Gasp! Do I not have a Dink collection yet! What is this nonsense! Why do I not have one? I'm not sure. Perhaps I will... make... one... Oh, yeah. I just did. Awesome cause I have quite a few Dink things to post, my friends!

And before I go... Happy clearing-out-my-docs day!

Enjoy!

"Aww. come on. We've been keeping me a secret for months, Link. Why does she have to know now?" I follow the hero through his home in Kakariko, whining the whole time.

Why he has decided it is time to tell that princess that I'm here, I will never know. She'll kill me. I know it to be fact. I've hidden in Link's shadow every time he has gone to see her. Without his permission, might I add. I've seen the way she looks at him. I can see the love in her eyes. It makes me wonder how badly it would ruin her. To know that her hero loves someone else. Someone she would never approve of. Me. But he has never admit to that. And perhaps he never will. I can only hope I can push him far enough to tie me down and ravish me. That would be fun.

"She will find out sooner or later. Zelda is hard to hide things from." He pulled on his riding cloak and had a hand on the door before I jumped on him, slamming his body into the wood. "Damn it, Dark!"

I stared up innocently at my hero from where I was clinging to him. "I don't want you to go. I'll miss you."

Right on cue, his face reddened. "Get off me."

I wrapped my legs more securely around Link's waist and then pulled myself up to whisper in his ear. "Make me."

"You are a nuisance." Link's glare did nothing as I avoided his gaze, opting to draw patterns on the exposed skin of his chest. Or really, the part of his chest I exposed by pulling his shirt down. My ignoring of his wants, and touching his skin, only seemed to make the hero angrier. "Goddess Din, Dark! Get the hell off me!"

"Take me with you." His glare hardened, so I pouted. "You never let me leave the house, Linky."

"L-Linky?" My hero's eyes wavered for a moment and I knew I would have to act fast to take advantage of this fact.

"What would you do if Zelda got mad and ordered the guard to kill me while you were in Castle Town? You know I wouldn't fight back cause I promised you I wouldn't. Please, Link, take me with you if you really want to go through with this. If not for my amusement, then for my safety." The icy wall was barely there now. Just one more push. "I don't want to die."

We both knew I had him. A certain room deep under Lake Hylia comes to mind.

I grabbed at my bleeding side where the hero's hookshot had dug into the skin followed by a dagger with a red jewel as it pulled me closer. My jaw was bruised from a swift punch from when I had first pinned the blue-eyed man and now ached something awful. I cursed my master for putting me in here as blood continued to seep through my fingers. Why did he think I could beat this man? Even as I asked myself that question, I knew the answer. I was meant to slow him down, nothing more.

His boots splashed as he walked over to where I was cowering against the only thing that had ever offered me comfort. The lone, dead tree on the pathetic island. The sound of his sword dragging on the ground and his heavy breathing told me I had at least made him tired. Can't say I landed a single hit, though. Maybe when I had landed on the flat of his blade, but now that I think about it, I didn't even then. He had pulled the sword back faster than I could think and caused the pain in my, probably broken, ankle.

The hero sighed as he stopped a couple feet in front of me. I turned my head away, knowing what was to happen now. But then his hand was at my chin, forcing me to look at him. I could see the pity in his eyes masked by a burning rage. Tears squeezed out of my eyes as I clenched them shut. I didn't want to die. Not now. Not when I had never left the confides of this room.

So, I made sure to catch his gaze and not look at the sword that was pointed at my chest. "Please, I don't want to die."

For a moment, his eyes softened. "Fine. Now can you get off me?"

"Certainly." I grinned and shifted into the shadows. Link rolled his eyes as I made my way across the room to rise from the darkness to get my already made bag. I was hoping we could leave the house some time. You could call the bag my Link-is-being-nice-for-once-and-letting-me-leave-the-house bag.

I turned to smile at him, my face hurting from how big my grin was becoming. But damn it all if I wasn't over the moon with happiness. "Ready!"

He rolled his eyes as I skipped over to stand beside him. "Some times I wonder about your sanity, Dark."

"What sanity? I lost that when I got locked up for seven years. And I didn't get to sleep it all away like some people." My eyes widened at the bitter tone of voice I just took. Link was rigid, his back suddenly to me. I placed my hand on his shoulder, worried I had broken the fragile friendship we have. "Link... I'm sorry. I hadn't m-"

In seconds, he had me pulled against him. My hero's body shook as he held me to him, a calloused hand running through my jet black hair. "I'm so sorry, Dark. If I could go back in time, I would find a way to save you sooner."

There was a pleasant feeling in my chest as Link embraced me and I slowly brought my arms up to wrap around his neck. This seemed to shake him even more. "Am I even worthy of being a hero when I can't save the one person that matters most to me?"

I could feel my eyes widen to the point where I thought they would pop out. "Y-You care about me?"

"Of course I do. Why else would I have asked you to stay with me." He pulled back and looked down at me with that boyish grin. It must have been a subconscious action, but when my hair fell down to block one of my eyes, Link gently tucked it behind my ear. "I've never felt this close to anyone else."

"Well, I am your shadow." I tried to shrug off his words, make them mean nothing to myself so I don't get my hopes up. Because, no matter how much I thought it, Link didn't really love me as I did him.

Link took my face in his hands, his gaze almost a glare. "No, you're not."

My own crimson orbs narrowed. "Yeah, I am. We share the same body, same fa-"

"When is the last time you looked in the mirror, Dark?" His hold lessened and became a whisper of a touch.

"I try not to." Pinpricks erupted from behind my eyes.

Hands moved completely from me as I lowered my head. "Why?"

How could I tell him it is because I don't want to look and not be there?

My hero lifted my chin and studied my face. His eyes softened, probably seeing the fear in my heart. "You're afraid that you won't exist one day. That, if you look in the mirror, it will realize you aren't real and you'll slowly fade away."

A tear rolled down my cheek, catching slightly at the bits of dirt from sword practice this morning. "I don't want to die. Please." And there it was again. That phrase that I said and thought more often than should be necessary. Because I doubt my entire existence in this world.

"Come here." Link's hand slid down my arm to take mine in his.

We walked through the small house and into the bathroom to stand before the thing I avoided. Tender touches encouraged me to look up from the floor. What I saw simply took my breath away. I could feel the happiness coming from my hero. "See. Nothing to be afraid of."

The me in the mirror was nothing like the man standing behind me. My eyes had grown rounder, holding the child-like innocence that Link's narrowed ones lost. Completely unlike the thin line they once were, my lips had filled out. A slight upturn to the end of my nose that you could barely tell was smaller than it used to be. Softness had taken over my entire face, my jawline less square and cheekbones just that little bit more prominent. It almost gave me a heart-shaped face.

I blushed and turned to hide my red face in my hands. How had I become so... childish and... cute? Why did Link never mention it? It was so unlike me to be this shy. Was seeing my face enough to cause this change in me or had I been subconsciously pretending to be someone I'm not this entire time?

"Cute." I gasped as Link's hands took mine, revealing my burning face, and he guided my body back in front of the mirror. "It happened slowly, you know. I only started to notice after Ganon was dead. You looked at me and the way your eyes lit up was breathtaking."

His chin rested on the top of my head and I had the urge to elbow him as he grinned. "I'm so happy."

I was taken off guard at the pure joy in his words. "W-Why?"

"You don't know?" I barely moved my head, but Link felt it and smiled. "The man I see before me is nothing like myself. He is his own person and I'm so proud to have watched the process."

I came to a conclusion on something. "You wanted to tell Zelda about me because you knew she would have no reason to get rid of me if what you say now is true."

We locked eyes through the mirror before Link backed away bashfully. "Yes. I was going to tell her about you and explain some things."

"Then what are we waiting for!" I was practically hopping out of the room, Link chuckling behind me.

Epona neighed loudly as I hopped into the saddle behind her master. Said Hylian turned back to look at me with a slight frown. "Ready to go?"

"Yep!" I snuggled into my hero's back as we set off down the narrow streets of Kakariko. Winter was on Hyrule's doorstep and I had never been built for the cold.

The gates were far behind us as snow started to fall, slowly working to cover the green grass. The sudden shyness I had developed showed itself again as I worried over what Link would think as I asked a simple question. "Can I wrap my arms around you?"

He stilled, as if forgetting I was with him before clearing his throat. "And why would you do that?"

"I'm cold." Warm hands came back to grab mine and I sighed in bliss as Link tucked my freezing fingers into the edge of his riding cloak.

"Better?" My heart raced at the pure kindness in his voice, unlike anything I had ever heard from Link before.

A sincerely grateful smile graced my face and I was pleased that Link would never see the delight in my eyes at such a simple act of unconscious caring. "Very much."

We were halfway across the field to Castle Town when I started to get bored. So I lowered my arms, half in aching and half in planning. It seemed my almost perverse nature had stayed, though it was a strange mix with the innocence I was gaining.

Link growled, whether in warning or pleasure I couldn't be sure, as my fingers traced the insides of his thighs. "Dark?"

"Yes, Linky?" My voice was a purr in his ear and I could see the red tinting his skin.

"What are you doing?" He shifted away from my hands as much as possible, but it only made him growl when our torsos touched and scoot forward into my hands again.

"My hands are still cold." I took away the struggle he was having and pressed myself up against his back. "Actually, all of me is. Could you warm me up?"

"No. Now move your hands." He grabbed my wrists and brought them back up to rest on his upper chest.

I snorted. Like doing that would stop me. "Maybe you could just warm up my lips."

Epona stopped and suddenly Link was turning to pick me up. Yes! This was really happening! Link was going to- Set me on the ground. "Link!"

He kicked Epona and she walked forward a few steps. "Walk the rest of the way."

I threw up my hands and whined. "But why?!"

He glanced back, a prominent scowl twisting his lips. "You know why."

My hero snorted at my pout. "I was just trying to have a little fun!"

He wasn't buying it. "That was not fun, Dark."

"Maybe not yet, but perhaps we could continue at the castle." I wiggled my eyebrows. "Put on a real show for Prissy Pants."

Link's eyes darkened and he growled at me, low and dangerous. "Dark."

Perhaps it was because Link had never taken that tone with me or maybe it was the snow wetting my freezing feet, but I could feel tears building up in my eyes. I rubbed at them stubbornly before walking stiffly in the direction of Castle Town, keeping my head low to hide my face from Link as I passed him.

"Dark." I refused to turn in Link's direction, even as his tone softened. "Get back on the horse, Dark."

"You said I have to walk, so I'm walking." I could already feel the freezing wind seeping into my sensitive body. Seven years of waiting under Lake Hylia in the warm, humid air of the Water Temple will do that to you. This was my first winter out of there and it was already proving to be destructive on my body. I just wasn't made for cold.

Link's hand appeared next to me. "Well, I changed my mind."

"Too bad." My companion sighed and I heard his feet crunch into the snow behind me.

"Did I say," I yelped as Link picked me up. "It was your choice."

"L-Link!" He easily got back up on Epona and settled me in front of him, wrapping my shivering form in his riding cloak with him.

"You're freezing." My throat felt like it was closing off as Link's hot breath hit my neck. "I'm so sorry, Dark. I forgot your body doesn't adjust as well. I should have made you sit in front."

Heat was slowly thawing my aching bones and I snuggled back into Link's arms. "S'okay."

"No, it's not. Who knows how fast you can get sick from the cold compared to a normal person." I could feel my lip quiver as Link cupped my jaw and made me look at him. "And I made you cry."

A blush claimed my cheeks as Link maintained eye contact with me. And for a split second his gaze wandered down to my lips, which caused me to lick them. "I- I'm fine, Link. Let's just go." He sighed and finally released me.

Link turned to me, a guilty expression on his face. "Would you mind hiding in my shadow until I break the news." I would have argued over it being a waste of time, but I could see the slight fear in his eyes and knew to just listen.

"Yeah." I had hoped to give him some reassurance that things would be alright as I kissed his cheek before seeming to melt into the ground.

It was always strange to have my limbs move for me when I was in his shadow. Not that I couldn't manipulate his shadow into doing what I wanted it to do, but now was not the time.

My hero smiled down at me and then made for the castle. Link told me it was much bigger than he remembers it being. A whole new castle had to be built after the ground was filled in from Ganondorf's lava moat and they decided to expand it all the way to the edge of the market; two massive sets of doors and a walkway to the entrance courtyard. Much too big for mine or Link's liking.

We were walking down that long walkway between doors when Link whispered. "Such a waste of resources."

Agreed, I thought back and could feel Link's smile.

"Welcome back, Hero." I mentally bristled as servant girls, no doubt sent by Zelda, swarmed Link as he stepped into the courtyard.

"Hello." He smiled shyly and I wanted nothing more than to get him out of here. My poor hero never has been good with people.

"Can we get you anything?" If I could growl I would have as one of the girls touched Link on the arm.

"No, thank you." He brushed her aside and stepped around the group. "I'm just here to see the princess."

"Aww." They collectively sighed, no doubt because he wants nothing to do with them. Petty whores only want to be with the Great Hero because of his title. They don't deserve him.

The grey stone blended together as we made our way to the throne room.

Zelda stood from the throne as Link thanked the guards for opening the doors for him. "Link! I'm so happy you're here."

Link held out his hand to take Zelda's and kiss the back. I knew he was really doing it to please her. That's right, Hero. Butter her up. He coughed, hiding his amusement at my comment. "The pleasure is all mine, Princess."

"Nonsense. Call me Zelda, Linky dear." She giggled and motioned for him to follow her, which he did. We came to a door near the throne and went through, coming out in a smaller courtyard that was clearly protected from the cold by magic, as everything in it was flourishing. "What brings you to my castle?"

My hero glanced down at his feet, shuffling them awkwardly. "I have something to talk to you about, but you may not like it."

Her head perked up. "And why would I not like it?"

"I've been lying to you." Link rubbed at the back of his neck and I tried to send nice thoughts his way to help with his nerves.

The princess cocked her head to the side, probably in a gesture that was supposed to be cute. I thought it was anything but. "About what?"

"The dark half of me I told you about." A scene flashed into my mind of a lake and I knew it was when Link had exited the Water Temple. What she didn't know was that I was hidden behind the tree before Shei- er... Zelda got there. "You remember him right?"

Ms. Prissy stuck up her nose. Stupid nobility. "Yes, I remember that creature. Good thing you put it out of its misery."

"Well..." Link gulped and I mentally prepared myself. "That's the thing. He's still alive."

"Okay." Zelda looked at Link like he was stupid and I would have loved to wipe that look off her face. "So, what's wrong? Just go kill it."

My hero let out a long sigh. "I won't be doing that."

Now her hands were on her hips. "And why not?"

"Because he has been living with me." We both winced as the princess grew red in the face.

"WHAT?!" Luckily, Zelda didn't notice her precious hero's shadow move as I clenched my fist as she grabbed my Link's shoulders. "Why would you put my kingdom and yourself in danger like that, Link?! That thing is a servant of Ganondorf! You must kill it!"

"He's different and would never hurt me." I would have cheered as Link took Zelda's hands from his body and pushed them into her. "And besides, if he wanted me dead, then he would have killed me while we traveled together to kill his so-called master."

"You've had it with you that long!" Suddenly, the princess was looking down at Link's shadow. No, not at the shadow, but at me. "I suppose I should have noticed him sooner, but I was occupied."

I was quickly taking inventory of all the shadows in the room that I could jump to if need be as Link held up his hands. "Don't do anything rash, Princess."

It was almost comical how wide her eyes got as he called her by her title. I guess it was in that moment that she realized he didn't love her. "You lead me on! You- You pig! I can't believe you would- I love you! And you run off with some... some abomination!"

I gathered my strength as Link tried to reason with the princess. I knew it wouldn't work. "Calm down."

"Guards!" Link didn't have time to think why the sky was darkening as I pulled him into the shadows. "Give him back, you mon-"

The world flew by as I dragged us as far as I could manage. Finally, we popped out of the darkness somewhere with tough soil and rock, but I couldn't be sure where as I closed my eyes to the world.

"Get him some water to drink. He'll be thirsty when he comes to." I groaned and brought a hand up to my burning throat. "Oh. Too late."

"Dark? Are... Are you okay?" Beautiful blue eyes gazed down at me as I cracked mine.

"Never better." I laughed, but it had no sound.

Those wonderful orbs saddened and then a cool hand was against my heated flesh. "Stop moving or speaking or- Really anything that isn't breathing and living."

"You're lucky to be alive, kid." I recognized that voice.

"Nabooru?" Long, red hair swished to the side as the spirit sage turned to look at me.

"The one and only. Now listen to your lover and stay still." Oddly enough, a smile is all I saw when I willed my eyes to look back at my hero. "You exhausted yourself and probably used up enough magic to damage your ability to use magic for some time, if not forever."

"Needed... to keep... Link safe." I coughed and a wet rag was pressed to my lips.

It was beyond weird as I was urged to open my mouth, but heaven when the water soaked my dry tongue. "Suck on it slowly. You need to pace yourself." A light blush dusted Link's face as I made sure to keep eye contact.

And, when the rag was no longer giving me what I wanted, Link would take it away, only to have it come back moist again. I can't recall how long this went on before I slipped back into darkness.

I groaned in pleasure as a cold body pressed itself up against my side. "Wake up. You need to eat."

"More sleep." The person chuckled, their body shaking mine, as I curled further into them.

"You've been asleep for a while now. Time to wake up and get something in that stomach before you die of starvation." I whined as Link poked at my side, knowing I was ticklish there. "I miss you, Dark. Please, wake up."

Playful azure orbs greeted me as I flickered my deep crimson open. "Morning kiss?"

Link snorted. "Don't be ridiculous, Dark."

"I can't start my day without a morning kiss, Linky." I tried to come across as sexy, but with how my voice croaked and cracked, I probably sounded like a dying cucco.

"Maybe after you eat and bathe." My heart deflated faster than that scholar, Shad's, 'hot air balloon'. Whatever that it. But, man, that was a sad day for him. "You stink something terrible."

Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Until you smell good again.

Those were Link's exact words. Of course, I had to throw in a comment on how he thought I smelled good normally. It lead to some subdued blushing and severe eye rolling from my hero. If I had tried that a few days ago, Link would have gotten mad. I wonder if the Gerudo said something to him? Or, gods forbid, I said something in my sleep? I suddenly wanted to drown myself in the steaming bath.

The door creaked open and my hero's voice could be heard from behind it. "Dark, are you done?"

"I don't know." He must have heard how dejected I was, because then the door was fully open, a worried looking Link standing in the doorway.

His eyes roamed my half-naked body for a moment before they locked with mine. "Are you okay?"

"I don't know." I sunk further in the water.

"Nabooru and the girls are waiting for you to come down for dinner. They said they missed you." I scowled because that was not what I wanted to hear.

"Not hungry." My statement was proven wrong as my stomach growled, but I ignored it.

My hero sighed. "Why are you so down, Dark?"

Now or never. "What am I to you?" I looked to him with hope and despair. He was my whole world, but I didn't think it was the same for him.

"You're..." He gulped and I sighed because I knew he wasn't going to say what I wanted. "My best friend."

"Is that all I am to you?" Tears welled up in my eyes and I missed the look of surprise in Link's.

His hand was cold on my heated skin as it played across my shoulder. "What is this all about, Dark?"

"Nothing. It doesn't matter." Hurriedly, I got out of the tub and dressed in the simple clothing left for me.

Link's strong grip was what stopped me from walking out the door and away from him. "Obviously, it does or you wouldn't be so upset."

A growl rumbled low in my chest and I tried to shake him off. "Let go of me."

"Not until you tell me what's wrong." I wanted to scream at him to not give me that pitying look that drove me insane with anger. I never asked to be pitied, dammit!

Instead of voicing this, I shrugged in hopes of dismissing the issue. "I already said nothing."

"And I don't believe you." Clearly, Link was having none of it and grabbed me by the shoulders.

"Stop fucking touching me!" My anger spiked and I knocked his arms away. "I don't need your constant mothering! I'm not some damned child!"

"Then quit acting like one." He crossed his arms and gave me a superior look.

My rage was at an all time high. "Quit treating me like one and maybe I will!"

Those azure orbs lightened and became more soothing. "Calm down, Dark."

I couldn't keep from taking this as an insult. Link was still acting like I'm some little kid. "Stop acting like you care! I know you don't! You only keep me around to satisfy that fucking hero complex! So, stop pitying me already!"

My cheek stung and I quickly covered it with my hands as Link's fell back to his side. "Shut up and listen for once."

Suddenly, I was furious. "How dare you hit me! I don't deserve this- this treatment! I hate you!"

We both sucked in a breath at that, but I refused to take it back. My pride wouldn't allow it. Even with tears streaming down my face, I stormed from the room.

The sun was high in the sky as I found myself sitting up in the balcony above the cell Link was thrown in before I bailed him out. My arms were wrapped around my waist and I didn't bother wiping away the tears spilling over my watery eyes.

How could I have said that to him? I sniffled and wiped my nose on the sleeve of the plain, brown long-sleeved shirt. His expression of shock and immense sadness played again and again in my mind. I hate you! My shoulders sagged.

"Found you." Red hair and tanned skin.

I threw myself into Nabooru's arms and sobbed. She brushed my hair back with her fingers and shushed me softly. "He knows you didn't mean it."

Terrified, I tried to get away. The Gerudo woman snorted and pulled me closer. "He doesn't know you're here, if that's what plays at your mind."

A tremor shook me as I relaxed. "Will I be able to make this right, Nabs?"

"Of course." She stroked my cheek and I winced. "He's sorry for hitting you like he did. You, of all people, should know Link has a temper at times. Especially when it comes to his hero business."

I shrugged.

"You know, I've never seen Link so frantic before." She pulled me closer for a moment, my head resting against her chest. "He was screaming as he carried you into the fortress. We have no idea how close you were when you exited the shadows and passed out. At the closest, the far side of the canyon because I couldn't sense you arrive."

Nabooru smiled as she tilted my head up to make sure I paid attention to her next words. "He loves you, Dark. I know it."

Biting my lip, I spoke. "Where is he?"

She paused in her stroking of my hair. An orange light flashed from the gem upon her head. "The garden."

I nodded and got up from the relatively comfortable position on Nabooru's lap. She stood as well and patted my shoulder. "Go get him."

The fortress passed by quickly as I ran through the stone halls. The trickle of water and sound of grass dancing in the breeze told me I was close. The heavy wooden door was open fully and I stepped out into the lush groove that most Hylian's don't even know exist.

Link was standing by the small pool and I walked over to stand opposite of him.

"They say a single tear fell from Din's eye and into the desert when she saw the torment of her people." He ran his hand under the small waterfall. "Still it produces water for them."

He kept his eyes on the water and it hurt. I swallowed thickly. "Link... I..."

"Don't apologize. I am the one that has done you wrong, Dark. For that, I am eternally ashamed." I could see the self-hatred in his eyes.

Stepping closer to the pool, my voice came out solemnly. "But I should not have provoked you."

Two clear tear tracks could be seen upon his face. "That gives me no right to lay my hand upon you. You're... You almost died trying to keep me safe, but... It would have been you she would have killed."

I shook my head. "I'd die repeatedly for the rest of eternity if it meant you were safe."

Link sighed. "And you don't think I feel the same."

The water rippled as I dunked my toes into it. "I know so."

"You know nothing then." Our eyes locked and I could see a spark of anger there.

Biting my lip once more, I shrugged. "You can't possibly understand my feelings, Link."

"And why would you say that?" It was hard to not flinch at the hard tone in his words.

"Because you only feel companionship and platonic love for me." Gazing up at the sky and hoping for the Three to be looking out for me, I confessed. "What I feel for you goes beyond that and still further."

"You assume I do not feel the same."

Scowling, I glanced down from the clouds rolling by. "I know so."

I could see Link's hand clenched into a fist at his side while he ran the other through his hair. "Then you are wrong."

"I-"

"I said you are wrong, Dark. Do not call me a liar."

My anger came back at his commanding tone. "But you have never shown any signs of feeling that way for me!"

"Not all show what they feel so openly." Link breathed out slowly. I could tell he was trying to keep calm. "Why else would I take you into my home, keep you secret from anyone that would hurt you, and never let you go? I did not want you leaving the house because I was worried for you. You have become so beautiful, I did not want others to take you from me. Whether that would be physically or not, I cared not. You are mine."

"I was cruel because you were cruel to me by simply being in the same room." He stepped forward into the water as I moved back. "I was going to convince Zelda to let you be free no matter the price. Even if that meant I was to stay at her side."

"I'm sorry I cannot show you by normal means, but we are far from normal, Dark. I am... not normal." Here, he looked down and away before meeting my stare with an intense one of his own a moment later. "But do not think for one moment that I do not care for you."

"Then why did you answer my question the way you did. I asked what I was to you and you said I was your best friend."

"But you are." That stung, but Link didn't seem to be done. "Can you not be my best friend and the one I love? Should they not be one in the same?"

Could they? Nervously, I said, "Say it."

Link grinned and opened his arms. "Come closer."

I rolled my eyes and join him in the water that wasn't quite as cold as I thought it would be. "Fine."

He grabbed at me the second I was within reach and pulled my smaller form against him. I quickly wrapped my arms around him and lifted my head to look up at my hero. His eyes were shining. "I will say it so that you cannot deny how I feel anymore."

With a squeak from me and a chuckle from Link, I was plucked from the water, my toes barely touching it which reminded me that Link was quite a bit taller, and held to where our faces were level. "I love you, Dark." As my heart swelled, he pulled me in for a kiss and it threatened to burst from my chest. Not a bad way to go.

Yay! Dink! There isn't a lot of Dink that Dark is the more submissive/smaller one. I kinda wanted to change that.

Review! They help me decide what to work on.

Love and a new collection has been born,

~Annoying :)