Chapter 17
I woke up with my head aching and the moonlight was brightly shining in from the windows. I was back in my bed which I didn't think I'd miss much after only a day or so gone. I tried to adjust to what was around me.
"It's a strange hour for you to awaken," Ghirahim spoke quietly next to me.
"Is Catto-" I began but I was interrupted.
"She is perfectly healthy. She's been constantly anxious for you." He grumbled. He leaned back into the chair he was sitting in next to my bed.
"She's alive? I thought she-"
"I was able to keep her from falling and placed her somewhere safe while you were off exploding with emotion." He droned. "You've caused a great deal of damage to our safety. You almost let my master escape after the sacred blade has been sealed into slumber. You would have caused the end of the world."
"He's your master."
"And Link is your father." He grumbled. I understood his point. "I was bound by him to serve him throughout our coexistence. When the hero destroyed him, it destroyed our bond and I finally understood what it meant to live without a predestined purpose. I can no longer become his weapon. And if I'm being quite honest, while I don't regret my history of serving him, I would not willingly restore our bond. The only bond I am comfortable maintaining is that with Catto."
"How did you know where I was and what I was doing?" I asked.
"I know my master's presence almost as well as I know Catto's. As soon as I felt it, I knew where he'd be and the only person capable of releasing him would be you."
"I guess that makes sense." I looked down at my metallic hands and examined them.
"Why you would do such a thing is beyond me. Perhaps you read a dim-witted book or something." He yawned. I didn't want to tell him I trusted a crazy lady in the woods with no further information. He would never trust me again. I decided to change the subject.
"You seem rather calm, I wasn't expecting you to be the one looking after me when I woke up." I pointed out.
"It would be foolish of me to not take some responsibility for all this." He stretched his arms and legs out wide, as though he got bored by my conversation. "As you said, I do tend to put misfortunes onto others. Plus, Catto made it fairly clear that I've been a terrible father."
"Yeah, you have. Why do you care now?"
"Because you almost destroyed all of human existence because of it." He recounted. For some reason, his way of taking responsibility for what I did just made me feel more guilty. "Not that I particularly care about human existence, but according to my master, Catto would fall into that category; so she would be in danger at that point. And if that is the risk then I acknowledge my responsibility as a parent. If I am honest, I never wanted to be a father, let alone to a rambunctious brat like you. Though, Catto has helped me see where the me in you is. She wants me to help tame it." I rolled my eyes. And flopped down in my bed in annoyance. His dry, annoying prattle was the reason I ran away the first time. He had to have been messing with me. This was his idea of a father-daughter talk. "As for why I was waiting here for you to awake and not Catto. Well, that would be pure coincidence. I had finally gotten Catto to sleep prior to you waking up. I just so happened to be getting comfortable when you did."
"I'm surprised she went to sleep at all." I shrugged.
"Well... I have my ways of exhausting her." He smirked to himself. I couldn't believe him. I don't think I have had many one-on-one conversations with him in private since we met. Now I remembered why.
"You're disgusting." I barked. He just laughed and didn't respond. I sat up and hugged my knees. I was taller than normal in this form which was unfortunate. I was tall enough as it was. I didn't know what to make of all this. It was frustrating, but I supposed this was all my fault.
"What happens from here?" I asked quietly. He stopped his laughter and looked at me.
"If I'm honest, I felt most connected with you during our training. And considering you still have little control over your powers, you could use the practice." He was right. Plus, I did enjoy our time together most while training.
"We can continue for a while. If that is what I truly need?" I shrugged. He looked at me bored.
"Yes, you truly need it." He proclaimed. "but I will admit that I was keeping you behind on purpose. You deserve to go at a more adequate pace. What you demonstrated three months ago was certainly beyond what I was expecting."
"W-wait? You said three months?" I struggled to try and get the words out of my mouth.
"Yes, you've been asleep for quite a while." He didn't understand why I was so shocked.
"How did I eat? How did I drink? How was I out so long?" I began to panic. It's not like I had anything important to do, but sleeping through three months and not realizing it? That's three months of my life out the window.
"Since you're in your demon form you don't need to eat or drink. Those are simple pleasures to part take in. It's a function your body can provide but they aren't necessities. Similar to humans and sex." He explained. I rubbed my face in frustration. This guy... could not be related to me.
"No, that's not- that just isn't the same." I corrected. "How have I been asleep for a whole three months?" I groaned confused.
"Well, if it were only a matter of days, Catto would have been most definitely the person you woke up to. But after a while, she eventually needed to take care of herself so I convinced her to leave your side little by little."
"That didn't answer my question." I rebuffed.
"It baffled me too. A few times we thought you were waking, but you truly were completely unconscious for three months." He confessed.
"Oh my gods," I sat up quickly and got out of bed. My legs wobbled while I tried to walk towards the door.
"I don't know if you understand math, but that means you also haven't walked in three months." Ghirahim cooed as I walked past him. I ignored him. I stumbled out of the room and down the hall. I opened the bathroom door. I lit the lights inside and stared into the mirror while I leaned on the sink for support. My eyes were larger and consisted of just white-glowing orbs. My facial structure looked very simplistic. My teeth now had fangs and my ears were pointed and large. My hair did not have any particular strands. It was a flat, straight shape that fell down my back. My whole body was a dark, metallic color that glimmered in the dim light of the bathroom. In comparison to who I was before, I was honestly the complete opposite. In comparison to Ghirahim, I was most definitely his daughter, the only difference was that I didn't have a diamond crystal on my chest or forehead.
I took a step back from the mirror and walked out of the bathroom. I walked towards the master bedroom door. Ghirahim hissed at me from down the hall.
"Don't you dare wake her."
I ignored him again and slowly pushed the door open. It was heavier than I remembered. I crept onto the bedroom. Catto was snoring quietly from her side of the bed. I climbed slowly into the bed and laid next to her, our faces were close and her breath tickled my face. I was so grateful for her being alive right now. I couldn't properly think of a world without her being in.
Ghirahim walked in aggravated. "You are not sleeping here, get back to your room." He whispered. I decided I wasn't going to listen to him or talk to him for the rest of the night. I laid still and enjoyed the warmth of Catto next to me. Thank goodness she was still warm.
"Thank you," I whispered so quietly, I wasn't even sure if it was more than a slight breath escaping me. "I love you, mom."
Ghirahim sat on his side of the bed and sighed in annoyance. He laid down on his portion of the bed and turned away from me to go to sleep. The bed was large enough for the three of us to sleep comfortably. I closed my eyes, despite being asleep for three months, and relaxed. I gently brought my hand to meet hers and placed it in her palm, her hand slowly and sleepily gripped mine and gave a slight squeeze.
"I love you too."
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