Never Without You │ BOTW modern AU fanfic

Lemonade

I give Cado the OK to open the gates for Revali. Waiting by the front door, I watch Revali pull up the driveway in his car. He parks next to mine, and when he gets out, it dawns on me that this is really happening. Revali is at my house. Maybe Link was right and this is a bit weird. 

I remain standing by the door, calm and casually waving at the approaching sourpuss.

"Hey," I greet him first while he's still taking in the architecture of the building.

"What's up," he says, sounding a bit confused as his eyes still travel the property. "Your house is bigger than I expected."

"Er... Thank you?" I clear my throat uncomfortably. "Would you like to come in?"

With a nod, Revali walks past me into the house, his hands coolly resting in the pockets of his sweatpants. 

I follow him inside. Should we go to my room? Or would the living room be more suitable? It might not be very private. But is privacy what I really want with Revali?

Before I can make up my mind, Father steps into the foyer, startled to find Revali standing next to me. 

"Father," I say, just as startled to run into him at this untimely moment. "I hope you don't mind Revali stopping by to... pick up some books that Link left behind," I lie. 

Father eyes the two of us from head to toe. Revali doesn't seem intimidated. His hands still in the depth of his pockets, he studies Father with the same level of judgment.

"That's fine," Father says, because he knows this is how it's going to be when I live with my friends. Nobody to forbid it. Nobody to supervise. "Just don't enter my office."

"Why would we–" I begin but he cuts in.

"You know exactly why."

Damn you, Impa...

"We won't go near your office," I promise. 

Father stares at Revali until he promises it too. Or at least reassures my father by saying, "I have zero interest in your office."

Father does his best to disregard Revali, though it's evident that his remark was unpleasant to my father's ears. "I have a meeting at the university," he then says, making his way past us toward the door. "I will be late tonight, so go ahead and dine without me."

"Okay, Father."

He exits the room and closes the door behind him, leaving Revali and me in an awkward silence. I gaze at Revali, briefly pondering my next move. 

I should've just met him at the frat house so that he could take the lead in this conversation. I don't feel entirely comfortable being in charge of the situation.

Revali breaks the silence, his impatience evident. "Are we just going to stand here?"

"Of course not. Let's go to the living room," I start walking, then change course. "Actually, let's go to the patio." I change my mind again, "My room would be better."

"Just make up your mind already," he snaps.

"The patio," I decide with a nod, remembering that Malice is in my room. "This way."

I steer toward the backyard. We pass through the living room and the dining area, and when we get to the kitchen Revali can't help but comment, "This place is so big, you'd need a GPS to find the pickles."

I ignore this and all the other remarks that follow until we finally reach the patio, stepping into the dappled shade beneath the pergola. We settle into the lounge that encircles the fire pit and overlooks the lawn, infinity pool, and tennis court.