Hey guys! I'm sorry it's been so long since I've updated. I just got my wisdom teeth removed earlier this week so I've been trying to recover and get myself back in proper condition. I'm still not at my best right now, so this chapter may not be my best writing. But I promise I tried my best to get you the update in as timely a manner as possible.

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda or its characters, Serina is mine.

DUDES AND LADIES, I NOW PRESENT :

Chapter 10 – Fulfilling Her Promise

A loud noise echoed throughout the entirety of Hyrule. Serina stood up quickly and ran outside of the cave. Four bright lasers all shot towards Hyrule castle.

It had been a few days since Serina's meeting with Link. This was the sign that he had made it there, a sign that the four late champions had their opportunity to strike, as they were destined to do.

The sky went dark. Unfortunately, Serina had no ability to see what progress Link had made. She looked towards Dueling Peaks tower and quickly grabbed out her Sheikah slate and traveled to the top of the tower.

A cold breeze swept through her hair as she approached the edge of the tower. She had a clear view of Hyrule Castle, and a hideous monstrosity that had formed in the middle of Hyrule Field. It didn't take long for her to realize that was Calamity Ganon.

This was it. Link's time had come.

Serina watched, hoping that everything was going to go well. Granted, from where she was she could still barely see, but she couldn't take her eyes off of Ganon. The evil that had terrorized Hyrule for 100 years. The final result was finally about to reveal itself: Will Link succeed?

Strenuous hours passed and the battle seemed as if there would be no end. Up until a loud distorted roar echoed through Hyrule. Calamity Ganon seemed to be having an outrageous fit. It sounded as if Death Mountain itself were about to erupt, the rumbling, and screeching was terribly loud.

The exploding noises came to a sudden halt. Ganon had disappeared.

'Did he do it?' Serina thought, 'Guess the only way to find out is to see if he meets with me at Rito Village…'

Serina went back down the cave and gathered her things. She felt relieved, yet worried. Hope was in her heart for Link, she hoped that he would make it out alright and come back with positive news. But she was also nervous, about what had happened between them the other night. No doubt was in her mind that it might alter their friendship.

She grabbed out her Sheikah slate and traveled to the tower nearest to Rito Village. Her heart skipped a beat as she saw the entrance to the village come into view. Looking up, Medoh was back to its normal patrolling of the skies above the village.

A small smile crept onto her face, 'You've done your job Revali… Now I'm here to do mine.'

It was about mid-day when she made it into town. She stopped by Teba's home, to check in on her acquaintance. Luckily, Teba stood outside, so she didn't have to do a lot of searching for him.

He saw her and smiled, "Hey stranger."

"Hi there," She smiled back.

"What brings you back here?" He asked.

"I think I'm looking for a more permanent place to settle down, now that I've done just about everything I've needed to do." She explained, "You think you can help me out?"

"Here in the village?" He inquired, "Yeah, in fact there's an open spot. It's been empty for a while, I'm sure if you spoke with the Elder, you could see about staying there."

"That sounds great." She smiled.

"How's the arm?" He nodded towards the bandage.

"Could be a little better." She shrugged, "How's the leg?"

"Could be better." Teba repeated, "Thanks to you though, Medoh is back to normal."

"Everything's been going better then?" Serina asked.

He nodded.

They headed up to the top of the village where they discussed housing situations with the Elder. He gladly allowed her to stay in the empty residence to thank her for aiding the village. Teba led her to the vacant shack, it needed some fixing up on the inside, but it was still kept in decent shape for the most part.

Serina walked inside and set her bow, quiver and bag down on the bed.

"Is that all you have?" Teba asked, leaning on the door frame.

"I had to travel light, in order to get around easily." She said.

"I see," He crossed his arms, "If I may ask, why were you so insistent to get up to Medoh? You never did specify."

The question caught her off guard, "It was a task that I had to see to.."

He noticed the Rito symbol around her neck, "Where did you get that?"

She grabbed the symbol, "A friend gave it to me."

"May I ask who?" He raised an eyebrow at her.

She sat on the edge of the bed, still holding onto the charm. Her heart sank, she didn't want to talk about him, not yet. But in this situation, it seemed as though she had no choice.

Teba was able to pick up her answer from her immediate change of mood, "So it is you."

Serina looked back up at him.

"I wondered where I had heard your name before. Your ability to access Medoh, that charm around your neck." He stood in front of her, "You're the one that aided the Rito Champion Revali."

"Tried to.." She corrected him.

"In this case, I think we have something of yours." Teba walked out of the house.

Serina stood up and looked out the front door. A few minutes pass, and Teba approaches her house with something in his hands.

"If you're going to be staying here, you'll need this. It gets pretty cold here." He handed her a light grey sweater.

It had a hood and was made of thin material, but in between the layers of material were Rito feathers used to retain warmth. It was the sweater she got when her and Revali returned to the village.

'This one doesn't look too ridiculous on me does it?'

'I think this one suits you perfectly.'

'It's definitely nice and warm.'

'It should do the job you want it to then.'

She closed her eyes, feeling the soft fabric in her hands.

"Thank you, Teba." She whispered.

"Is everything alright?" He asked.

"Well, you've found me out. I'm not sure how to think now that you know why I've helped." She said, "I don't want anyone's view of me to change."

"If you want, it can stay between us." Teba smiled.

"That'd be nice." Serina returned the smile.

"I'll let you get settled in. If you need anything at all, feel free to come see me." Teba said, beginning to walk out the door, "But, later today, I suggest visiting Revali's Landing."

Teba walked out of the house, closing the door behind him.

Serina stared at the sweater in her hands laying it out on the bed. She removed everything from her bag and placed the items in small cupboards and drawers. In order to get set up for meals later, she took a trip down to the market and grabbed some kitchen supplies and food items. She also made sure to get proper bedding and some fresh clean clothes.

Back at her new home, she wrapped her arm in a fresh bandage and changed out of her old clothes and into some new ones: a pair of jeans, and black tank top with a cream short sleeved shirt over it. She set up her bed and stored the food and dishes.

The sun was setting by the time she had finished settling in, and she decided to make that visit to Revali's landing. She was hesitant at first, as it would bring back a lot of memories, but also curious, and missed the beautiful view.

Serina walked down the steps to where the landing was. The view remained the same as it has always been. She looked around, seeing that the landing was empty, before looking towards the edge of the platform. Someone else was there, and their back was facing her. The setting sun made it to where she could only see the silhouette of the person standing there. She took a few steps closer, not wanting to intrude on their space, but curious as to who else was there.

The person must have heard her step closer, as they turned their head slightly when she stepped onto the platform. Finally, she was able to make out the figure of who it was.

Then, they turned around.

For a moment, she could have sworn her heart stopped.

Green eyes met hers. Beautiful, bright, piercing-green eyes. Those eyes she saw a fierce light burning constantly in, those eyes she was almost always intimidated to look into, those eyes she swore could see into her thoughts… those eyes she saw fade, and lose that burning light. The eyes she thought she would be seeing for the last time upon Vah Medoh, stared into her dull grey eyes. Her eyes lost their light the moment he lost his, they seemed lifeless and sad. But at that moment, no doubt they were as wide as plates.

Her heart was in her throat, and her legs were weak. She was shaking.

"I was wondering when you'd arrive." He had the voice of an angel.

"Are…" She struggled to speak, "Are you real?"

She had to ask, believing she was hallucinating or dreaming.

He nodded, his beak formed a gentle smile.

Tears began to well up into her eyes, she didn't know how to process and come to understand what was happening. Serina covered her face with her hand, letting a few of the tears fall, and dropped to her knees. She was unable to control her emotions and her thoughts.

Without hesitating, Revali rushed over to her, and knelt in front of her. He placed one of his hands on her shoulder.

"I don't understand how.." She sobbed, "I have to be dreaming, this can't be real."

"Sorry to disappoint you," He joked, "But this is all real."

"But it's too good to be true." She cried.

"I don't think it can get any realer than this, Serina." He rubbed her back, "To be honest, I was a bit surprised myself."

Serina wiped her eyes and managed to look up at him, directly into his eyes. She reached up and stroked the feathers on his face.

"A bit," She repeated, "I've been alone this whole time… Just… haunted all these years by the fact I couldn't do anything to help you.. and now you're right in front of me."

"You were never alone, Serina." His voice soothed her, "I was with you every step of the way. And because of you I was able to aid in the final strike against Ganon."

He wiped away a stray tear that strolled down her cheek. She had been through so much in just the short amount of time that she had returned to Hyrule, so he could understand her struggle to believe it.

She caught him off guard when she threw herself into his arms, tightening her grip around him.

"I missed you so much." She whispered.

He held onto her shoulders and pulled her away so he could rest his forehead against hers.

"I'm here now." He said.

Serina pulled away and looked at him, "Here to stay?"

"You'd best believe it," He smiled, "You're stuck with me."

Revali stood up and helped her up as well. She led him to her small home and allowed him to make himself comfortable. He sat down on the edge of her bed and watched her as she removed the bandage from her arm so she could apply more healing solution onto it.

"You've gotten a fair few battle wounds." He commented.

"You can thank Medoh for this one." She winced as the solution stung her arm.

Once she finished applying the solution, she grabbed the bandage. Revali grabbed her wrist and tugged her towards him. He took the bandage from her, beginning to wrap her arm up.

"Déjà vu." She smiled.

"Brings you back to the good old days?" He inquired, handling her arm as gently as he could.

"It does… but it's still different." She sat down next to him once he tied off the bandage.

"This is true." He agreed, "Then, I'm sure you could care less that I helped you."

"Now, I wouldn't want it to be anybody else." She fixed a strand of hair behind her ear.

They locked eyes, and for a moment sat in silence.

Serina broke that silence with a yawn, and Revali couldn't help but chuckle.

"Tired?" He asked.

She nodded and held her arms out. Revali took this gesture as she wanted him to lay down with her. He wrapped both wings around her and they both laid back. He felt her arms wrap around his torso and her head rested on his chest.

For the first time in a while, she felt safe and secure. That familiar warmth spread through her and in no time, she drifted to sleep, thinking of the first time he did this for her.

Revali, finally able to have her in his arms again, rested his head on the pillow and looked down at the girl that had so quickly fallen asleep. His own eyes were heavy, and he fell asleep knowing he was able to physically be there for her again.

AAAAANNND there it is! I apologize again, if the writing at all seemed rushed and/or sloppy. Like I said, I've been out of it all week. But I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and the next, I promise will be back to my normal decent writing. So please, leave a review and stay tuned for more! See ya!