400 word Drabble:
*Comfort*
Zelda closed her eyes, her lips tugging up to a smile. She always found comfort in the arms of Nigel. That or music that drowned the outside noise if she couldn't escape.
She felt him place a short kiss on the crown of her head. He whispered close to her ear, sending a pleasant shiver down her spine, "Were they arguing again?"
The smile drop and her eyes opened to reveal hurt in her blue eyes. She stayed silent, not trusting her voice at the moment, and only nodded.
Zelda had left her room at an hour close to midnight on the sounds of her parent's arguing at each other. Her door was tad open, so she could see the faint glow on the floor that came from underneath her parents' doorway. She couldn't understand what they were fighting about, but she blocked her ears in hopes of shutting it all out. In hopes they would stop soon. They only got louder that came close to shouting.
Instead of listening to music and hope to pass out, or that things would settle down, Zelda left out through the window. She made sure to put back the screen and close the unlocked window before taking off.
Seeking shelter and comfort in her boyfriend's room. His twin brother sleeping in the same room, snoring lightly. Nigel had already been awake. She had called him beforehand to let him know that she was coming.
Unlike her, they lived in a one-store house. They had average parents that had their share of problems in the world. Her parents and she were one of the rich people on the other side. They weren't supposed to have problems.
But behind closed doors every rich people did had nasty problems. Her parents' problem was their marriage status. Something that happened when she was twelve years old.
She blinked and found herself crying and Nigel giving her comforting words. They started to rock back and forth on his bed. She took a shaky breath. The tears wiped from her face.
She didn't know what to do for her parents nor how to fix their problem.
She was unhappy, scared, and feeling drained of their arguing. So for tonight she will spend an hour in Nigel's arm, go back home, sleep, and think of something tomorrow.
For now she wanted to stay in Nigel's arms, in comfort.
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*Almost naked*
Midna was the bold one and Zelda the smart one. Best friends since fourth grade.
Zelda exited Midna's car— slamming the door shut after her—and cleared her throat unsure. "Are you sure we can go in without knocking, Midna?"
The said girl pushed a button to lock her car, a beep sounded, and glanced over her shoulder with a grin that showed her sharp teeth. "Yes," she said, but paused on a thought. "Actually Link will be in the backyard playing with his dog right about now."
So Zelda followed her friend as she was lead to the side gate of the Victorian house. Link's parents buying it when they were about to start a family close to the country side. Midna motion with a faint hushing hiss for her to be quiet. Her long amber hair pushed back before she reached to unlock the gate.
A dog jumped on the fence, putting its body force against it, and barked a happy greeting.
"God damn it!" Midna shouted, her hands throw up to her chest. "Link, your dog scared me!"
They both heard a man laughing on the other side. "Come on in, Midna. Zelda is that you?"
Zelda answered with a yes and a greeting.
Grumbling to herself yet still smiling Midna opened the gate wide. The dog—that looked more like a wolf—jump for a hug. She chuckled on the licks that she was receiving. Zelda step aside from her, waving hi to the blonde hair boy in front of her. She opened her mouth to say something, but Midna spoke first.
"Hey where is your brother?"
Link shrugged and replied, "He was taking a shower when I went outside."
Midna nodded. "Then he should be getting out. Zelda, why don't you go get your boyfriend out here? Wait no, I'm coming with you; I want to surprise him!"
"He's not my boyfriend," Zelda stated.
Taken by the arm from her now excited friend, she was dragged inside the house. Link staying behind to start the grill. Taking small steps they went to his room where Midna was silently laughing behind her hand. Zelda couldn't help but smile. They sat on his bed and waited. They just didn't expect to see Nigel come in with only a towel around his waist.
Zelda started to turn red on realizing that she was seeing him almost naked.
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Until next time...
~GreenFantasy64
