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Recovery part 5 (four swords)

Vio's pov:

I honestly hated when Shadow did this. When he's like this, it's so hard to get him to actually open up. There wasn't any sign of the his other feelings, signaling how heavy was his shield. "Shadow,"  I began. "listen I understand you're upset. I understand if you're not happy with me.... but, Shadow this isn't okay. I won't mind if you don't want to talk to me, but you need to talk to someone, anyone." I'm trying to convince him to say something, anything. I don't care what he says, as long it's something. 'He normally says something by now..... is something wrong with his voice?'

Shadow's pov:

I could tell how worried Vio is. Normally he's pretty good at hiding it, but he doesn't seem to care about that right now. 'I don't understand.... why would he show weakness like this..... I'm the enemy.' He doesn't actually care..... right? I felt like I was playing right into Vio's hands. 'He wants me to feel this. He wants me to feel uncertain, that way it'll hurt even worse when he shoves the knife in my back again.' I steeled my resolve and pushed any uncertainty to the back of my mind. 'Don't show any weakness Shadow!'

Vio's pov:

The silence continued to stretch between us. It looked like Shadow was thinking over what I said. The glimpse of uncertainty in his eyes made me hopeful. I just want him to have a way to release, and as much as I hate to say it. I have to make him question what he thinks about me. 'I hate playing him like this......again. But I don't know any other way.' The longer Shadow's expression showed uncertainty, the more hopeful I am. 'Maybe he'll talk to me!' But that was for nothing. Shadow's expression closed off again, any uncertainty gone.

I held back the sigh of disappointment. "Alright alright, I get it. You don't want to talk. I don't blame you, you just woke up after all. I'm sorry for pushing you, I'll leave you alone for now." I said standing up. I walked over to the door and opened it. I glanced behind me. Shadow wasn't looking at me, but he is twisting the blankets. Showing how nervous he is. Disappointed in myself, I walked out and closed the door behind me. I wasn't worried about Shadow doing anything, unlike the others. 'It's not like he really can do anything.'

I found Dad and the others outside, by the training fields. Green and Blue were sparing, no big surprise, Red was playing around in a nearby field, and Dad watched over everyone. "Hey." I said walking over to him. "Vio, how'd your chat with Shadow Link go?" Dad asked, not looking away from the others. "Terrible." I sighed, flopping down on the ground. Dad looked away from the others and sat down besides me. "You want to talk about it?" He said resting a hand on my shoulder. The others must have heard us taking, they gathered around me. "It's just.... Shadow barely looks at me. Let alone talk to me! I get he's upset, I get he's probably still salty over the whole betrayal thing. But I'm actually worried about him, and I'm trying to show that! But no matter what he doesn't respond! I..... I don't know what to do." I ran my hand through my hair frustrated with myself. "Maybe Shadow needs some space, he's probably still processing what happened. Maybe he can't process both at once?" Red suggested, giving me a quick hug. Green nodded in agreement.

"Well I think he's just planning to kill us." Blue announced. "He can't even stand right now Blue. Let alone use his powers. How is he going to kill us?" I defended while standing up. "That's exactly why we should kill him now!" Blue shot back. "Blue! If you hate Shadow so much, then why did you help rescue him!" Green joined in. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Red hug Dad while tearing up slightly. "I helped because I knew you'd all be up my ass if I didn't!" Blue targeted Green. "I don't understand why you're so against him!" I yelled, loosing my temper. "Oh I don't know! Maybe he's the reason we got in that mess in the first place!" Blue fired back. "Yes technically he did, but you know just as much as I do that he sacrificed his life to fix that!" My hands clenched in fists.

"Then he should've stayed dead!" Blue said. Loosing my temper completely, I let my fist fly. A crack was heard when I hit Blue's nose. I felt Green pull me off Blue. A glance at him told me that he wasn't upset over it. Dad helped Blue up, and Red was noticeably gone.

Red's pov:

I ran shortly after the yelling started. I really hated it when we fought like that. I ran without think about where I was going. I ran into a room and slammed the door shut, before breaking down crying. I was lost in my own world until a snap sounded off. I looked up to realize that I ran into the room Shadow was in. Who was currently looking at me. He moved over as much as he could, and patted next to him. I didn't really think and sat next to him.

I sat there still crying until I felt two arms wrap around me. I looked to see Shadow hugging me, obviously uncomfortable though. Accepting the offered comfort, I snuggled against him. I felt Shadow stroke through my hair, no one's ever done that to me before. But it felt calming. He didn't say anything, just comforting me in silence. But the silence wasn't unnerving. I felt comfortable, normally the others would ask what's wrong, despite knowing. Shadow didn't, he just helped.

With Shadow's help, I was able to calm back down. A lot faster than normal. I moved away slightly, but I held Shadow's hand for support. I think he's curious about what happened. Like he wants to ask, but can't. 'Can Shadow not talk?' Did Vaati did something to his voice? It would explain how he's been acting, but I don't want to upset him. Especially after he helped me like that. "Umm... Shadow, can I ask you something?" I asked nervously. Shadow tilted his head in confusion, but nodded anyways. I took a deep breath. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to. But.. did Vaati do anything your voice?"

Shadow's pov:

I'm a little surprised. Out of everyone, he figured it out first. Or at least asked first. 'They're gonna find out anyways.' Plus Red did ask politely, or as politely as possible. So I nodded while doing a slight shrug. Red's face filled with..... pity. 'Great one thing I don't need.' "Oh... I'm so sorry.." Red said quietly, his head lowering down. Right before he cuddled against my side again. Wrapping his arms around me tightly, but not to the point it hurt. He's being surprisingly careful about where I'm hurt.

I did a quick eye roll, faking annoyance, but accepted his hug. 'You're lucky. I normally never let people touch me this often.' Maybe I'm just going soft. I wouldn't be surprised. But it meant the stupid cloud was right... Oh well, I don't really care right now. Red looked at me. "Don't worry! I'm sure we'll find a way to get your voice back!" Red said being way to cheerful.