Treated Better (Normal Version)

Page Twenty-Seven

Back at her house Mizuki sat in one of the chairs at her table and put her head in her hands.

Mizuki: How many of your crazy exes are alive?

Ghirahim: Just that one.

Mizuki: Hallelujah for you being immortal, I don't think I could handle any more of that. Dealing with one in all of Hyrule is easy enough though.

Ghirahim: You should have stood up for yourself, both she and that guy in town were insulting you, they were insulting your biggest insecurity!

Mizuki: Biggest insecurity? Maybe a few years ago, I'm more comfortable in my looks now so they can say whatever they want. The main thing that pissed me off was that bratty kid and your ex yelling slurs at my friends.

Ghirahim: If I run into her again I'll-

Mizuki: You'll kill her? I won't let you... But if she tries to hurt you or my friends I might just handle her myself. She'll just go missing one day and no one but I will know why.

Ghirahim: Since when did you become so morally gray?

Mizuki: I always have been, I just tried to follow the universal "right and wrong". And I only did that to avoid being called a sociopath.

Ghirahim: You do a lot just to "fit in".

Mizuki: Yeah, I've gotten really tired of it... Anyways, I have a question... I had the urge to piss off your ex.

Ghirahim: More than she already was, how did you plan to do that?

Mizuki: So you know how I remembered basically everything again... I remember that day and the morning after. So when she asked what I knew about you I resisted the urge to say "I know he's good in bed". How would she have responded to that?

Ghirahim's eyes widened and he blushed, not expecting Mizuki to say something like that.

Mizuki: Considering your face right now, I think you both would have been surprised.

Ghirahim: I'm surprised you are so open with the information about us sleeping together.

Mizuki: What, am I supposed to be ashamed? There may have been seven years and a break up after it but it still happened. Besides if I can piss someone off with information that they don't even know is true, I'm probably going to.

Ghirahim: Sometimes I forget how petty you can be.

Mizuki: Messing with people is my specialty.  She was a snob anyways, pissing people like her off is easy and fun.

Ghirahim: She would've tried to kill you.

Mizuki: Yay, a chance to flex my power. Imagine getting your ass handed to you by a short, chubby girl in the middle of town. I could wipe the floor with her, and she would lose it.

Ghirahim: Where did this confidence come from?

Mizuki: I was told to fake it till I make it, I think I finally made it. I've been pretending to be the baddest bitch around... *Sigh* It's false confidence... Trying to keep up the " I can kick anyone's ass" attitude so my friends feel alright asking me for help again.

Ghirahim: They don't ask you for help?

Mizuki: Not really, not since I got hurt... I'm not the best friend but I try to make up for that with gifts and acts of service. If they needed something I was always willing to try my best to help. Now that I can't help we've been drifting apart... But then again, they are older now, they're trying to settle down. And I'm, I don't know twenty, and I still wanna adventure. Elazar was the youngest, now she's twenty-five.

Mizuki shook off the bad feeling and went back to normal conversation.

Mizuki: So, where was it you wanted to go today? I'm feeling better now and it'll give me a chance to get my mind off of my hormonal mood swings.

Ghirahim: Some sky islands caught my attention. I thought you might want to join me.

Mizuki: Sure, but I have three specific ones I want to check out. There are three spots that have giant rings that make me wanna dive down the middle, they have to be there for some reason.

Ghirahim: I think we can do that.

Mizuki: Woo! Give me a second to change, I don't wanna freeze up there.

...

Mizuki: Ah! No no no no no! Eek!

Ghirahim: You barely made that.

Mizuki: Oh really Sherlock? I couldn't tell! My foot got stuck on the Steering Stick. We have to find a better way around the islands.

Ghirahim: Why don't I just teleport us up there?

Mizuki: Where's the fun in that? Besides if we run into trouble I don't want you being magically exhausted.

Ghirahim: Why are you so worried?

Mizuki: The last time I was island hopping I got hurt. As soon as I saw the islands in the sky appear I wanted to check them out, so I used my magic to get me and my friends up there. We had no clue what was up there... It was only a little while ago that we started to learn about it. The only reason anyone knows anything is thanks to Link, but the general public is still ignorant to what is up here.

Ghirahim: Even three months after?

Mizuki: Yeah, most people figured it would be better to wait so the adventurers wouldn't rush off and get hurt... I was being cautious and I still got hurt, the Flux Construct almost killed me. So we need to avoid at least one of us using magic, preferably you since you're stronger.

Ghirahim: *Sigh* Fine.

Mizuki: Will you be skipping out on this one too?

Ghirahim: I didn't do the last one, why would I do this one?

Mizuki: Will you at least do the trial one, it's free?

Ghirahim: No thanks.

Mizuki: Ugh, fine.

Mizuki did the trial run and then handed a Zonai Charge to the Steward Construct.

...

*Splash*

Steward Construct: 22.55 seconds, that leaves you in second place. Just two seconds behind our current record holder, Link. Congratulations, here is proof of your maturity.

Mizuki: Thank you. Now c'mon Ghira, you said the next island was this way.

They had already been to Valor Island, and Sokkala Sky Archipelago. They were now leaving Bravery Island and heading to East Hebra Sky Archipelago. It wasn't long before both were shivering.

Mizuki: Brr. H-how many l-layers d-does it t-take to stop sh-shivering? I-I'm even w-wearing my R-ruby Circlet.

Ghirahim: L-let's not stay here l-long.

They quickly moved on to the last island. Courage Island was the next and final destination in the sky. Once Mizuki got the Glide armor chest piece she used her Purah Pad to teleport herself and Ghirahim to Tarry Town. She pulled Ghirahim into her house and covered him with one of the extra blankets.

Mizuki: You were wearing a lot less than I was, stay here for a bit and warm up.

Mizuki made tea for both of them and sat down beside him. They were both tired and cold. They were wrapped up in the same blanket enjoying their tea and the warmth of Mizuki's house. She put her cup down on the nightstand and put her head on his shoulder.

Mizuki: Thank you Ghira, it's nice to be able to explore with you again.