The walk to the funeral was quiet and obviously cold. It didn't take us very long to get there, surprisingly; or at least that's what I thought. Nabooru was too busy guiding us there while Link didn't utter a single word. I wondered if what I said was too harsh but I placed that thought in the back of my head because there was simply no use on worrying about it. I meant what I said and I wasn't going to apologize for being honest.

The funeral was placed inside one of the town's small churches. It was hardly ever full for reasons unknown, so I guess it was an ideal place to hold a ceremony for the dead. To my surprise, there were actually a lot of people inside. However none of them wept or even looked upset. Instead, they looked to be in a hurry as if this was some type of meeting or something. Most were actually talking on their cell phones while others were standing around waiting for it to begin and end.

This made me angry. How could anyone go to a funeral and not show any sort of respect to the loss or the family?! I couldn't believe that there were selfish people like that. Maybe I'm overacting, but it still makes me angry at just the mere thought of it.

"They're his co-workers…" Link mumbled to us. "My father never had any friends. After my mother died, he grew distant from everyone… Even me."

"Why?" I asked aloud.

Nabooru gave me an angry glare for asking such a question. Link grabbed my hand and pulled me with him to go up to the casket.

"My father was scared of losing someone close again because when my mother was alive, she was his world. He gave up everything for her. His schooling, his friends, and even his family." He was whispering this to me loudly and luckily everyone was too busy with their own little world to pay any attention. "His and her family strongly disagreed the two of them getting married. My mother got pregnant with me when she was a senior in high school and he was a junior in college. Their family hated the age difference and felt that he was going to just leave her and I on the streets when he would grow sick of us. But he never did. He always said that he couldn't just leave the ones he loved."

We stared down at his father's corpse. It's cliché to say but he looked peaceful. His clothing was nice and for once his face didn't look so stern or stressed. For the first time I saw his father look relaxed, but that's not how I wanted to see it. Link mumbled a prayer and squeezed my hand. He was going to cry again, I could tell with how his shoulders began to tremble and how he began to choke on his mumbling words.

I wrapped my arm around his shoulders and gently pecked him on the cheek. I didn't know what to say because again I was scared to say the wrong thing. Link turned his head away from the casket and softly pushed himself away from me.

"Though my father disliked you…" Link whispered. "I know he would want you to say a final good bye… But that's only if you want to…"

I nodded. "I would like to say good bye, but I don't think you should be up here. I can tell standing up here is upsetting you. I'll go and get Nabooru for yo—"

"Please don't." He interrupts. "I want to stay near you today if that's alright. I promise afterwards I won't be so clingy… Just for today please let me be near you."

"It's okay, you are allowed to stay with me for as long as you want." I kissed his forehead. "If you get upset though please sit down, okay?"

He nodded and tried to look up and around the church, attempting to keep his mind distracted. I took a deep breath as I tried to think of the words to say. I felt like as if I were to say anything it would disrupt him from his peaceful sleep so I felt nervous. That and I were unsure as to what to say. It was hard to think of some final words.

"I-I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you." I murmured softly. "I'm sorry that this had to happen… If I knew Vaati was a bad guy I would of done something about it sooner… But now you are dead for the mistake I made. I-I'm so sorry." I felt myself begin to choke on my words. I felt like I was going to start crying at any moment. "I'm sorry for what my father has done… That ass just never knows when to quit. I promise you, though, that your son will be safe with us." I tried to not cry but I couldn't help it. "T-Thank you for allowing me to stay with you that one night… Thank you for being there for Link when he needed you. I never got to know you and I-I regret it…" The tears became worse the more I spoke. "Though I don't believe in a God, please rest in peace and if possible, watch over Link."

I couldn't do it anymore. The people around us not caring, the fact that someone died for me who hated my guts, and knowing that Link no longer had any family to turn to anymore killed me. I rushed out of the church the instant I stopped speaking because in all honesty, that was too much.

Link chased after me as did Nabooru. I stopped in the middle of the parking lot, staring up at the snowy sky. I felt terrible. Absolutely terrible and it didn't strike me until that moment when I came face to face with his corpse. Link clenched back onto me and buried his face into my shoulder. Nabooru stopped behind us and stood there silently.

"Dark…" Link whimpered. "Can we please go out to eat or to the park? I don't want to be here anymore."

I turned to Nabooru who stared blankly at me. She walked closer to us and patted both of us on the back.

"I think that's a good idea, what do you say Dark?" She asked.

My logical side of the brain said no but my emotional side said yes. It was as if I had an angel and a devil on each shoulder, telling me right from wrong. I knew none of us could stand going through that ceremony, I just knew it. But at the same time… It would have been the right thing to do, right?

"…Yeah, I agree. Let's go." I finally answered.

So together, we spent that whole afternoon mourning in a pizza parlor knowing that is exactly what his father would want.

Short chapter, but short chapters aren't all that bad! Right? Now to be perfectly honest, I have never been to a funeral (I've lost people in the family but I was too young to go) so that is partly the reason why I cut off. Also because it was too much for the trio, as Dark stated. So while this chapter was short and a bit sad, I hope you guys enjoyed it!

Thanks for reading and reviews are very much loved but never required! Thank you Haley for proofreading! Have a great day guys!