A/N: Surprise! =D Here's chapter 4 for ya guys! ^.^ Um... Sorry for short chapter, though. ^^;
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Hylian Death
CHAPTER 4
Dark woke up feeling bit weak. He shivered slightly while carefully opening his eyes in fear of not being able to see. The dark Hylian sighed in relief when he did actually see the edge of the bed, the night table, the floor and the wall not too far from there. He sat up bit more straight and looked around.
Zelda was asleep on the chair not too far from the bed and Link was asleep right behind him. Dark relaxed and closed his eyes. "Worst is over, I hope." He thought while opening his eyes and taking one of the sandwiches. He really was feeling hungry and the sickness wasn't there as it had been for the past days. It was only like a small nagging feeling but nothing that would attack him if he let his guard down.
Dark was actually eating a third sandwich when Link started to wake up. The dark Hylian put his sandwich down and turned around to face the Hero in case he was needing some help. Link yawned while opening his eyes and frowned straight after that. "I hate this day..." He mumbled with a sigh and closed his eyes.
Dark grinned a bit. "Yeah, well, you didn't wake up not knowing that you won't be seeing a thing today." He replied while coming bit closer to him. Link just shrugged while keeping his eyes closed. Dark chuckled. "You want to eat or get up?" The dark Hylian asked carefully.
Link shrugged again but sat up slowly. "I'd rather keep my eyes closed today." He stated and took once a deep breath. Dark nodded, turned a bit on the bed and leaned against the headboard of the bed.
"I know how you feel." He replied while closing his own eyes for a while.
"Where are you?" Link questioned bit frowning. Dark sighed sadly and took a grip of the Hero's hand that was patting the bed from all around.
"I'm right here." The dark Hylian replied calmly and moved next to Link. He gasped a bit when the Hero hugged him and laid his head over the dark Hylian's shoulder.
"I want to make sure you're here." Link stated sternly. Dark calmed down, held tightly to Link and moved back to lean against the headboard. Link was bit startled but realized quite soon what the darker Hylian was doing. He nodded and moved a bit so he was actually leaning his back against Dark's chest. The dark Hylian circled his arms around the Hero while closing his own eyes.
"How are you feeling?" Dark questioned quietly. Link shrugged once again.
"Bit coldish and sickish but I'll be okay." He replied. Dark nodded, opened his eyes and searched for the two blankets. Once he located them he pulled both around the Hero. Link smiled while getting comfortable inside the blankets. "Thanks." He whispered with a content sigh.
Dark smiled while fully calming down. "He'll be okay. I don't have to worry..." He thought and realized quite soon that Link had actually fallen asleep. "Well, that's understandable. I slept most of yesterday so he'll be sleeping most of today. Though, I won't suggest of eating anything unless he really wants to." After that thought the dark Hylian took up his half eaten sandwich and finished it.
Zelda opened her eyes once everything went quiet. The two Hylians on the bed had their eyes closed. Link was wrapped in two blankets and he was leaning against the dark Hylian's chest while sleeping contently. Dark was leaning against the headboard and had his arms around the Hero but the princess couldn't be sure whether or not he was actually asleep. "Dark?" She called carefully.
Dark opened his eyes and looked bit confused at her. "Sorry, I thought you were asleep." She apologized. The dark Hylian just shrugged and closed his eyes again. "I can't ask about the scars or about who he talked to because Link isn't that of deep sleeper. And Dark doesn't want it to come out. Then again, maybe it would be the best way to break the two from each other..." The princess thought and grinned a little.
She was going to start questioning the dark Hylian about who he had talked to when another thought came to her: "Link does care for him and if I actually hurt the dark Hylian... Link might never forgive me... So I have to be careful and do things bit differently than going straight forward. I have to plan this out very carefully so I won't get Link suspicious about my doings."
The day went by quite peacefully. Link slept most of the day and ate one sandwich out of his own decision. Dark did eat more later but mainly he just held Link close and kept his eyes closed. Zelda watched how peaceful the two Hylians were at the bed.
It was late in the evening when the doctor came to there. Link got his shot and he soon fell asleep. Luckily for the Hero, he hadn't felt as sick as Dark had so he hadn't thrown up during the day. Dark also got an injection but that was mainly to prevent the possibilities of getting the sickness again.
The shot made him feel bit uneasy but not that of sickish. The main problem that it brought was headache, so Dark laid down quite soon. Yet, he didn't fall asleep as fast as before. He didn't dare to ask about it from the princess and the doctor had left the room already. Link then again was asleep and the dark Hylian had no intentions of waking him up to ask about it.
Zelda watched bit uncertainly how Dark kept trying to find a good position on the bed for nearly an hour and half before finally falling asleep. She was just grateful that Link slept calmly without any troubles. "Guess the doctor used different kind of medicine this time since Link had gotten sick again. Yet the way he got it was bit... Awkward." The princess thought, sighed and took a bit better position on the chair before falling asleep soon enough.
Dark wasn't sleeping well at that night. He woke up time after time again in slight pain while feeling very weak. He shivered in cold and pulled the blanket around himself as tightly as he could but it didn't do much of help.
Eventually the dark Hylian woke up gasping for air. He barely could breath but it was different kind of breathing problem than during the sickness. Dark shivered while trying desperately to breathe. He fought the blanket off while eventually coming to all four. The dark Hylian stared at the bed in pure fear. He needed to breathe but it felt like someone was choking him. No air was getting inside no matter how much he was gasping.
Both Link and Zelda woke up while Dark fought to get at least some air in. The princess ran straight off to find the doctor while the Hero started to try and help the dark Hylian. "Oh dear goddesses! Dark!" Link nearly screamed in panic.
The Hero tried the earlier method that had proved to be useful but this time it had no effect at all. Dark was fighting to get air but nothing worked. His trashing was weakening his already weak body and soon the dark Hylian just laid on the bed. He closed his eyes tightly while trying to take a grip of anything but in his frustration and fear, he just threw the pillows and whatnot off.
"Dark! Dark, can you hear me?! DARK!" Link screamed in fear while trying to hold the dark Hylian down. Dark shot his eyes open but he didn't stop his weak trashing. Instead it was quite clear that he didn't really see Link nor hear him. After a while the dark Hylian closed his eyes tightly and screamed. The pain he was feeling went straight through his body in harsh waves.
Dark shivered violently while gasping for air. His body was slowly going limp and his breathing became even more irregular. Suddenly the dark Hylian went fully limp and it took few horrifying seconds from Link to realize that Dark had stopped breathing. "NOOO! DARK!" The Hero screamed, came over him and started to give CPR.
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A/N:Cliffhanger! XD Sorry, guys. ^^;
I hope you enjoy the story. The next chapter will come at next weekend. My day of updating is Friday, Saturday OR Sunday. So, keep your eyes open during the end of the week! ^.^
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