NOLY - Chapter 20

Chapter 20 – Somewhere

“Do you actually hate me though?” he asked quietly. He looked into my eyes carefully.

“No,” I said definitely.

“I love you too...” He closed his eyes, smiling slightly.

I looked at his nose carefully. It was still broken. It was going in weirdly. He had to fix it or it would stay like that forever.

“Someone needs to re-break your nose. It’s growing in weirdly and it will stay like that if you don’t get it fixed.”

“I’ll do it,” he grumbled. He grabbed his nose with two hands. I watched him jerk his hands quickly, followed by a sickening crunch. “...There.” He flared his nostrils, biting his bottom lip.

“That was gross.” I held a hand up to my mouth.

“You’ve seen worse...” He crossed his eyes, trying to look at his nose. “...Does it look fine?”

“Yes.” I laughed lightly. I loved Dark. He was too cute... “Question –“

“Yeah?”

“Why did you make me do it with her, Dark?”

“Because I was – really mad at you. You told me you kissed Zelda. But, when I found out you didn’t – and that was after we did it with her. I – I just... feel so bad now. I didn’t know...”

I nodded. “Another thing –“

“You said one question, Link,” he murmured.

“Okay, I have a few...”

He nodded, pulling me into his arms again and I smiled. Then I stopped. I didn’t want to look like I was joking, because I was going to be serious.

“So, what was up with you those few nights ago? When – when you – hurt me...” I asked quietly. I pulled my eyes away from his.

“I was – so confused. Just like you were. I couldn’t decide whether I was angry or lusty. At first, I thought it was funny that you were so angry. Then when you punched me, and I wanted – I dunno. I got really mad. You hit my last never and I wanted to kill you.”

“I don’t know how it works like that, Dark.  Why were you going through all of those emotions?”


“I have no idea. This is how I think it works... Every once in a while, I’m supposed to use one of those different emotions. Any simple thing could set them off. That’s how Ganon made me. To use all of those different feelings. One feeling that I’m not supposed to use is – happiness. Well, actually I wasn’t made with it. He didn’t want me to have it. He wanted me miserable.

The weird thing is – is that I do have happiness. I do have it, even though he didn’t make me with it. I believe you created it.”

“I created your happiness?!” I asked in disbelief.

“I believe you did. I only actually feel it when I’m around you. When I hear your voice, when I feel your touch... And then – my happiness created my love for you. Love is another emotion I wasn’t born with.”

“I didn’t think I was born with love either...” I agreed quietly.

“Don’t be silly. All humans are born with all of the emotions!”

“I don’t think that’s true. I’m different...” I whispered.

“You’re like any other Hylian.”

“Listen, Dark. I’m the Hero of Twilight. I’m different. I’m not the same. Even when I was younger I always felt out of place... Like I didn’t belong. I was born with the Triforce on my left hand, for goodness sake! Not every day is a child born with a weird tattoo already imprinted on their hand!”

“I supposed you’re right... But that still doesn’t explain why you were born without an emotion...”

“I’ve never felt for anyone, okay? I’ve never actually loved someone before... All of my little friends, that I played with when I was younger, they’ve all met someone they liked. And I never did. Like the little girl in Ordona, Beth, she has a crush on me right now! And she’s only about nine! Zelda! She loves me right now too!

Anyway, and now I believe I found love. With you, Dark. I love you. I will never find love with someone else. My heart is in your hands. I will never find someone else. I’m in love and I always will be. Even after you die. Remember, there’s no one like you. No one will ever take my love from your grasp, unless you let them. And I don’t think you would let another take me away. I trust you with my love. And I hope you trust me with yours.”

He was crying. He was crying from happiness. I could tell, he took all of my words seriously, like I wanted him to.

“Am I-I c-crying?” he asked stupidly, wiping his tears away. “...Thanks f-for saying th-that. Because I do trust y-you with my love. I always will. No one will ever take us apart.”

“Never.” I nudged my nose against his. He laughed, nudging back. Tears still poured down his face. I took my index finger, wiping one off. “Why are you still crying, Dark?”

“I just l-loved how you explained it. H-how you l-love m-me.”

“I do love you like that. More than life itself.”

“I love you so much. I’m so happy we met.”

“Same.” I smiled gratefully.

If I didn’t meet him, where would I have been right now? Nowhere. Absolutely nowhere. But, right now, I was somewhere. Definitely somewhere.