Ghirahim's My Roommate? (Arc 1)

10. My Explanation to Link and Aryll

Chapter 10: My Explanation to Link and Aryll

Vaati

I poured myself some tea as Link and Aryll sat down across from me. We were in the living room, with Lexy standing off to one side, Shadow sitting on the ground, and Ghirahim floating above the television, attempting to distract us with his powers. After several awkward seconds, Aryll asked, "Aren't you going to pour us some tea? I'm thirsty."

"I'm not your butler or servant," I replied before taking a sip of my cup.

"That's cruel," she said as she crossed her arms and stuck her tongue at me.

"He's only our butler when people visit," Link said as he poured the tea for himself and his sister. "Other than that, he's a..." He looked to me, silently asking for a word to describe myself, but I didn't respond.

"A weirdo?" Shadow said.

"Moocher?" Lexy asked as she shot me a glance. I wondered if she was teasing me, but Lexy had a point. I've been here for a while without their permission, and I've kinda been using their resources for my own use...

"A permanent resident and a valued friend," Link said after a few seconds of deep thought. "Honestly, I think it's fine that Vaati and Shadow are here, as they know how to behave and easy to get along with." Link shot a glance at Ghirahim. I was surprised that Link said that, considering that we were enemies several months ago, and he has no clue at what I really do.

"I can hear you," Ghirahim declared when Link stopped looking at him.

"And I see dead people," Shadow replied. "Now, do you have any questions, Link and Aryll? It's Q & A with Vaati the Great!"

"Shadow?" I asked.

"Yeah?"

"Just shut up."

"Who's that?" Aryll pointed at Lexy.

"That's Lexy, an alien and one of my lieutenants."

"Come again?" Link asked.

"She's not from Hyrule... Or from this dimension. She's from Earth, and she accidentally came here via a portal Ganondorf made, when Ganondorf was hoping to conquer another world."

"And I kicked his ass." Lexy declared.

"More like shot him in the face with a rifle," Shadow muttered.

"Did he die?" Link asked.

"This is Ganondorf we're talking about," Ghirahim said. "So no."

"How did you meet her?" Link asked.

I sighed. "This is going to take a while to explain." I cleared my throat and began to speak. "A few years ago, I was your typical villain, but I wanted to do something good for Hyrule, as I'm not truly evil."

"Noted," Link whispered. Shadow quietly scoffed when I mentioned "typical villain", but I didn't respond.

"Anyhow, after Lexy came and shot Ganondorf three years ago, he locked her in the dungeon because she attacked him and made his plan fail. I freed her when he was asleep, and led her to a safe area. After a year of rescuing people and hiding them in different locations, we formed an agency that monitors Hyrule and we make sure that most of the issues in Hyrule are dealt with before they appear or become major."

"What if they become major?" Aryll asked.

"Then we leave it to the knights of Hyrule. Or Link," I replied.

"Thanks for making me feel special," Link muttered.

"Any other questions?" I asked.

The doorbell rang, so I didn't know anything else that was going to be asked.