Hey guys, sorry about the long wait and the short chapter. I promise that the next couple of chapters are very large and are currently giving me a hard time, sigh.

Disclaimer: This should go without saying, I do not own Legend of Zelda...so sad. T_T

Chapter Five: The Fall

One Month Later, the eruption of Eldin Volcano…

Link was on her way to the Eldin province of the surface not knowing the danger she was diving headlong into. As she fell through the cloud barrier and pulled out her sail cloth she was greeted by the searing heat emanating from the erupting volcano. Eyes widening in fear as she realized the grave mistake she had made, when a sudden gust of burning hot air knocked her off course and crashing into the rocky cliffside. Her head connecting with the harsh rocks and knocking her out immediately leaving her to fall to her demise.

A short distance away stood Ghirahim watching the erupting volcano with great interest when something caught his attention to his far left. Turning his head in time to see the limp form of the sky child falling to her potential death, his heart dropping with her. Without a second thought he teleported himself to her side, grabbing a hold of her in mid fall before teleporting away with her securely in his arms.

Ghirahim arrived in his lushly furnished bedroom within his castle. Moving quickly to his large comfy bed where he laid down the hero ever so gently taking care not to jar her to much as he maneuvered himself next to her on the bed. His eyes took in the battered and broken appearance of the young hero before sighing and moving quickly to heal her life threatening injuries first. Ghirahim was rather pleased to see the gash to her head healing swiftly with the coxing of his magic he shifted his hands to her chest and abdomen searching for any internal bleeding and healing it as he encountered it. After hours of intense magic use he was exhausted. Once he was convinced that she was no longer in immediate danger of bleeding to death he allowed himself to collapse next to her on the bed. Snuggling closer to her as he lost consciousness.

Link awoke later that night, pain radiating throughout her frame. Her vision was blurry and she was vaguely aware of being on something soft and the existence of something warm laying nearby her. Groaning in pain as she tried to shift her body only to be met with overwhelming pain, causing her to cry out. The soft thing beneath her, which she noted most have been a bed, shifted slightly as a figure move closer to her on the bed. A blurry face came into view, soft white hair brushing against her face. Deep chocolate eyes rimed with deep violet slowly coming into focus, worry and concern etched into the all too familiar face of the fabulous demon lord. Link suddenly gasped in fear and realization of where she was and with whom. "Shhh, relax sky child. Try not to move at all…" Ghirahim started to try to calm her only for his words to fall on deaf ears as the frightened girl attempted to escape only to scream in pain. Ever so gently Ghirahim laid his hand on her shoulder as he once more tried to focus his magic only to find that he was still in need of rest. The exertion from his attempt causing him to once more collapse onto the bed next to her with an aggravated moan. "My apologies, Link. But I will have to finish healing you later. Until then please sleep well, I will watch over you." Ghirahim murmured to Link as he placed a hand to her head and used what little magic was left to put her into a deep sleep. Link's eyes fluttered shut as she fell asleep, safe in Ghirahim's arms. He watched as she slept quietly and unconsciously nuzzled into his chest as she attempted to get more comfortable, he smiled softly at her as he settled in next to her as he too fell into a deep sleep.

I hope you enjoyed. The next chapter should be up sometime in the next week or so, I hope. I work a lot so it might take me a while to type up the next couple of chapters. Please read and review, I love to get your input on how I'm doing, and I will do my best to improve.

Thanks,

-Freya the Mistwolf