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Author-sans Diary: Dear diary, I'm starting to consider this my new reality and even gained a new fear today. I just realized how real and vivid Ghirahim's outbursts can be and hope I never have to witness it again.

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A Girl's Fantasy Made Dark Reality

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I am awake sort of, I look around and realize I'm still in the tower. Ghirahim was no where to be seen and I as I come out of the room, I find breakfast had already been made. I look around for the demon but no luck.

"Guess I'm talking to the voices in my head today," I mumbled. This is usually when they start so I listen in, but nothing.. Not a single peep. "What are there no ghosts here?" Silence is my only answer, now I'm starting to get freaked out. If there were no ghosts here and no voices in my head while I am here, that can only mean that what I heard were spirits. "Aww crap.."

"Ghosts?" I nearly jump out of my skin as Ghirahim suddenly joins me. He gives me a worried glance and sits being oddly silent.

"Yeah ghosts," I say. "I usually heard voices back where I come from but here it's eerily silent."

"Wait if you can hear ghosts that might have made an invaluable target to my apprentice," Ghirahim suddenly spoke up.

'Whaaaaaa?" I asked. No, no, I refuse to believe that that skill could be even remotely useful in this world. "Nononononononononono No absolutely not, I would not, not even. Wouldn't even, no.." I watched as Ghirahim struggled a bit to not laugh in my face at my jumbled mishmash of words.

"Very eloquent," he teased. I sighed but refused to respond, I refuse to be goaded into an argument. Though I really do like to argue sometimes, weird I know but what are you gunna do when you get that urge am-I-right? "But seriously, he is a bit of a necromage if you will."

"I wouldn't help him regardless," I said, adamantly. "Besides my being able to hear spirits isn't even very good, it's like low-tier and half the time I think I am going crazy. It used to be a lot more potent when I was kid, I could see them back then. Like they were a real person sitting next to me and I wouldn't even think it weird, that no one is talking to them except me."

"Tell me more." Ghirahim replied, was that a gentle tone? What did he think I was as fragile as glass?

"You don't need to tiptoe around me you know," I said. Ghirahim let out a breath at that, almost as though he had been trying so very hard not to scare me again. "Seriously just be yourself, okay so where was I?"

"You were explaining how potent it was as a child?" Ghirahim asked. He seemed more relaxed now, it was weird seeing an all powerful demon sword trying to be gentle though. So weird.

"Okay so here is what happened and how I know it was more potent," I began. "I was a young girl just hanging out with a bunch of people, I don't remember who all was there but I was pretty sure my father was and so was my mother. My aunt came over and these two little boys came out of the van with her but now that I think about it, I hadn't seen them exit on my side of the van. Anyway they come in and my aunt sits on the couch and these two little boys are hugging the couch and staying near her. Dad tells me to go upstairs and play so I ask if the two little boys wanted to come play with me.

"They nodded and we all headed upstairs to play," I took a breath before saying the next part. "After a while I suddenly got this brilliant idea and I say brilliant because it was absolutely stupid. But anyway I decide to ask the two boys to help lock me in my own closet, they asked if I was sure. I didn't feel anything nefarious in these little boys mind you, I didn't feel like they would harm me or anything like that, so I said yes I am sure. So I instruct them on moving the mattress over, with me doing most of the work then I get in and tell them to push the mattress the rest of the way and close the door.

"I hear them push the mattress the rest of the way and it was really, really dark in the closet. I get scared and say 'okay I wanna get out now', but they had already run off laughing down the hall. I figured they couldn't hear me and that I was stuck until someone found me, so I curled up in a ball and started to cry. I was really really afraid of the dark, still am to be honest. Anyway it hadn't even been but a few minutes and the door suddenly opened. There was my mom picking me up and asking if my aunt had done this to me but I kept saying no over and over. When I finally calmed down I asked if my mom had seen the two little boys and what she said next chilled me to the bone. 'What little boys?' I never understood what that meant until way later, those two little boys had been ghosts."

"That must have been terrifying" Ghirahim replied, he seemed thoughtful for a moment. "Can ghosts really affect the world like that though?"

"Where I come from, yes," I replied. "I have heard worse horror stories that happened to real people than what happened to me. I mean like people actually dying or disappearing because of these entities."

"Dying," Ghirahim seemed surprised. "That doesn't sound like a ghost, dying is usually caused by a demon or monster actually using a blade or something. Not an invisible entity, how can that be possible?"

"I don't know," I said. "But I remember this show that was actually called Haunted and that's where I heard the gruesome stories. These people got anything from scratches to lesions and car wrecks, it's insane the things that can happen. Of course there are still people who think that hauntings are a hoax but they are very real to me."

"I can imagine," Ghirahim mused. "Ghosts didn't make you afraid of yelling though did they?"

"I'm not talking about that," I said. "My past is my past and it needs to stay there in the past, I'm honestly tired of dealing with it. I just want that part of my life to go away, disappear from memory."

"You know the more you try to push it away, the more it will haunt you," Ghirahim whispered. I wanted to ask him how he knew but I didn't want to sound like a total bitch, to be honest. Sorry cuss word but seriously that's how I felt sometimes when I ask things, while I am still raw with emotion. "Well I suppose I could share something of my past as well, if you would like to hear it."

"Yeah," I said, I was being honest but maybe I sounded too skittish or something because he grinned at me a bit.

"Very well," Ghirahim said. "I was very young, when I was contracted to Demise to be his personal sword. He had requested me specifically, I'm not entirely sure why but it was after my parents had been slaughtered. I wasn't sure who it was that slaughtered them but I knew I wanted revenge. As a sword I was connected on an emotional level with Demise and the more we trained, the more attractive I found him. Of course I had some growing to do before training, I just wanted to skip that boring bit and get straight to this one very interesting detail.

"Something I found to be quite disturbing to me is this one image that would flash through my mind whenever he and I connected. Like it was a distant memory of my parent's bloody bodies laying on the floor, blood spattered everywhere. It was revolting to say the least but every time I would feel something from demise, glee at my torment. I of course wondered but could never prove if my master had done anything to them. It haunts me to know that I might have been aiding the murderer of my family, perhaps they had turned down his offer and maybe that is why he had killed them. Or maybe he knew who had killed them, either way the king of darkness took much pleasure in my anguish.

"To this day I wish I knew and it still eats me up inside, drove me mad I think," Ghirahim reasoned finally. "It might be why I have such irrational outbursts from time to time. I truly hope Link doesn't make good on his threat to lock me back up. I wasn't being very.. well kind with my words."

"So you regret it?" I asked.

"Sort of," Ghirahim replied. "I hope your fanfiction comes true and I become Link's blade in one lifetime. I'd really loooove to stick it to my old master, see how he likes being on the receiving end of penetration."

"Wait.. did you and.." I began to ask.

"Yes, Demise and I had a very sexual relationship," Ghirahim answered, nonchalant.

"Whoa so I was right about that," I said with a smile. "Oh but maybe it wasn't that great?"

"Oh no he was quite accomplished in bed," Ghirahim replied. "He was just very, very large. But he definitely knew the best places to hit when he was inside." Ghirahim said the last part with a wink and I could feel heat flooding my face. "Regardless of his prowess he was an ass, flaunted his dominion over everyone, even me. Made me beg for his rod like it was made of gold or something. Mildly annoying but well.. what can you do as a servant?"

I wanted to change the subject at this point but I wasn't sure where to go from here, honestly where would I go from here?

"I suppose we can continue going over those games you played when he returns," Ghirahim suddenly mentioned. I released the breath I had been holding, thank goodness he wasn't planning to continue. Seriously, blood go see other places already so I don't pass out. "As much I as enjoy the hue of your face changing I doubt it would be good to tease you further." I laid my head on the table of course he would mention that. I could hear him chuckling at my reaction. "Unless you want to be teased mercilessly of course.."

"No, no.. my blood needs to see other places in my body.. so I don't pass out," I replied, not lifting my head. Ghirahim burst out laughing at that, I waited until my face felt a bit cooler before chancing a peek. Ghirahim was staring out of the window at the dark clouds that surround the tower. "We're in a giant storm bubble, by the way." He looked at me in confusion. "Without magic, the loftwing is our only way in or out. Though to be honest, I don't think magic would guarantee safe passage either."

"Makes sense, if it is a storm sphere then it is probably maintained by a powerful creature," Ghirahim surprised me, though I should have known he would know about this, he is a magic user so he would be knowledgeable in the area of magic. I felt kind of silly for not realizing he would know way more about it than me after all, I came from a world without any substantial magic anyway. I can't rule out magic being possible in my world only because of mass prayer creating miracles and odd disappearances from time to time. But then again maybe that was science too? There were too many variables to test, too many instances where I could be wrong and maybe magic was in a sense some form of explainable science but I have no idea about that.

Once I was finished with breakfast I poked around the tower for a bit just to see what all was there. I found what looked like playing cards but they were way different than what I was used to, I asked Ghirahim about them and he read the little paper that came with them. It take him long to figure out what they could be used for, so he taught me how to play what must have been a hylian version of rummy or blackjack. What ever it was it was kind of fun, we played until Ghirahim interrupted the game. It wasn't long after that that Link joined us along with Princess Zelda, whom looked rather cross about something.

"I caught her up on everything you told me," Link informed me. "Continue."

"Right where was I.." I asked trying to recall.

"Water Temple and the constant need to change the water level," Ghirahim replied.

"Right," I said, before going on from there. I explained about the shadow temple and spirit temple before finally telling them about Ganon's Castle. I didn't want to go into too much detail about each simply because it would take too long and don't get me started on all the side quests. Because I had played the game so extensively and tried to one-hundred percent it each time, I knew a lot about this one particular game. But to sit and actually go through it all in one sitting would take much too long, especially since I had so many interruptions in between. "And that is pretty much it I mean there were a lot of side things to do like getting the biggest wallet, biggest quiver, etc but eh yeah." Zelda nodded at this but didn't ask any questions.

"And that was when it split? But how?" she asked. Ah I forgot I briefly explained the last cut-scene where Adult Zelda sent Link back to be a child again. And what the cut-scenes hinted at.

"And Link took the Forest Emerald with him into the Lost Woods," I ended with. "That was what split child era and Adult Era but I'm not sure how the Fallen Hero Era came about other than maybe Link had lost somewhere in adult timeline maybe? I have no idea to be fair it makes very little sense when you're an outsider looking in. Anyway there were twenty three games in the entire series and I have only played a handful of them. Ocarina of Time being one, I also played Majora's mask but that was just creepy. I played Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, some of Spirit Tracks, Skyward Sword, Both Hyrule warriors.. those were fun.. and Breath of the wild which was fun but totally different from the other games. Well skyward sword was different too but not like that.."

"You seem to have really enjoyed them.." Zelda replied sounding upset.

"Well yeah, everyone wants to be a hero at least once," I replied. "I mean not everyone in my world can go around saving a princess or a lady in distress from some hyped up evil villain. I was barely even able to get out of bed every morning let alone going out and saving the world." Her expression changed as she peered at me. "I played the games from Link's perspective obviously so yeah there is that."

"Yeah, I suppose," she answered, she seemed unsure suddenly. "The fact that our world is just a game.." she seemed really mad about that.

"Hey a game is just an interactable story in my world," I soothed. "It's still your story and I care very deeply about the outcomes, my main enjoyment was the happy ending of each story because I felt like I was part of it, like I did something to save y'all but obviously knowing what I know now maybe whatever I did didn't even matter. Regardless you shouldn't be so upset at least your story is being told in another world and people care about your world. If they didn't your story would have passed out into obscurity and no one would have known what happened here."

"You're right," she replied, she seemed to be feeling better about the whole thing at least. "So interactive story then what about the other ones?"

"Okay so maybe it will be better to list the ones I know yeah?" I asked, when she nodded I continued by listing each one I played in the order I played them and where they fell under in the chronological order. I told them about what I knew from each and only detailed when they asked questions about things when I mentioned something they hadn't heard before. It too a long while to explain them all we had a meal in between and though I only covered half of what I wanted to we all agreed to put a pin in it before Link pulled the cards to himself and taught me another card game we all could play with them. I was thrilled to be learning something new but I guess maybe he may have done it just to pass the time. I noticed his loftwing pass by the window, looked like Epona was playing with Zelda's loftwing. I smiled, before paying more attention to the game. I was losing of course but the others were having so much fun, that it made it fun for me too.

"Tomorrow will head to the surface and Ghirahim will help us find his apprentice," Link informed us.

"And no funny business," Zelda warned the Demon Lord.

"Yes, yes, no funny business," he promised, grinning when she looked away. Maybe I would have to keep an eye on him. "I suppose you and Zelda will want the only other room, so it seems you and I will be stuck together in yours." He was looking at me, I swallowed hard at that but didn't answer.

"No you and I will be sharing a room and Zelda will be in her room," Link informed the demon. Ghirahim licked his lips at that, I could see that Link was thinking twice about it now.

"I don't mind but um.." I was tense for a bit. "Considering I like both genders won't she be uncomfortable to be in the same room as me?" I asked. I got surprised looks from both the guys, while Zelda turned bright red. Link sighed then before a compromise was made, meanwhile I was stuck with both boys while Zelda got a room all to herself. Wait was this supposed to go this way? Oh crap was I in some kind of story now? I sure hoped this wasn't a harem story if so, cause crap I am so not interested in Link. Thankfully they gave me the bed, while Link set up a roll out bed on the floor for himself.

"Are you sure you didn't just want to be alone with for round two hmm?" Ghirahim teased Link.

"Actually I did, right along with that fight I almost when you cheated," I could hear sarcasm in Link's voice. Ghirahim laughed at that then sighed, he sat in a chair and closed his eyes.

"Well if you change your mind feel free to have your way with me," Ghirahim stated with a grin. Link frowned and laid down on the makeshift bed, I couldn't sleep so I watched Ghirahim for a bit. I was surprised to see his head loll to the side and his expression soften as though he had fallen soundly to sleep. Link on the other hand was tossing and turning. I turned over and sighed, it was going to be a long night if I couldn't sleep a wink. Thanks a lot insomnia.