I don't own the Legend of Zelda
Ghirahim's earring had always been important to him. It was one of his most prized possessions and he carefully polished it and wore it every day. So the last thing he needed, especially the way he had been feeling lately, was for it to go missing. He had taken it off when they had a shower after they had returned to the hotel after a walk around the city. He burst out of the bathroom into the bedroom wearing only a towel and a look of imminence rage. His hair was still wet and it dripped onto the carpet.
"WHO TOOK IT?!"
Link and Dark looked up innocently from their card game.
"Who took what?" Dark asked calmly. Link had turned bright red and was avoiding looking at Ghirahim.
"YOU KNOW WHAT, MY EARRING!"
"Stop shouting Ghira, we can hear you we don't need a hearing aid."
"Um...m..maybe you just misplaced it" Link said, determinedly looking down at the floor.
Ghirahim moved so his face was just an inch from Link's. "You're acting very guilty. Did you take it?"
"What, no. It's just you're...you're not wearing any clothes."
"Oh." Ghirahim said in sudden realisation. Without another word he went back into the bathroom to change.
"Hey Link." Dark whispered and showed him what he was hiding in his hand. It was Ghirahim's blue crystal earring, the light caught it and seemed to make it sparkle. "I took it while he was showering."
"Dark! Why'd you do that?" Link groaned.
Dark shrugged. "I was bored." He had a wicked gleam in his eye as he put the earring in a near by flower pot.
Ghirahim returned from the bathroom, now fully dressed. It looked strange to see him without the blue jewel dangling from his right ear.
He stood over Dark menacingly. "So where is it?"
"What makes you think I took it?"
"Because that's the kind of thing you'd do. Now give it here." He held out an outstretched hand. "I know you have it."
Dark only grinned. Ghirahim sighed before he unexpectedly lunged at Dark and tackled him to the floor. His knees were on Dark's chest and he pinned his arms to the floor.
"Hey guys don't fight." Link said exasperatedly, not eager to get involved.
"I'll get off him as soon as he tells me where it is."
"Never." Dark insisted stubbornly, although with some difficultly as Ghirahim was a lot bigger than him which made it hard to breathe.
They all paused and looked at the door as it swung open to reveal Fi. "Hey I...what are you doing!?"
"He took my earring." Ghirahim glared at Dark. "And I'm not moving until I get it back."
"Get off him." Fi instructed and Ghirahim reluctantly obeyed. She turned to Dark. "Give him it back."
"But-"
"Now." She looked at him sternly. He meekly retrieved the earring from its hiding spot and presented it to Ghirahim.
"That's better."
Fi can be scarier than I thought, she's defiantly related to Ghirahim Link decided as Dark and Ghirahim refused to look at each other. Ghirahim brushed all the dirt off the earring with a look of annoyance before returning it to its rightful place in his ear.
"Anyways I came to remind you that that sword collection that you want to visit is opening now. Maybe we could head over there?"
Link had almost forgotten that that was the whole reason for this trip.
Ghirahim nodded. "I know, I was going to suggest that myself before someone." He shot a pointed look at Dark. "Couldn't keep their hands off my stuff."
"Well if you didn't spend so long in the shower it wouldn't have happened."
"Lets just all stop arguing and go ok?" Link said.
"I'll meet you outside in a minute, there's something I have to do first." Dark replied. Link knew that Dark intended to dye his hair which is why he had been annoyed that Ghirahim was in the shower. They left Dark and waited outside the hotel. Ghirahim was quite happy to be away from him for a while, it was nice to have some peace for a change.
"Oh Link about last night...thanks." Ghirahim was more grateful than he would ever admit for the way that Link had comforted him. It was something which he was unused to.
"No problem."
Fi looked at the pair in confusion but said nothing. Dark soon came outside to meet them, looking even more cheerful than before, glad to get rid of his 'borrowed' hat. As they all climbed into Ghirahim's car, Link wondered briefly if he had returned it but decided not to ask. He'd probably kept it as a souvenir.
"Do we have to go to a stuffy old museum?"
"You didn't have to come, in fact it might have been nice if you hadn't."
"Why are you so mean, Ghira? Seriously though why can't we go somewhere cool like a club or something."
"No."
"Not even after?"
Ghirahim sighed heavily. "Only if it'll shut you up." He looked at Fi. "I don't know if I want you going to a place like that."
"I don't want to anyways." She replied.
The sword museum was one of a kind with hundreds of swords on display. Even the outside looked impressive with large marble steps leading up to the entrance. There were glass cases containing long swords, broad swords, sabers, claymores, katanas, daggers and many other kinds. Ghirahim had always found a strange kind of beauty in a blade and the care taken into its craftsmanship, in fact his family's heirloom were a sword which was very dear to him. It was large and made of a black material with a jagged blade and a triangle symbol near the hilt. It was truly one of a kind.
This place was almost heavenly and it took Ghirahim's mind off of everything else. To be surrounded by so many blades felt just perfect. Or it almost was.
"I'm bored." Dark moaned for the tenth time. This was quickly becoming a repeat of the start of their journey.
"I know." Ghirahim replied. He just couldn't be bothered for another argument.
"Why would anyone come all this way just to look at that." Dark pointed to a case filled with black, diamond shaped daggers.
"Even if I explained it to you you wouldn't understand. Besides I didn't come just for that. I like to stay in the city sometimes."
"Well do we have to walk around the whole thing?"
"Yes. Why are you like a whiny child?"
Fi and Link decided that this would be a good time to quietly walk away from the pair to a different part of the museum.
"Our brothers really don't like each other do they?" Fi said as they wandered around the display cases.
"Nah, Dark's always like that. Why does Ghirahim treat you like a kid? You're only a year younger than me and Dark."
Fi shrugged. "He's just over protective. He's looked after me since he was 18, I guess he's still trying to."
They walked on in silence for a while until Ghirahim found them.
"Where's Dark?" Link felt slightly concerned.
"They've kicked the idiot out."
"What did he do?"
"Tried to write on the display cases in black marker. It's probably best that we leave."
Link and Fi agreed and they quickly left. they found Dark lounging on the hood of Ghirahim's car.
"GET OFF NOW!" Ghirahim yelled, ignoring the concerned looks from people on the street.
"Ok keep your hair on." Dark hopped off the car. "I haven't marked it, it's fine see." He gestured to the car.
Ghirahim didn't say a word on the drive back to the hotel. He was sure that one day Dark would be the death of him. He was looking forward to the end of this trip when he could finally go home and be Dark-free for a while. If Dark didn't kill him off before then.
