Woot! Here's a new fanfic for y'all, I started writing it a few months ago and I finally thought the chapter was long enough! ^_^ So anyways, there's a bunch of OCs, but that's because this is one of those "Sucked into a Video Game" fics. I had to write one! XD Next time I might do one with these guys again, just with Kingdom Hearts! Also there's a bunch of Japanese, since I wanted my main character to speak some Japanese, but back then I didn't have a very decent translator... So sorry if some of the words are wrong and sorry if it butchered the story. SO SORRY!

Anyways, this is just an intro, this could have been longer, like I could have added in everyone actually being sucked into the game, but I wanted that for another chapter. So yeah.

DISCLAIMER!

I don't own Legend of Zelda, Super Smash Bros, or Final Fantasy IV. But I own everything else, and that makes me happy.

Chapter 1: Beginning The Birthday

I smacked the alarm clock on my bedside table. "Nodoka..." I muttered in Japanese. It's spring break, let me sleep! I rolled over when it didn't stop beeping. I was going to get a headache soon if this didn't stop... Despite my demeanor changing from tired to just plain irritated, the alarm clock continued beeping happily. I sat up, sent a glare at it, and slammed a fist onto the sleep button. "Hai, youyaku nodoka..." I muttered as I dropped my head on my pillow. I am not a morning person.

I was just about to doze off again when someone bursted into the room and yelled loudly, "Rise and shine, Karei!"

In my frenzied awakening, I fell off the bed, letting out a loud cry of, "Ah!" There was a loud thud as I hit the floor. Face first.

Note to self: Always sleep closer to the wall.

I heard muffled laughter coming from above me. I rolled the rest of my body off the bed, as my legs were still on it, and I looked up at my dad. "I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree..." He managed to get out through his laughs.

"What?" I asked, not happy with being woken up less than ten minutes after an alarm clock.

My dad explained. "Your mother did the exact same thing when I woke her up like that yesterday!"

I got up and fixed the over sized "Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" t-shirt I was sleeping in. I rubbed the back of my head and mumbled, "Okay... But why did you have to wake me up like that? In fact, why did you wake me up at all? It's spring break, and Saturday, and like, seven in the morning." I turned back to the bed and layed back down, facing the wall. "Don't I deserve to sleep in? Just a little?"

Despite my obvious tiredness, my dad just grabbed my arm and pulled me up. He grinned and said loudly, "I know how much you want to sleep, but today is a very important day!"

He began dragging me out of my room and down the hall. I rubbed my eyes and yawned. "What makes today so important that you had to wake me up this early?"

Dad stopped dead in his tracks, causing me to crash into him. "You mean you seriously don't know?" He asked, confused.

I shook my head. "Ina." I said 'no' in Japanese.

Dad sighed, but quickly smiled again. "Then that will make this all the more better..."

I sent him a questioning look as he proceeded to drag me down the hall again. "What?"

When we reached the top of the stairs, he suddenly turned to me and yelled, "Now cover your eyes!"

I flinched and held up a hand to my ear, pretending that he damaged my hearing. "Geez, I'm right here... there's no need to yell so loudly..." I complained but still brought a hand up to cover my eyes.

He guided me down the stairs. "Hey, I honestly don't think this is a good idea, making this extremely clumsy person go down stairs while she can't see." I mumbled, almost losing my footing several times.

"Don't worry, I got ya." My dad coaxed as we walked down the last few steps. I asked if I could open my eyes now. "No, silly. Why would I make you close your eyes just to go down some stairs?"

I thought about it and shrugged. When my dad finally stopped, I guessed we were in the living room or the kitchen. My dad patted my shoulder. "Okay, we're here, but don't open your eyes yet!"

I heard feet shuffling across a tile floor as Dad moved away from me. Kitchen. "Can I open my eyes now?" I asked when there ceased to be any noise.

I heard three or four yes's and two hai's, and I wondered how many people were in the room. Slowly I opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was a giant dark green banner with OTANJOUBIOMEDETOUGOZAIMASU written on it in neon green letters. Before I could respond to that alone, I was blown away by my dad, my mom, my younger and older brothers, and my two best friends all shouting, "HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY, KAREI!"

I just stood there slack jawed and silent. I couldn't bring myself to do anything. I wanted to say something like, "Oh, thank you!" or, "I can't believe you guys did this for me!" or, "Wow, thanks a lot, I love it!" or maybe even, "Sixteen already? Man, I'm getting old." But no. No, I just stood there like an idiot who's trying to catch bugs with her mouth. After a few moments, my body finally allowed me to do something. But was it any of the things that I wanted to do? No. Instead I collapsed, dropping to my knees and crying. And I have a specific rule against crying.

I wiped furiously at my face. I knew I was violating the rule; I'm never supposed to cry, because I hate letting people see me cry. It showed weakness, and that was the last thing I needed. I wiped at my face again, willing the tears away. But that's the thing about crying; it never stops when you want it to and you can never cry when you need to. It always just hits you like a frieght train... With all the bad timing.

The first of the crowd to react to me was Shane, one of my two friends. Clarissa, my other friend, quickly followed after him. When Shane got to me, he got on his knees and rubbed my back comfortingly. I just kept crying, hiding my face in my hands. Shane began to talk. "Karei? Do you like it?"

I nodded and exclaimed, "Arigato! Arigato! Hai, hai! Watashi suki itto! Itto kawaii!"

I didn't realize I was ranting on in Japanese until Tyler, my younger brother, yelled out, "Karei! You're speaking in Japanese again! We can't understand you!"

Dylan, my older brother, must've smacked the back of his head because I heard a small whimper. "Tyler, shush. We all know that Shane and Clarissa will translate for us."

I looked up. Clarissa and Shane smiled at me and translated to my family what I had said. Clarissa went first. "Karei said, and I quote, 'Thanks! Thanks! Yes, yes! I love it! It's cute!' "

Shane followed up with a summary. "In other words, Karei loves it. She's really happy."

I nodded furiously, tears still staining my face. I stood up, still silent, and held my arms out. I waved my arms around a little when nobody moved. Just then, Clarissa smacked her forehead and grumbled something. When she noticed no one else realized what I wanted, she sighed irritably and yelled, flailing her arms around, "You guys! Don't you get it?! She wants a hug!"

"Oooh..." Everybody else in the room said slowly.

Then, everyone began to gather around. Since Shane and Clarissa were closest, they got the first part of the hug. I squeezed them tight and they squeezed back just as much. My dad and my mom wrapped their arms around us, and Dylan hugged me from behind, resting his head on my shoulder. Finally, Tyler inserted himself between Shane and Clarissa and hugged my legs, his head snuggling into my stomach.

I smiled brightly. "You know, I don't say it often enough, but I love you guys."

There was a chorus of, "We love you too, Karei!"

Everyone let go when Tyler suddenly says loudly, "Are we gonna eat cake now?"

When everyone began advancing on the island counter that displayed the cake, I cleared my throat and said loudly, "Excuse me, but it's almost seven thirty in the morning, and I don't think sugar this early would be good for any of you." I said, putting my hands on my hips and looking everyone directly in the eye. I shot a special look at my brothers. "Especially you two, Dylan and Tyler. That goes twice for you."

They just stared at me. Tyler was about to object when Mom broke in. "Karei, you're right. We should have breakfast before we have cake."

I nodded and gave everyone a knowing look before heading to the fridge. I opened it and fished out the eggs, butter, jam, bacon, milk, orange juice, and the biscuits. I stood on my toes and got the pancake mix off the top of the fridge. With that, I moved all my materials to the larger part of the counter and began to get to work. I opened the cabinet and pulled out a very large bowl. I turned around and counted how many people were in the room. Mom, Dad, Tyler, Dylan, Shane, Clarissa, me. That's... seven people. So, fourteen eggs. I headed back to the fridge and got out the other carton of eggs, considering the one I already had only had four or five eggs.

When I brought that back to the counter, I got out the biggest pan we owned and sprayed the cooking spray in it. When I moved to the sink to wash my hands, someone put their hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see Shane with a small smirk on his face. "Karei..." He said softly.

I just looked at him, confused. "Yes?"

He shook his head. "Karei, we can't let you make us breakfast on your birthday! That would be like me inviting you to dinner and then asking you to pay the bill."

I raised an eyebrow. "So you're saying..."

He nodded and began directing me into the living room. "Yes, I'm saying that you should leave the cooking to us while you relax."

He sat me down on the couch. "Wait." I grabbed his arm when he moved to leave.

"Yes, Karei?" He asked, turning back around to look at me.

I smiled and said, "Super Smash Bros Brawl isn't as fun with one person." I said, handing him a Wii Remote that I had found sitting next to me.

Shane chuckled. "But I have to make breakfast, remember?" He said.

I made a face and said, "Well, I'm relieving you of your duties." I got up before he could stop me and marched into the kitchen. "You guys hear that?!" I said loudly, drawing everyone's attention to me. "Shane is mine for right now. So don't try to come steal him, orders from the birthday girl." I grinned and saluted, flattening my hand, bringing it up to my forehead, and moving it outwards.

"Yes ma'am!" Everyone copied my motion and got back to work.

I heard a snort come from Clarissa. I looked at her and she waggled her eyebrows, grinning. "You go girl!" She mouthed to me. I blushed and walked out of the kitchen, hating how she always teased me about how compatible Shane and I were. Oh, I would get her one day.

I walked back into the living room with a smirk on my face, hoping that hid my blush, and plopped onto the couch. "You can now stay in here with me." I said matter-of-factly.

Shane smiled and shook his head. "Alright then, birthday girl."

I fist-pumped in victory and moved over to the Wii. I pressed the button that was glowing red and turned on the tv. "Catch." I said, tossing Shane my Wii Remote.

"I already have one." He said, catching it.

I shook my head while searching for the case that had 'Super Smash Bros Brawl' written on it. "That one's for me, silly!"

Shane 'ohh'-ed as I 'aha'-ed. I pulled out the case I was looking for. "Let's play!" I said, putting the game in the Wii and plopping back onto the couch. "Prepare to be defeated!" I said triumphantly.

"You're on!" Shane said, nudging me playfully.

~OoT:AFW~

Clarissa's POV

Tyler yelped and jumped away from the stove, flailing his hand around wildly. Tears were beginning to form in his eyes.

Mrs. Knightlock turned to him with a half-hearted frown on her face. "Tyler, what did I tell you about going near the stove without a glove on?" She said.

The young boy shook his head, his bottom lip quivering a little. "You told me not to..."

"And what did you do?"

Tyler flung himself at his mother. "I'm sorry mommy! I didn't know it would hurt so bad!"

Mrs. Knightlock stiffened, but slowly wrapped her arms around the child. "I can't stay mad at you..." She said, hugging him.

Dylan coughed. "Sappy..."

Mr. Knightlock and I glared at him. I sighed and shook my head. "Way to ruin the moment..."

Dylan turned to me, his cheeks dusted ever so slightly with pink. "Oh, Clarissa, what else was there to say?"

I raised an eyebrow and moved over near the entrance to the living room. "Nothing at all..." I mumbled. I leaned against the door frame and watched as Karei and Shane played Super Smash Bros Brawl. I was too far away to hear what they were saying, but Karei said something, smiling, and playfully punching Shane's arm. He laughed and said something back.

Even from the distance I was at, I could see the blush that dusted her face. What did Shane say? Does he notice the blush?

"Clarissa? What are you doing?" Dylan said, approaching me.

I looked at him from over my shoulder. "Nothing..." I trailed, focusing on Karei and Shane. One day, it'll happen... I'll finally get it to happen...

I tensed when Dylan put a hand on my shoulder. "What exactly is 'nothing'?"

I sighed and turned around to look at him. His brown eyes and his expression softened. I smiled and motioned for him to lean in. I then stood on my toes and whispered in his ear, "I'm trying to get Shane and Karei together."

He blushed slightly and said a little too loudly, "Are you serious?"

I hissed and covered his mouth. "Shush! You'll get me caught!"

His hands instinctively went up and tugged on my wrist. "MMPHH!" I couldn't understand what he was saying, but he was still being too loud. I glanced over at Shane and Karei, and I could see they had paused the game. Karei unconsciously scooted closer to Shane. They were looking for whatever made the noise.

I'm about to get caught!

I quickly dragged Dylan back into the kitchen and pushed him near the bacon he was supposed to be cooking. I glared at him. "You almost got me caught!" I fussed.

He didn't respond for a moment, then shrugged and said softly, "I'm sorry."

I saw the dejected look on his face and I went soft, if only for a little bit. "Look, I'm sorry I went off on you, it's just... It's hard to play matchmaker and see if the two people are good together when there is the threat of being discovered... Just don't do that again when you see me keeping a close eye on them, alright?" I said, patting his shoulder.

His eyes lit up and he nodded. "Okay!" He said happily, directing his attention back to the bacon with a smile on his face.

I moved over to the eggs and flipped them around the pan. I smiled.

Wait.

No... I just had a sweet-sappy moment with Dylan!

NO! This wasn't supposed to happen yet... and especially not with me!

~OoT:AFW~

Karei's POV

I threw my arms up in the air as the announcer on the game said loudly, "Winner: Link!" I fist-pumped and said, "I win!"

Shane glared playfully and said, "I let you win that time..."

I grinned. "That's what you said last time! Just admit it: I'm better with Link than you are with Snake!"

Shane sighed and declared, "I want a rematch!"

I giggled and pressed the 2 button on my remote. "Alright then... Prepare to be defeated!"

He laughed. "You're on!"

I was about to select the stage when my mom burst into the room and said, "Come eat, you two!"

Shane looked at me and grinned. I grinned back and got up, holding my hand out to him. He took it and stood up. I turned to my mom and followed her into the kitchen. Just then, she made this weird waving motion with her hands. I didn't know what it meant, and while I was trying to figure it out I was swept off my feet by someone behind me. Namely, Shane. I squeaked as he adjusted me, holding me bridal style. I instinctively wrapped my arms around his neck so I wouldn't fall. I was sure the blush on my face was evident.

With a goofy smile, Shane walked into the kitchen, me still in his arms. I blushed even deeper when Clarissa started humming the "Theme of Love" from Final Fantasy IV. We aren't Cecil and Rosa!

My dad looked up and saw us, then grinned. "Woah, what just happened here?" He asked in mock-shock. "I thought my daughter was single!"

Dylan instantly interjected. "She is!"

There was a moment of silence before Clarissa snorted. "Looks like Shane and Karei aren't denying anything..."

I blushed even deeper and I was sure someone could replace my head with a tomato and not notice anything different. I also saw that Shane had a slight blush on his cheeks.

My mom laughed. "Okay guys, let's stop teasing them and eat breakfast!"

Shane nodded and walked over to the dining room table, then put me down and pulled out my chair for me. I almost whined at the loss of his arms around me. "Thank you," I said as I sat down, mulling over my thoughts. He nodded to me and sat in the seat beside me. Why did I want him to keep holding me? There's no way I'm falling for Shane... It just doesn't seem right. He's more like an older brother or a super awesome cousin than a love interest.

By the goddesses, what's going on?

I was so lost in thought that I didn't even realize that everyone had sat down and that the table was already set. Luckily, no one had noticed, so I quickly snapped back to attention and pretended like I wasn't completely lost in my mind just a few seconds ago. What was going on? I decided I would think about it later as everyone picked up their forks, and I realized how hungry I was.

I could think about that later, right now I could EAT!

I hope that ending was acceptable, I was reading through this on the doc manager and I realized I hadn't ended it the way I wanted to, so I really just now typed up a really quick ending. I hope it was good, I really don't know. Meh.

Anyways, farewell for now, and review! ^_^