Lost with Life Chapter 5
#5 of Lost with Life.
Link is a guard, busy dealing with the odd and strange people in the markets. He is one of many guards, but often at night, he gets a strange feeling as if he is missing something. Throughout the story, he will regain his memory of the life he once lived long ago. He will meet the strangest people, fight the deadliest beasts, and perhaps find what he was missing.
Link didn't know what to say for a moment. How was he going to keep her existence a secret? "Err, I don't know if that's a good idea. Where I live, there's quite a lot of guards." He told her.
"That's fine, I don't mind sticking to your shadow for a bit." She casually told him as she then looked to her nails, before then looking to his body. "Put on a shirt!" She told him with a bit of a smirk. She wasn't overly offended at seeing his body, but it did make her feel a bit odd. She wasn't sure how she felt about seeing his bare skin. She tossed him his shirt, which he then quickly caught.
Link's eyes widened as she tossed him the shirt. "Will you keep your voice down? We don't want the others hearing us." He quickly replied, as he began to put his shirt back on.
"Even if they heard us, they're not smart enough to put two and two together." Was her nonchalant response. She believed the vast majority of these villagers were dumber than an inbred dog.
Link sighed as he sat down on his bed, looking up at her. Seeing her up close like this was quite fascinating. He wondered what those glowing marks on her body meant, and why her body appeared to be two different colors. "I don't think we were properly introduced. My name is Link, what's yours?" He asked her.
Normally, she wouldn't give out her name at all. However, seeing as it looked like they were going to be spending a lot of time together, she guessed it was best to tell him. "Midna."
As soon as Link heard that name, he felt something. He felt almost sad. He couldn't explain why, after all, he knew no one else by that name. "Midna?" He repeated with a smile on his face. "It's nice to meet you. Just promise me you will stay out of sight."
Midna sighed before replying. "Fine. So, where are you sleeping?" She asked.
Link soon looked rather annoyed, guessing that she was after the bed. "In bed of course, where are you sleeping?" He replied.
"In bed, of course." She put extra emphasis on those last two words. "And not with you!"
Link quite liked sleeping in bed, and after sticking his neck out for her, he felt like he earned a rest in bed. "I risked my life for you. Can't you just share the bed with me?" He asked.
"And I lost my home because of you and those villagers. I wouldn't even be moving if it wasn't for you and your friend!" She defensively replied, thinking that she deserved a break for once in her life.
"And I am going to share my home with you!" Link quickly retorted as he then lay down on the bed. "You can either get in bed with me, or you can sleep on the floor."
Midna frowned, before a smirk came to her face. "I have a better idea." He fiery hair suddenly morphed into a big hand, and pushed the hylian right out of the bed along with the bed sheets. She then plopped herself onto the bed, and rested her head on the pillow. "How about I take the bed, and you keep the sheets? Deal? Deal!" She quickly replied with a giggling, deciding for him.
Link grunted as he hit the wooden floor with the sheets still around him. He then got up, and quickly shot back up into bed with her, only to push her out, and try take over control of the bed. This obviously didn't go down so well with Midna, who then proceeded to almost throw him out of the window.
10 hours later...
"My...bed..." Midna yawned so tiredly as she used her strange magical hair to try and push Link out of the bed. However, she was only nudging him at this point.
"No...mine..." Link whispered, his eyes half lidded. He was so close to just falling asleep. Neither one of them had gotten any sleep because they were both fighting over who should have the bed. Slowly, Link fell asleep, passing out on the bed. Midna then fell asleep on top of him, both of them just totally exhausted. Unfortunately for them both, their sleep was quickly interrupted by someone knocking at the door.
"Link! Get your lazy ass up! We're heading back to castle town!" The captain yelled through the door.
Both Midna and Link groaned, looking towards the door. Link sighed as he looked back to the door. "I'm coming!" He yelled as he now looked at the imp, who was on top of him, looking down to him. "Err..." For a moment, they both looked into each other's eyes. It was strange. He felt something when he looked into them. It was then that he noticed that she was pretty cute.
Midna looked down to him, and like Link, she felt something too. She couldn't help but think that this hylian was quite handsome. When that thought entered her mind, a faint blush spread across her cheeks, and she wasn't the only one blushing. She could see the hylian's cheeks turning red too. To avoid an awkward conversation, she quickly hid in Link's shadow.
Link wasn't sure what to say, so he just quietly began putting on his armor once more. He sat up, wearing his armor once again. He put on his helmet, and grabbed his spear, heading out to meet his captain. The trip back to castle town was mostly quiet. The captain didn't seem to speak to Link all that much, which made the whole trip all the more boring. Link was struggling to stay awake, but after a while of travelling on foot, they finally reached castle town. As soon as Link walked in, he looked back to his captain. "Can't we bring horses next time?" He asked.
The captain just chuckled. "For a demon killing machine, you are awfully whiny. If you can afford a horse, you're more than welcome to bring one with you next time we head out." The captain replied, preferring long walks anyway. "Right, let's go collect our two hundred rupee bonus."
Link had almost forgotten about the bonus for getting rid of Midna. Two hundred rupees, and they were all his. Straight away, he knew what he was buying.
Some time later...
"Bloody hell!" Link's friend said as he lowered the bed onto the floor, with Link's help. Dylan, the guard, took his helmet off for a moment to wipe the sweat off his brow. Dylan had light brown hair, cut short with a clean shaven face. His eyes were also hazel in color. "What do you need two beds for anyway?"
"Oh, err, just in case a friend wants to come around." Link quickly lied. He had to lie, he couldn't exactly just tell his friend that he befriended the very person he was supposed to kill.
"Meet someone from out of town did you?" He asked with a smirk, guessing Link had met someone he liked.
"Something like that." Link responded, before then quickly changing the subject. "How's your wife doing?"
"Ahh, she's a little grouchy." Dylan honestly told him. "It's that hellish time of the month again. Probably didn't help that I called one of her relatives an old cow. I better get going before she starts accusing me of fucking about. I'll talk to you later Link." He then put his helmet back on, and walked towards the door.
"Talk to you later Dylan." Link replied as he closed the door behind him. As soon as he turned around, he saw Midna floating right in front of him. "GAH! Can you warn me before suddenly appearing right behind me?"
Midna giggled a little. "I could, but where would the fun be in that?" She casually said. She then floated over to her new bed, and sat down on it.
Link was just glad that he wouldn't have to worry about being pushed out of his own bed anymore. Now that they were alone, and no one could hear them, he decided to ask his new roommate a few questions. "So, Midna. Do you have a family?"
Midna simply shook her head. She never knew her family, not her real one anyway. She didn't even know what she was. Everyone just called her a freak, or monster. She hated it when people called her such things. She had emotions and feelings just like any other person. "Why do you want to know?" She questioned him.
"Seeing as we're going to be living together, I just thought that we should get to know each other." Link didn't mind talking about himself. He thought he was a pretty normal guy after all.
"Hmm, let's talk about something different then." Midna replied with a growing smirk.
"Like what?" Link asked with an inquisitive look on his face.
Midna had only one question on her mind right now. "Are you gay?" She asked.
Link's eyes widened before a frustrated expression spread across his face. "Why does everyone assume that?!" He sharply asked.
"Might have something to do with that earring." The imp replied with a small giggle.
Link was beginning to regret getting his ear pierced. "I'm not." He very firmly said to her.
"Riiiiiight." Midna believed him, but she couldn't help but toy with him a little.
"What about you? Are you interested in any one?" Link quickly responded, trying to turn the conversation back around onto her.
"Me?! Ha!" She replied with a gleeful grin, before putting on a straight face. "No." Was her deadpan reply.
"So, you've never had a crush on anyone?" Link asked, curiosity filling his voice.
Midna crossed her arms and legs. "Have you seen those villagers? Do you really think I would have a crush on any of them?! Ugh! I would rather date a tree stump!"
"Would bring a new meaning to the phrase_ morning wood._" Link thought aloud.
The imp let out a giggle as she then floated off the bed. It was then that she noticed something, she was hungry enough to devour a cow. It had been a while since she ate. She was used to not eating for a while, but now she had a hylian as a roommate, she guessed she could just send him out to get her some food, like a servant. She smirked at the thought of making him her servant. "Got anything to eat?" She bluntly asked him.
"Err, no. But we could go get something from the market." Link suggested.
"Let's go!" She almost immediately replied. Her mouth was watering at the thought of fresh food that she doesn't have to steal for once.
Link sighed, only now just thinking about how much it was going to cost to feed the two of them from now on. Without another word, Midna slipped back into Link's shadow, and he headed out to go get them something to eat. He hoped no one would somehow notice her while he was out in the markets.
Author's note: Thank you once again to BigBossSonic for dealing with my terrible spelling. XD These chapters are seriously fun to write. Makes me remember why I loved Twilight Princess so much. Anyway, thank you all for reading!