I Give You My Life ~ Revali x Reader

Chapter Twenty-Five

[Your POV]

"I-I don't want to talk to you." Revali said. "I don't NEED to talk to anyone." He was looking away from me, staring at the dirt ground. I was leaning against the wall, right next to him. "So you can go play with Munlo or something."

"Revali, you really have no idea how much I understand, do you?" I asked. He finally turned his head to look at me. "I wasn't allowed to love growing up. I never did. My parents were always trying to choose people for me. But you can't force love. Force it coming your way, or force it away. You can't really force love to do anything. It just happens. I've never felt that feeling. Not until..." I trailed off. Not until I met you, Revali... But those words were so hard to say.

"'Not until...'?" He said, staring straight at me now.

"N-Nevermind." I said, my face heating up. "He doesn't love me back. See? It's not something you can force on people. The point is, love is a natural thing and shouldn't be looked at like it's a weakness. In fact, I quite admire people who are in love..." My eyes wandered to the sun setting over Death Mountain. "It's so amazing, being in love. But, that's what I've heard."

"But you said you were in love." Revali said.

"Yeah, but it's not really the same when the person you love pushes you away..." I said, looking back over at Revali. "I don't want to be pushed away. All my life I've been pushed towards something I don't want. But now, the one thing I want, true love, is being pushed...away...from me..." I felt tears running down my cheeks. Revali scooted closer to me and reached up, wiping away my tears with his feathery fingers.

"Do not worry, (Y/N)." Revali said. "I'm sure you will find someone to love who will love you back." This only made more tears fall. I began shaking as the stars began to appear in the sky. My vision had gone blurry with pain and sadness. To my surprise, I felt wings wrap around me, and I was pulled into a chest full of feathers. Revali...he was hugging me. I wrapped my arms around him and we just stayed like that for a while.

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As the moon was rising, we decided to head to bed. Since we were pretty much staying inside a volcano, Goron City was very well lit at night. As Revali and I made our way to our little shared home, I couldn't help but take in how beautiful Goron City was at night. But as Revali shoved me into our small home to get dressed, I got a sinking feeling in my stomach and my mind went back to Revali and I leaning against Death Mountain. As I changed into a pair of shorts and tank tops, I thought that...maybe...I had made it about me. Revali was the one in trouble and I complained about MY problems. I gave a sigh as I called for Revali, telling him I was done getting changed. "That was quick." He said, entering the room.

"You were keeping track?" I questioned with a smirk. He scoffed and looked away, folding his arms.

"Such a tsundere." I said.

"I'm still quite baffled as to what a tsundere is and why you keep referring to me as one." Revali said, taking a seat on the bed.

"I thought I already told you this." I said, taking a seat on the opposite side of the bed. "A tsundere is someone who hides their feelings with aggression."

"Then why do you call me a tsundere?" He asked. I looked him straight in the eyes and raised an eyebrow. I could see his eyes widen and he shook his head again. "G-Get some sleep, okay?" I just smiled and got under the covers. But once Revali was under the covers, I began to sweat, way too much.

"Do Gorons usually sleep with blankets?" I whispered.

"I'm not sure. Why would I know?" Revali whispered back.

"Well, I mean, it gets pretty sweaty with blankets when you're sleeping in a volcano." I said. Revali was silent, thinking.

"I guess you're right." Revali said, kicking the blankets off, making me giggle. "My feathers are starting to stick to parts of my body they should not be sticking to." We both rolled over, not facing each other, and my smile disappeared, replaced with a frown. I thought about earlier.

"Hey, Revali...?" I asked.

"Yes?" He responded.

"You know, back on Death Mountain, when you said that love is a weakness and all that...and I wanted you to talk about it?" I asked. There was a pause, then he made an 'mhmm' sound. "I'm sorry for making it all about me. Instead of listening to you, I went off about my own life. I'm sorry. I want to listen to you. I just haven't had anyone to talk to until I came to Hyrule. I...care a lot about you and I want to be there for you too." The silence that followed made me tense, but was I really expecting a reply from Revali? Maybe...

"Thank you, (Y/N)." He said. There was a shuffle in the bed and I suddenly felt a wing around my torso, a beak resting on my shoulder. Revali was hugging me from behind! In a bed! Just the two of us! And he said 'thank you'! "I am happy that you are here to listen to me. But I do not wish to burden you with my trials."

"B-But it's not a burden." I said. "I want to help you. If you want it, is it really a burden?" I shut my mouth. I'm not sure if what I had said was appropriate, so I shut up. But Revali thought otherwise.

"I guess you are right." Revali said. "I haven't told anyone this, so you must keep it to yourself." I nodded. "...Ever since I was young, I wanted to be the best of the best. I would see the soldiers fly off to defend Hyrule and I would think to myself: 'I want to be just like them, but better'. I told myself that I would be the greatest soldier who ever walked Hyrule. So I pushed myself to be the best of the best. Sometimes, I would push myself so hard that I would injure myself. I remember jumping off cliffs to improve my flying techniques and nearly plummeting to the bottom and dying. The only thing that scared me...was not being able to live up to others' expectations. Everyone loved me for the image I kept up. I had no family, so I needed someone to love me."

"You had...no family?" I muttered.

"No family." Revali replied. "But since no one had loved me before this image, I decided not to love anyone back. I pretty much lived at the Flight Range, where I practiced. But I would often venture around to different places. I knew of the future champions when we were just children. I met Urbosa when she almost ran over me with a sand seal. I knew Mipha because I was attacked by a monster near Zora Domain. And I met Daruk when he got lost far away from Goron City. But we never really grew close until we were chosen by the Princess. But one day, I met someone that I never saw again. Which was strange, since I knew just about everyone in Hyrule. Well, they weren't really a person, because they were stuck in a Sheikah Slate, much like the one on your arm." He pointed to the Sheikah Slate stuck to my arm. "They were amazing. I remember picking up the slate and taking it with me around Hyrule. The person had (E/C) eyes and (H/L) (H/C) hair. They were funny and for the first time...I felt love. But they weren't...real, in a way. I had no way of touching them and hanging out with them outside of the Sheikah Slate. And for some reason, they would only appear in the slate at night. In fact, just thinking about this memory makes me think of..." He trailed off as I blinked rapidly.

"Wow! Is this Hyrule?" Seven year old me asked. Revali stood up and turned the Sheikah Slate around, showing me the beautiful stars of Hyrule. "You're home is awesome!"

"Eh, I guess so." Seven year old Revali said, sitting down on a grass hill.

"'Eh'!?" I cried. "This at least deserves a 'huh' or maybe even a 'WHA-'!" Revali giggled in a childlike manner.

"Maybe. But, when will you come to Hyrule?" Revali asked.

"I don't really know." I said sadly. "My parents keep forcing to me to hang out with all these mean kids."

"Do you need help scaring them away again?" Revali asked. I nodded. "I will teach you how to make a bow and arrow!"

"Really!? That sounds so cool!" I said.

"They never told me their name..." Revali said. "They said they would tell me when they came to Hyrule. But I waited years, and nobody came. They promised. Our last conversation was when I was about seven. I taught them how to make a bow and arrow. Ever since then, I've been waiting for their return. The Sheikah Slate was stolen by a Lynel and I never saw them again. It was the first time I ever loved."

"Do you think that they'll come to Hyrule someday? Or that they might even be in Hyrule right now?" I asked.

"Maybe." He said. "But...when will they be here? I miss them so much..." I felt a tear land on my shoulder. Revali really misses this person...