Everyone had returned to their homes before nightfall, which left Link to himself in his room. He hadn't been completely alone since the journey began. The only stretch of time when Fi wasn't with him was when he had been captured and his belongings taken from him at Eldin Volcano. The silence around him felt strange, and left his eyes to wander around the room. He began to pack his belongings in a rucksack he had in his wardrobe, and he filled his adventure pouch to the brim. After about an hour, his room was almost completely empty of loose belongings, and he sat down on his bed. It was just as comfortable as he remembered. He hadn't properly slept since the day of Wing Ceremony, and he planned on enjoying every last second he had in his bed. He removed his boots, his hat, and his tunic, and was about to remove his white undershirt and white pants when someone knocked on his door. His instincts made him reach over his shoulder to grab a sword that wasn't there, but he quickly realized that it was probably just one of his friends, and walked over to open the door.
Pipit was standing in front of Link, in similar attire as Link; tunic, hat, and boots removed, leaving him in just his white outfit. "Do you mind if I come in?" Pipit asked shyly, "I know you probably don't want to be bothered, but I can't sleep, and I figured you'd be up too." Link moved to the side and gestured for Pipit to enter, closing the door behind him. He hadn't talked with Pipit. Not talked like friends at least. They had conversed several times about tasks and dangers, but not really about anything unimportant, so Link figured Pipit was being bothered with something.
"What's bothering you mate?" Link asked. He was a pretty blunt guy, and he figured he'd be able to get back to bed faster if he just cut to the chase.
"Well, to be honest Link… I'm scared." Pipit had taken a seat at the edge of Link's bed and was looking into his knees. "I'm scared of leaving this place behind."
"It's not like we're leaving forever. We're just relocating our homes. As knights, we'll probably end up using this place as training grounds, where we won't be bothered by kids, and where we'll have the entire sky to ourselves."
"I don't mean leaving Skyloft… I mean leaving this place, as in this place as two friends; me and you." Pipit looked up to Link, who was now kneeling in front of him. "Once we go down there, we'll become super responsible and fooling around won't happen anymore. We'll be stuck as uptight knights who have to show everyone how to do everything."
"Pipit, it's not going to be that different. We're going to be playing the same roles as we do up here, role models, and protectors: nothing more, nothing less. At first I might have to show everyone how to get around, but once we have some maps like mine made, everyone will be just fine."
"I… I just don't want things to be so different. I like things the way they are."
"I promise. Things aren't going to change."
"Well, thanks for talking with me, but, I should probably go take a bath and go to bed." Pipit walked over to the door and Link followed, Pipit opened the door and stood in the doorway, "Who knows, maybe we'll be roommates down there." Pipit smiled and looked into Link's blue eyes. Link stared right back into Pipit's blue eyes. Link had never noticed how Pipit's eyes gleamed with adventure, and made you want to look more at the seas of blue that splashed around.
"Yeah, maybe we will. I mean, we're designing the whole darn village; it shouldn't be too hard to arrange for us to be roommates." Link blushed, but he was sure that the shadows hid it from Pipit. "I'll try and get us a good view." Link chuckled at his own joke, and Pipit smiled too.
"Yeah, that'd be cool." Pipit started walking towards the stairs, but Link thought that he'd want a bath later as well, so he whispered out at Pipit,
"Hey, how long are you going to be in the bathroom? I kind of wanted to take a bath a little later."
"Not too long. I'd say it'd be safe to check in around twenty minutes."
"Cool." Link closed the door as he re-entered his room.