To belong [December 15th, 2014]
A.N: This isn't funny anymore. I've gotta write/something.../Anything... In other words, this.
Shadow didn't really feel like he belonged with the other Links. He was so different, and that made him unsure of how well they accepted him. They hadn't forgiven him for all of the things he had done, yet he didn't ask for their forgiveness. He supposed he didn't deserve it.
Shadow lay awake in bed, thinking these things to himself. He had so much on his mind, especially since he had just reunited with his counterparts recently. It was well past sunset and it was almost midnight. Yet here he was, having trouble sleeping. Rolling his eyes and repositioning himself, he tried to go to sleep. It seemed to work for a while. However, right before he could drift off, he heard a voice.
"Shadow," it whispered. He couldn't help but jolt up at the sound of his name.
"Who said that?" he whispered back, glancing toward Vio's bed on the opposite side of the room. His icy blue eyes glared at the darkness before he lay back down.
"Hehehe..." Shadow found himself looking in the darkness again. "Shadow!" the voice whispered sharply.
"What is this?" he muttered, getting out of bed and lighting a lantern. The small candle only provided as a dim flicker of light in the black room.
"Shadow!" the voice beckoned again.
This time, he turned to the source of the sound. As he saw the one the voice belonged to, the lantern slipped from his hand, shattering to pieces on the floor.
"Vaati!" he gasped fearfully, taking a step backward.
"Hehehe..." The wind mage smirked. "Did you really think you could hide from me?" He disappeared as Shadow blinked.
"What the-"
"I've been watching you the whole time," Vaati whispered, reappearing at Shadow's side.
"Get away from me!" Shadow yelled, shutting his eyes and trying to send the dark being away. Strangely, Shadow couldn't feel his hands come in contact with anything. He dared to open one eye and Vaati was gone again.
"I'm seeing things..." Shadow told himself, putting a hand to his face. Before he could convince himself further, he was falling through the floor until he was at the bottom of a pit. It was pitch black, and even though he was afraid of the light, he wanted at least a small one to light the way.
"Lonely... Sad... Pathetic... Weak," Vaati's voice chanted. "That's all you'll ever be to them."
He winced. "Stop it!"
"Useless... Worthless... Evil... Traitor." The words grew louder, echoing throughout the small pit.
Shadow was on the ground, covering his ears, wanting more than anything for it to stop.
"You'll be nothing but their shadow! You are the darkness inside their hearts molded into a human body! You are a coward, a heathen, a burden to them!"
"Stop!"
"FOOL! MURDERER! DEMON! YOU DARE TO CALL YOURSELF A HUMAN BEING?"
"Please! Stop!"
The din faded and Shadow looked up to see a single light shining, illuminating Vaati's face.
"You will never be accepted by them," he said darkly. "How could they after all of the things you did?"
Shadow didn't dare resist this time. Vaati was right. They would never forgive him for all of the things he had done. He now realized he was a fool... A coward... A lowlife... A monster.
He woke up steadily, glancing toward the window. The sun had yet to rise, but it would surely rise soon. He had to leave before they noticed. Why would they care if he left anyway? All of what his subconscious had told him was true. He got up and started toward the door, and suddenly, a tired voice called his name.
"Shadow... What are you doing?"
He turned to see Vio sitting up in bed, a concerned, but sleepy look on his face. Shadow only smiled weakly before turning away to hide the tears in his eyes.
"Leaving." And with that, he was out the door before Vio could ask why.
A.N: This is REALLY short, but hey, it's something at least. It's been like 30 minutes ok? I'm tired ;-;
Btw I wrote this on account of hearing strange spoopy noises for the past two nights... Counting this one. o_o"
...It sounded suspiciously like "Go to sleep." That's my story yay.