Numb ✧ Ghirahim x Reader ✔

chapter 55

a/n

why do regardless and irregardless mean the same thing

this is bothering me wtf

who thought this was okay

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[Name] gazed up at Hyrule Castle, standing from her spot in front of the Castle Town fountain. Her brows knitted together, examining the gold diamond-shaped barrier preventing outsiders from trespassing.

She wasn't exactly sure what her plan was. Neither did she want to go through with it, either. She'd be perfectly fine without seeing Zant ever again.

...But if Ghirahim's life was on the line, and he trusted him (for whatever reason), then...

She decided she'd scream. Someone might appear, might not. Worth a shot.

"Ah," she started, so very unenthusiastically, as she had suddenly grown a bit shy. Sighing, she gathered her wits and tried again, releasing a shrill, banshee-like shriek. Quite a few lights turned on, but Zant never appeared, not after a few minutes.

One of the Castle Town residents called out, "Hello?" Holding a candle, they exited their house to investigate. Not wanting to interact with them, she sprinted away.

...And ran into Link, coincidentally. He seemed a bit concerned.

"[Name]? Why did you scream? Are you okay?"

That month she spent with him, he'd rarely ever uttered a single word. This sudden onslaught of questions was a bit worrisome, though she didn't take it to heart. He cherished her, as much as he would a comrade.

"Yeah, it's just my Zant mating call," she deadpanned. He almost choked on his spit.

"...Zant? Why?"

"Yes," was all she said. He tilted his head, urging her to elaborate.

"...[Name]." The nagging tone he used almost made her snort, as he was scolding her like a mother would a mischievous child. And so, being the troublesome child she was, she responded in kind:

"...Link."

He crossed his arms. "This isn't the time to mock me."

"Then stop questioning me, I'm busy."

With that, he backed off, pausing. [Name] couldn't help the triumphant grin dancing along her lips, though that was wiped off when Link spoke once more.

"I came looking for you, actually... You kind of ran off with the Sky Book's pages."

Her memories came flooding back to her then-- having breakfast with Link, running off to the lake, meeting Ghirahim again... And that was true; she did abandon the green-clad Hero.

She opened her mouth to speak, readying to improvise some excuse as to why she had to leave, when a cough sounded from behind them. Thanks to the repetitive barking she unfortunately had to witness, she knew exactly who that was.

"Din dammit," came Ghirahim's voice, muttering to himself once he realized his presence had been rooted out. Straightening his cloak, with his thumb resting against his lips, he came into view. "[Name], don't you know rats carry diseases? Get away from him."

[Name] internally facepalmed, before striding over to her demon lover. She then, without explanation, dipped her hand within his cloak. Link's eyes flew open, turning away with a beet-red face, while Ghirahim was wondering why the hell she was sticking his hand down his cloak.