head.

‘I know, I know that maybe it’ll be hard to forgive me, for not telling you. But I just couldn’t bear the thought of having that conversation…’ She winced a little at the memory. ‘I hadn’t known you were immortal, I didn’t think you’d have much longer, since I was going to…you know, kick the bucket. I didn’t think…’

Midna looked over at him, sorrow evident in her eyes. ‘I’m so, so sorry, Link. I should’ve told you I was dying. There’s no excuse for keeping it from you. I’m sorry.’

He sighed, looking up at her with acceptance. ‘Honestly, I’m not mad anymore. I was so angry when I found out, but only at myself for being too late. And the dragons, for making me immortal in the first place. Which is something I knew, so it’s kinda my fault too, because I didn’t say anything about that to you, either.’ He sat down and curled his tail around his feet. ‘Midna, we’ve both had a long road to get to this point, and I don’t think either of us have said everything we want to say, so…’ He held out his paw to her. ‘Can you promise me that, from this point, we’ll make a point to be honest with each other? I…you’re very important to me, and I don’t want anything to keep us apart again, not after how much it took to get you back.’

Midna blinked, and then laughed her familiar, high-pitched laugh. It sent a nostalgic chill down Link’s spine. She put her paw on his, and smiled. ‘I can agree to that, Mr. hero. Wouldn’t want to let my old partner go it alone for another hundred years. We all know how bad you are at being alone~’ She snickered playfully.

He huffed, puffing out his cheeks indignantly. ‘Hey, I’m great at being alone!’

‘Oh, I’m sorry, I thought I was talking to the guy that literally had to find himself for company.’

He opened his mouth to refute her, but then just awkwardly closed it again when no rebuttal could be made.  

She giggled. ‘What, no sarcastic retort? I thought you were full of divine fire! Or did it all burn out as you were running from me?’

Link cocked his head to the side. ‘What are you talking about? Do you mean all those dreams? Because you were definitely the one fleeing in those.’

Her ears flattened a little. ‘Uh, that’s not how I remember it happening.’

‘Wait, you remember? You mean, that whole time I was dreaming of those lights, it was you the whole time? Not just when the dragons brought you back?’

She nodded. ‘Definitely. It was like…I’d been sleeping since my death, and all of a sudden, I was awake. And you were there. So I chased after you, because you wouldn’t stop running. Only times I could catch up were when you stopped at those weird spring places. Those dragons were the only ones that could stall you for even a little.’

Link looked at her incredulously. ‘I thought they were giving me strength or something, and that’s why you were closer. Are you telling me the only reason we got closer was because I stopped for two seconds?’

Midna smirked. ‘Yeah, pretty much. You were overthinking things a little, Link. But, what else is new?’

He returned her smirk with one of his own. ‘When have I ever done that?’

She put a paw to her chin and gazed down at him mischievously. ‘I don’t know, why don’t you ask all the skulls you moved around pointlessly in Arbiter’s Grounds? Or that fortune teller who ripped you off?’ She replied, absolutely full of snark.

His tail fluffed up defiantly, and a blush spread over his fur. He didn’t seem mad, though. ‘Hey! No fair! I don’t remember any dirt on you! The ribbing needs to be mutual, Midna!’

‘Rrreaaaalllly? I thought you’d have every detail committed to memory, lover boy. Since I’m sooooo important to you~’ She did a pose, albeit an unnatural one. She still wasn’t quite used to her wolf anatomy.

His ears fell a little, and he still looked quite flustered. ‘I-I do, I just don’t remember you doing anything unnecessarily bad. You’re just…a great person…who means a lot to me, and I love you-’ He cut himself off, blushing profusely.

Midna’s heart skipped a beat, and she looked over at him, cheeks puffed out. Her tail wagged involuntarily, but she payed it no mind. She scooted over to him, plopping herself down at his side. She nuzzled the side of his face, blushing a little herself. ‘I missed you, Link. I missed this.’

Link laughed, still blushing but smiling about it now. ‘What do you mean, you’ve been dead!’

‘Well we still spent, like 50 years or so talking but not being able to actually be with each other! I had plenty of time to miss you, you dork!’

Link stood up at that, hopping a distance away and raising his haunches. The pinnacle of playful dog poses. ‘Hey, we’re near one of the kid’s favorite places in Hyrule! I gotta show you, it’s the prettiest lake!’

Midna snorted, getting to her feet. ‘Prettier than the fishing spot with all the cherry blossoms?’

The other wolf paused, not changing his position. ‘…second prettiest lake.’