It was almost midnight at Smash Bros. Mansion when Marth was awoken by the sound of someone knocking on his door. Climbing out of bed, Marth grumbled under his breath as he walked over to see who it was. Just in case it was that pervert Snake, Marth grabbed his sword.

'It better not be that damn bed wetter Lucas again, either...I told him to go and complain to Peach about that from now on...' Marth thought, prepared to lash out at whatever idiot was awake at this time of night. Swinging the door open, Marth was about to scream at the late night visitor...but quickly stopped when he saw it was Samus. And, from the looks of things, she had been crying pretty hard.

"Oh...it's you..." Marth said dully.

Trying wipe away the tears and failing miserably, Samus said, "Can...Can I come in for a moment? I...I...I need to talk to you..." Marth nodded and moved so Samus could walk into the room. Almost immediately, Samus sat down on the blue-haired swordsman's bed and began weeping into her hands. Marth sighed and closed the door before taking a seat next to her.

"So...how did things work out between you and Zelda?" Marth asked, although judging from Samus's weeping he pretty much knew what had happened. Despite his eyelids growing heavy, Marth stayed awake, if only for Samus. The only reason Marth didn't have it in his heart to turn Samus away was because...

...they were both gay. Plus, Marth understood exactly how Samus felt about being in love with someone of the same gender. For Marth, it had been Roy. And for Samus, it was Princess Zelda. So far, neither of them had really summoned up the courage to tell their crushes...until now.

"I...I actually told her...I actually went and told her I loved her earlier today..." Samus whimpered, gently rocking back and forth, "I poured my heart and soul out to her...and she just stood there and stared at me for a while...she didn't even speak back...she didn't even come and get dinner, either...oh god...I think she's afraid of me now..."

Glancing at his alarm clock, Marth asked, "...Well, why did you choose NOW of all times to tell me this...?"

"I'm really sorry about that...I just couldn't find the right moment to see you about it..." Samus said, blushing slightly. Although she was truly sorry about interrupting her male friend's sleep, Marth couldn't help but continue to feel pissed about it.

After a few moments of silence, Marth said, "It's kind of funny...you're one of the most courageous, selfgiving women I've ever met...and just thinking about Zelda makes you weak in the knees...it's rather hilarious, if you ask me..."

Samus scowled and laid down on the bed. She stared at the ceiling for a few moments, thinking to herself. Slowly, a grin formed on her lips. "You know," she remarked while sitting up again, "I've never noticed how...feminine...you look. Maybe...we could just practice with each other...kissing, I mean..."

Shrugging, Marth leaned in and gently pressed his lips against Samus's. This lasted for about a minute, and both of them were completely flushed when they seperated. The blonde bounty hunter licked her lips a bit before she asked, "So...did you feel anything?"

Marth shook his head.

"Me, neither. I guess we really are gay..." Samus replied with a heavy sigh.

"Do you think you and Zelda will ever be together, though?" Marth asked.

Samus's eyes fell at the thought of Zelda, but she said, "I still don't know how she'll act around me now that she knows I love her...but I guess I'll have to wait and see...no matter how impatient I am..."

Forcing a small smirk, Marth sadly replied, "You're lucky you're still crushing on someone who hasn't been CUT from being a smasher yet...I never even got to tell Roy...now I'll never see him again..."

Samus pulled her blue-haired friend into a hug and said, "If it makes you feel any better, I'd totally date you if I wasn't a lesbian..."

Marth sighed. "Thanks...but it doesn't make me feel better..."

The two friends kept each other company for the rest of the night, pouring out their thoughts and feelings to one another. After all, they could only speak to each other about things like being queer and loving people of the same gender.

'Maybe I should tell her I'm actually bisexual...' Marth pondered as he sat with Samus, but he decided against it. That kind of information wasn't important right now...