It had been a long day, that is all the two could say about today. While the most of it had been just the usual, the end of it was just so all over the place it made up for the calmness that was earlier. Vaati and Zelda returned to his house after he awoke, and began thinking of ways to return to the realm between life and death. However, they couldn't come up with anything. It wasn't like it was easy, after all, considering Vaati had only found it my complete and utter coincidence. And it seemed as though only your conscious could go there, not your actual body. That supported with the evidence that Vaati's physical body was with Zelda while he conversed with Ghirahim. That, and Ghirahim himself said it was his own consciousness that was there.

After a while, the both of them felt exhausted, and concluded to continue their search later tomorrow. After Zelda left, Vaati found himself rather tired. He yawned, and made his way to his bedroom, happy to finally conclude today. He collapsed on the bed, and almost immediately fell asleep. Tonight, he really didn't care if he had a nightmare or not, he seriously needed a rest.

"Vaati," a voice called. Vaati stirred, not quite wanting to wake up yet. He rolled away from the direction the voice was coming from, and he heard it chuckle.

"Come on, you fool, get up," it said, and Vaati found himself mostly awake at this point, mostly due to the unknown person shaking him. He was still in the process of waking up, so he didn't even think to figure out who the voice belonged to. He sat up, and stretched his arms out.

"Finally. My word, you can be quite the heavy sleeper sometimes, can't you?" he heard, and his eyes widened when he finally recognized who was speaking to him.

"Ghirahim?" Vaati asked, and stood up and turned around. Just as he suspected, his eyes fell onto the form of Ghirahim. Said man smiled, happy to see Vaati again.

"I see you have found your way back here. But based on what I have been watching, it doesn't look like it was intentional. Or am I mistaken?" he asked, and approached Vaati.

"No, you are right. I do not know how I have managed to get here. But I don't really care at the moment," Vaati responded, and hugged Ghirahim, much to his momentary surprise.

"I am just happy to see you again," Vaati added. Ghirahim couldn't help but smile widely as he hugged Vaati back.

"As am I, my dear Vaati," he said, and let go of him when Vaati pulled back.

"And I don't suppose you have any idea still of why you are here?" Vaati asked, and Ghirahim shook his head.

"Not a clue. And it doesn't seem like I will know for a while. Whatever or whoever put me here has yet to make an appearance, and that is even if someone did so. For all I know, I could have done it unconsciously," Ghirahim replied, and ran a hand through his hair in frustration.

"Honestly, it is so dreary being here. Constantly I am alone, able to watch the real world but never interact with it. And I have no idea if I can ever leave or not, nor can I ever hope to increase this energy I have so that I would be able to interact." Ghirahim turned away for a moment, changing the scene much like last time from blinding white to the fields of Hyrule again.

"Any reason you choose this particular environment?" Vaati asked, taken a moment to look around. To be honest, it has been a long while since he last left Castle Town and roamed around the fields. Perhaps he ought to do it sometime soon.

"It is just an automatic decision. It is better to look at the fields of Hyrule than the blankness you saw earlier." he replied.

"Do you always have it to this scene?" Vaati asked, a little curious about what Ghirahim does here.

"Whenever I am not watching you, yes. But to be honest, that happens little to none of the time," he replied, and smiled at him, causing Vaati's cheeks to blush lightly. Ghirahim smiled more, feeling accomplished he was able to get such a reaction from the normally proud man he called master. And truthfully, he enjoyed that he was the only one so far able to achieve such a reaction.

"Is that all you do around here?" Vaati asked, trying his best to will away the redness of his cheeks.

"That is all there is to do around here, Vaati. As I said earlier, no one is here but myself, and I cannot actually interact with the physical world," Ghirahim explained, and sighed.

"Ah, I guess that makes sense. Perhaps next time I find myself here I will bring you some cards or something," Vaati joked, and laughed to himself.

"Haha, very funny. But that is if you can find yourself back here. Besides, cards? Seriously? I would bore myself until I die again," Ghirahim joked back, trying to keep up the light mood, but it didn't quite work. At the reminder of his death, Vaati suddenly felt a wave of depression come over him. He didn't really need the reminder that the most important person in his life was no longer amongst the living, and the only way to see him was in some weird realm he didn't know existed until recently. Ghirahim, sensing the sudden change of mood in Vaati, said, "I guess that it wasn't amusing. I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that." Vaati sighed. Of course he knew that wasn't Ghirahim's intent, but still, it saddened him to not have him at his side every day like before.

"I know, but still. I am not happy about hearing it, even if it is a joke. I guess I haven't gotten over it as much as I thought," Vaati replied. Ghirahim felt his own mood drop at the remark. He wasn't happy either about being dead, and especially about not being able to be with Vaati as he went throughout his days, only able to watch from a realm distant from reality. Hell, he hated it, loathed it. He would do anything to regain life in his dead body, just so he could stay at Vaati's side once more. Ghirahim wasn't sure on how to make things better, so he did what he knew would bring comfort to Vaati; he brought his form in close to his own, and hugged him tightly. Vaati was surprised momentarily, but shook out of it and returned the gesture. Although he couldn't do this while conscious, at least he had the chance to do so now, in this strange place.

"I wish I could do something about it, Vaati. But this is all that I am, and it is all I will be. At least, as far as I know. But as long as you are safe, that is all that matters to me, even if it means I had to die because of it," Ghirahim said, running his fingers through Vaati's hair as he talked as another way to bring the other some sort of comfort.

"But why? Why go so far for someone like me? Why care for someone like me?" Vaati asked in a hushed tone. Ghirahim frowned. He didn't like the way Vaati thought of himself, and he wished he would think of himself as Ghirahim thought of him.

"You still don't get it, do you?" Ghirahim asked, though it was a rhetorical question. Vaati pulled away just enough so he could look at Ghirahim.

"Get what? What is there to get?" he asked, confused at Ghirahim's question. Ghirahim chuckled at his confusion. He opened his mouth to reply, but before he could start speaking, Vaati suddenly started to fade.

"It looks as though it will have to wait for another time, it seems you are waking up," Ghirahim said, and let go of Vaati.

"What? But I don't want to wake up! Waking up means another day without you!" Vaati said.

"You have no choice, Vaati. Not even you can stay blissfully asleep forever, you have to wake up, and continue onwards," Ghirahim replied, and pushed Vaati's hair away from his face.

"I'll be watching you, though. Don't forget that. Think of it like I'm your guardian angel, Vaati. Perhaps that will help you get through the day." Ghirahim smiled at him, and before Vaati could reply, he vanished completely, leaving Ghirahim alone in the realm between life and death. He lowered his hand that was previously resting on Vaati's cheek, and looked down.

"Even though I cannot interact with you in the real world, I will do all I can to make sure you are safe, Vaati. After all, isn't that what guardian angels do?" he asked himself, and he changed the scene so he could gaze upon the real world once again, a daily routine for the newly appointed guardian.

When Zelda walked into Vaati's bedchambers, she saw a sight that surprised her. Vaati was still asleep, and she could have sworn there was a brief smile on his face. When she closed the door, that seemed to have stirred him, for his eyes began to flutter open. Slowly, he began to awake, and he looked around, a little confused at where he was for a brief second. His eyes landed on Zelda, and he remembered where he was.

"You look a little confused to be here," Zelda pointed out, walking up to his bedside.

"I was to be honest," he replied.

"Why would you be confused to find yourself in your bedchambers?" Zelda asked, a little amused and confused at the same time.

"I...I spoke with Ghirahim again, last night. I don't know how, but…" Vaati said, drawing off at the end. Zelda was a little surprised he had spoken to him again. She didn't expect it to just happen while he was sleeping, she suspected that it would be something more complicated than that. And for all she knew, it could have been, however she could not come up with a reasonable explanation for it. But she was guessing that Vaati didn't really care for an explanation, as long as he was able to see Ghirahim, he was happy. And Zelda was happy for him. Honestly, she also didn't care for an explanation right now. Just him being happy made her happy. He was finally able to escape his depression, at least enough so where he could begin the process of healing. She smiled to herself at her thoughts.

"What are you so happy about?" Vaati asked her. Her smile wavered for a moment, not expecting that he would see it, but it never lost it's place upon her face.

"Nothing important. Did you want to go out again, today?" she asked, pushing aside her thoughts. She had learned now after asking for about a week that he would say yes, so it came as no surprise when he nodded and got out of bed. Like every time, they walked side by side, taking the usual route through the forest, stopping every so often to look at the scenery. Once again Vaati's little pet bird joined them, providing music through whistling as it repeated any tune Vaati gave it. It was peaceful up until halfway through where they would circle around and start heading back. Vaati stopped, and he took a look of confusion. Zelda, not sensing his presence by her side, stopped and looked back.

"What is it?" she asked.

"Is it me, or...does the air feel different to you?" he asked, which brought confusion upon her.

"Not at all. I am sure it is just in your head," she replied.

"Yes...that is probably it. Perhaps I am still waking up," he said, and they continued onwards. Little did they know, though, that that was the exact opposite. Although they could not see it, something was happening in a certain realm beyond that of reality, to a certain white haired demon.