Guardian Canine

A/N: I am so sorry this took so long, dear readers. I've had writers block, volleyball practices + a game and a major tournament on my plate lately. Along with school, which seriously limits my time on the computer. So, here is the second chapter of Guardian Canine! Read and review!

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The rift in the worlds between Light and Twilight has never seemed more welcoming than now. The princess of the gloomy realm waited for the portal to open, a smile close on her lips. The slash on her cheek had been bandaged and was now slowly healing. In an un-princess like posture, she was resting with her head perched on top of her knees as she waited impatiently for the portal to open. That meant that it was twilight in the other world- the only time the borders merged briefly.

And in a sudden rush of soft light seen through the black veil of the border, the rift became evident. She stood quickly and with a quick prayer, slipped through.

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She cursed under her breath as she rose, pressing a hand to her cheek where she had inadvertently scraped it against the ground. She silently made sure of where she was.

Her rift had placed her in the field south of Castle Town- exactly where she'd hoped to be. The moon's light shone bright down onto the field. She smiled and stepped towards the castle… Only to freeze as she heard a crackling, somehow dusty-sounding noise behind her. Only one creature made that kind of noise as it was digging its way up from the earth.

Wolfos.

She whirled around, and was faced with the whole pack that inhabited this area. They remembered her, unfortunately.

"Dark rider!" The leader snarled in the language that all dark creatures understood. "It was unwise to enter our lands without the protection of the Great Wolf." She supposed that meant Link. "For this mistake, you shall die." With no other warning he leaped, bone-white fangs gleaming in the light. He would have slashed her throat wide open with unbeatable speed…

If he wasn't suddenly intercepted by a huge black-and-tan wolf. There was a shriek and a crack as fragile bones shattered with no muscle to cushion and protect them. The Wolfos shrieked and cowered.

"Great Wolf! Great Wolf!" They gibbered at the immense canine that was Link. "Spare us! We were only acting under orders! Under orders, we say!" He glared at them, holding the shattered body of their leader under one paw. He bared his teeth at them and they buried themselves, shrieking. Their leader howled curses at them before Link delicately stomped his skull into dust. Shaking his head, he turned to look at Midna. She cracked a crooked smile.

"Nice save, oh 'Great Wolf.'" She was never going to let him live that down.

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"So let me get this straight. You want me to come back to the Twilight with you to be your guard wolf?" She could've sworn Link's mental tone was amused.

He had changed back into his human form and they were now resting against the border wall of the castle. (After the completely necessary hugging and kissing, of course… They hadn't seen each other in months!)

"Yeah, that's about it." His bright sapphire eyes gleamed in the darkness, and his teeth flashed white as he grinned.

"I'm in."