The Thorned Rose, Chapter 1: Zero Eleven Learning Damsel Artillery.
Hello peoples of fanfiction! For those of you who know me from my other story and are seeing this now, All I'll say is no worries. I haven't given up on my other story, I just hit a major writer's block on it and this story has been one I've been just itching to write. So I hope everyone enjoys this short-ish story, I promise it will be a total blast! Ok so I posted in a rush I went back and edited sorry for the mess, enjoy the newer revised chapter!
OH! And before I forget, when this one is over I'll resume the previous K /(^w^)/
Roses, those small beautiful flowers are seen by many as the symbol of love; the beauty of this superior bloom is admired by many creatures, the red pedals have a soft silky feeling that gives them a sweet innocent look. But those pedals often hide a rough exterior. Although the top of the rose is magnificent, the stem of the flower has long sharp thorns that sting upon contact, like if its beauty is to attract but the thorns that lurk beneath are there so that any who are unsuspecting face the consequences…
The night sky was completely pitch black. Covered by a large blanket of black the stars and moon were hidden from view by the dark sheet in the sky, lightning flashed from the sky ever so often followed by a thunderous roar from the heavens as rain poured onto the city. A black van was driving down the busy city streets, all its windows tinted blocking view from outside the vehicle with plates that had nothing but a rose on them. There were two men in the front both wearing tuxes and they had sunglasses covering their eyes with ear pieces for instant communication. In the back sat a woman in a lab coat wearing jeans and a pink top, she had long black hair. She checked her wristwatch before pushing her glasses back up and she clicked her tongue in frustration. "Excuse me boys but will we be there anytime soon? I'm on a tight schedule." she said as she blew a bubble with her gum and she continued to chew on it.
"Yes we are almost at the drop-off Ma'am" the driver replied while he rolled his eyes behind his shades. He then looked at the road to see he was about to hit someone. He pressed his foot down on the brakes bringing the van to a rough stop. The blond boy looked as though he apologized, he then picked up an item he dropped in the middle of the street before taking off. "Stupid kids" the driver mumbled to himself and he then resumed the drive towards their destination. The woman looked back at the boy as something about him seemed odd, she decided to let it go,she was behind schedule after all. She shook her head before looking back at her watch.
The van made the last of its journey up a rather large mountain to an enormous building sitting atop the place, the whole thing was a shinning silver color. Once the van came to a stop the girl picked up a suitcase and her parasol while the driver opened her door. She stepped out of the car and headed towards the entrance where some people stood awaiting her arrival; a rather large man with orange hair approached her although she didn't say anything. This man scared the holy hell out of her. They met halfway and the large man put up a smirk "So your boss held up his end of the bargain as promised I see, But still very late, I was actually beginning to think you guys weren't going to pull through so I congratulate you." He said to her and she nodded her head and showed him the briefcase, patting it briefly before opening it to show its contents.
"Yup it's all here old man as promised, now this is going to cost you extra. This stuff is really rare not to mention really illegal, so my boss requested a double on this one and I'll have to have proof of this exchange should anyone ask. We don't want trouble now do we?" she responded and he smiled sinisterly.
"Don't bother I'll let them know" he said, he then pulled out a pistol and he shot the girl in the head, she hit the floor dropping the case. He pocketed the weapon and grabbed the case. "Nice doing business with you" he said, he turned and left while the guards threw the body into another car for disposal. He then handed it over to one of his assistants who took it inside as another vehicle approached the compound. A bright white limo stopped and many people stepped out, important looking figures that is, and approached the orange haired man. "Ganondorf, word is the asset is ready" one of them approached and shook hands with him,
"Why yes it is and I'm sure you all would be very pleased with the results" he said and motioned the others to follow him inside. They walked inside to the large lobby area where the reception desk was along with many comfy chairs and he turned to his audience.
"Now all of you are very important investors who are interested in the work of my people for providing a better and safer tomorrow with military advancements" he said as they nodded. "Good now I know you all will be pleased with this asset. It's our finest and most lethal thing ever, other military gadgets can't even compare to it" he said. "Now my most trusted associate Ghirahim will be glad to show you everything. I have important matters to attend to, please enjoy this evening" he finished and walked off. The other man, Ghirahim, approached. He too was wearing a lab coat and he greeted everyone with a smile.
"Alright ladies and gentleman, this way please, this asset is the first of its kind, code named the 0-11, it has shown very great potential," he said after scanning his card to open a very large set of doors leading into a bright white corridor. "Now if you all will look to your left where a demonstration is set up. I assume everyone here has been informed of the meta-human project, yes?" The businessmen all replied with nods. "Good, now behold" he said and he then gave a hand signal to some workers who were sitting on some computers nearby. They started to type at a rapid pace and then, behind the large glass, a large tank in the middle of the room opened, a feminine figure stepped out. A bunch of machine sprang to life and began to attack the figure. Who in a split second started to dismantle the machines one by one, different obstacles and weapons were kept in use against her but she triumphed over every single one. The window then tinted blocking all view of the room and Ghirahim cleared his throat. "Well as you can see the 0-11 can survive a multitude of hazardous obstacles while having energy to spear, she calculates every possible outcome of her situation at a geometric rate to ensure victory. She can complete any task in seconds that could take an average human a while or so, not to mention she has incredible strength," he finished. The investors looked at one another and then started to clap while Ghirahim bowed.
"If I may ask, what exactly are these Meta-Humans going to be called? You know besides Meta-Human" one of them asked stepping forward.
"Ah yes the names will probably be dependant on the owner of such weapon, as for this one, its full given name is Zero Eleven Learning Damsel Artillery" he said to them while flashing a smile.
"What a bizarre name.. may I ask why it is named like that?" another one of the men said, standing in the back. As Ghirahim turned to face the man, he approached him.
"Ah yes that, well you see they go by model numbers here, this one is of the first of its class, class eleven that is, hence the 0-11. It also thinks and learns as we do but at a much faster pace to overcome any problem. Damsel is a little odd indeed, you see this model is female looking, just as a sweet innocent girl, but behind that pretty exterior lays the instincts of a killer. How many of you see a small innocent looking girl approach you and feel threatened? But rest assured it's lethal, thus bringing the artillery part, In this newer model it has a wide variety of weapons ready at its disposal, not to mention very enhanced regenerative powers." He finished turning his back to the group who murmured amongst themselves and he smiled sinisterly before turning around. "So then I trust you have all seen and heard what we are striving for and we hope you'll help us achieve greater heights for the betterment of us all" he finished saying, he led the group out of the labs and back to the lobby.
"Sir tell your boss Ganondorf that we are very impressed with his work. We are all heading back to show our reports to our board. we'll let you know from there." one of them spoke up and then they all headed back outside into the pouring rain were the limo waited. Ghirahim cleared his throat and adjusted his tie before heading back in and the elevator at the far right opened, Ganondorf himself stepped out.
"So are the corporate stooges willing to commit helping us achieve our ultimate goals?" he asked. Ghirahim just smiled sinisterly confirming to Ganon's question,who in turn smirked "good."
Back in room 11,
The 0-11 stayed sitting completely still in the middle of the room, wearing nothing but a hospital gown, going through its thoughts. She had trained with live subjects over the last couple of days, slaughtering all of them, they didn't make so much as a scratch on her, adding the results to her databanks. The only thing she calculated from the results was that humans are too inferior and are not fit to lead or command; but even the inferiors can pose a slight threat so the best course of action was to take them out of the picture, to ensure total victory. The backdoor opened and her bright blue eyes opened up as a man with a lab coat approached her. She stood up and faced him, the man had a smile as he approached her, taking a needle out of his pocket: "Ok now sweetheart it's time for you to go back to sleep" he said. She observed him for a moment before she slowly approached him and ran her hands across his chest, he lowered his hands as she got closer to him and he grinned like an idiot. "your…" she whispered into his ear.
"What irresistible and devilishly handsome" he said in a chuckle while she slowly lowered her hands from his chest as he continued to grin like an idiot. She took the needle from him and inched closer to his face again "inferior" she whispered into his ear again.
"The what?" he said all confused as he stepped back only to be grabbed by her roughly by the throat. She lifted him off the ground, he was flailing around trying to lose her hold on him while she tightened her grip. A loud snap was heard and she threw him on the floor. The man had a very pale color as he stayed motionless on the floor. She took his keycard and ID and headed towards the door. She used the key card to unlock the door and then headed off into the halls observing every detail of her surroundings. Another man entered the room shortly after "hey Gibbons what's taking so long all you had to do is lock her up" he yelled, he then saw his co-worker laying dead on the floor. He freaked out and headed towards the back, opening a small latch and pressing the large red button, making a alarm ring throughout the facility.
Ganondorf was in his office running through things with Ghirahim when the alarm brought their conversation to an end. Ganon rose from his chair, "the 0-11" he said and Ghirahim nodded having already contacted security and he pulled out a large shotgun from a cabinet in the back before heading out the door. Ganon sat back down turning his chair around looking out into the dark stormy night, and clasped his hands together resting his chin on them looking deep in thought and then a smirk spread across his lips. "interesting" he whispered. Ghirahim rushed out of the elevator upon its arrival to the next floor where some guards awaiting his arrival, Ghirahim sealed all the corridors leading out of the research area and posted a large blockade of heavily armed guards in the path of her best chance to escape.
She was walking down a corridor. When a large group of guards came from both ends aiming their weapons at her. "down on the floor now!" the leader shouted, she just looked back and forth at both group of guards and then slowly started advancing towards the group in the front. "This is your last warning get down now!" the leader shouted again, but she continued to slowly walk towards them calmly, "Ok drop her!" he ordered and his team opened fire on the Meta-Human. And a wave of bullets soon flooded the hall with smoke. When the smoke cleared all the men laid on the floor dead and the 0-11 standing in the middle holding two assault rifles in hand. she dropped the stolen weapons and faced the leader who had a pistol aimed at her and was trembling while backing away. She slowly walked towards the man who fired a shot and hit her shoulder and that didn't seem to faze her at all. She grabbed the bullet that was lodged in her skin and threw it with great force back at the captain killing him instantly. She continued down the hall afterwards and turned a corner towards the main exit only to be faced with a large blockade. Ghirahim who stood in the front shook his head "tsk, tsk, tsk I'm disappointed 0-11 I thought you were smarter then this clearly you are a major let down and disappointment." he said with a grin and sighed while he shook his head and chuckled, "you do know what happens to defective models now don't you 0-11. but don't feel down the data you provided will help us with your successor and better the 1-11," he said with another grin.
She just stared at them with an emotionless expression and a mechanical whirring noise started to emit from the bizarre being. Ghirahim just sighed and then adjusted his tie and turned his back to her and began to walk away. "dispose of this garbage" he said as he passed the troops, as she started to walk towards Ghirahim but one of the men stood in her path, and shot her with a shotgun dead in the chest and she hit the floor in an instant. The whirring noise stopped as well and Graham started to chuckle "so uncivilized," he said and kicked the downed Meta-Human. She sprang back up in an instant and roughly took a hold of Ghirahim, "you're going to have to do better then that I don't die that easy" she giggled. Then in a split second she took the needle out and stabbed in into his eye and he feel to the floor clutching his eye and screaming in pain. The men all opened fire with a combination of shotguns and assault rifles and the whirring noise resumed as she extender her arm towards them, the bullets seemed to be bouncing off her skin and then she launched a fireball towards the middle of the group that engulfed the men in flames as it exploded. "You bitch! you bitch!" Ghirahim yelled as he still clutched his left eye and blood continued to pour out of it seeping between his fingers. He then stabbed her on the leg with a pocket knife, she took the blade out of leg and grabbed him. Then threw him through a window into a room with many glass bottles, that he shattered upon impact and stayed motionless on the floor.
She headed into a back room and saw an emergency back door that was bolted shut. That she tore off its hinges and stepped out into the stormy night. A loud thunderclap echoed through the night and she saw three heavily armed assailants approaching. They were holding long staffs with electricity sparking from both ends. They all lunged at her and she grabbed one of the men's staff and then dropped him off the edge of the balcony while the other two pressed their attack. She blocked an attack from the second man and grabbed his head and smashed it against the wall shattering his helmet. She then used him to block an attack from the third assailant, that ran 10,000 volts through his body frying the man to a crisp. She kicked away the third assailant's weapon making it go off the balcony, then threw hers at the assailant who sidestepped the attack. The third assailant then took out a small club that then outstretched and swung it around before charging at the 0-11. A large lightning bolt illuminated the sky, as thunderous roars echoed through the night sky accompanying the still pouring rain. She dodged a few of the attacks but then the assailant landed a hit on her right leg, that seemed to have completely paralyzed her leg and a burning pain shot through her leg. She grabbed the weapon and smashed it into the assailant's head, shattering the helmet to reveal a face of a woman underneath. Her blond hair was all tied up into a long ponytail and she looked very matured and very high skilled. She then shot a plasma whip out and restrained the 0-11 and was actually forcing her down to the floor. The 0-11 was trying to use every ounce of strength she had left but this woman was incredibly powerful for a human. She managed to loosen the bonds and grab a hold of them and the swing the woman around and send her crashing through double steel doors. She watched as the blond woman fell down hopelessly into a long elevator shaft as she clutched her still stinging right leg.
She saw a sign that pointed towards the edge of the cliff saying 'docks.'She figured that was her best chance of escape, since the front would be way too heavily guarded. she walked across the grassy meadow that was behind the large compound as searchlights were being turned on, and there was barks of dogs in the distance. She walked along before she'd have to waste more of her energy fighting off another wave of guards; little did she realize though that she was being watched and about to be assassinated right there and then. "Are you sure this will work that thing takes bullets like a champ," the first guard said to his companion. There were two men high up on a watch tower. One of them had a very large sniper rifle in his hands and a cigar held between his lips. He wore a bandanna on his head and a tight jumpsuit and many weapons at his disposal seemingly he was a very dangerous man. He blew out a puff of smoke bef9re speaking softly. "Relax this here is one of the most powerful bullets in the world it can pierce metal like a knife through butter" he said. "This bitch is toast" he added and then gave the trigger a squeeze, that sent the bullet flying through the cold night at high speeds. the 0-11 heard the echoing noise of a shot but couldn't pinpoint its exact location. Then felt a horrible sharp pain in the back of her head. Her vision went a dark red and warning signs kept flashing in her vision, then disappeared leaving her with a dark murky vision that only got darker. another flash of lightning streaked through the sky as she fell backwards off the cliff to the sea. She watched the night sky as she fell as it continued to bring down its drops of water on upon her. She then hit the water with a loud splash. She could only stare up at the surface of the water after that getting further and further from her. Shortly afterwards her bright blue eyes lost their shine. She slowly sunk to the bottom of the cold bay as every part of her body started to slowly shut down. Her brown hair the only thing left moving with the motion of the ocean.
Ganon walked outside where he saw all his men standing near a the edge of the cliff. He had already been informed that the target was neutralized, then fell of the edge. He would have ordered a search for body in case she survived. But the large explosion afterwards said otherwise. He grunted while placing his hands behind his back and began walking back to the facility. He spotted the sniper leaning on the wall with the rifle strapped to his back. "Good shot Snake" he murmured as he passed the sniper who blew out another puff of smoke and smirked.
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A slight ringing noise was heard. It felt distant yet so near at the same time that's when the senses started to be regained; the person slightly opened their eyes to see the room flooded with sunlight. As the ringing noise grew to a very loud volume. But then stopped afterwards he looked to his left to see his childhood friend standing at the foot of the bed arms crossed. Her short blond hair was neatly brushed already and was in its usual look with a large strand on her left shoulder. "Good grief man how long do you plan on sleeping." she said tapping her shoe impatiently on the floor. He noticed she was already in school uniform, a white buttoned shirt with a small red tie and a red skirt.
"Oh man it's morning already" he mumbled while lazily sliding out of bed. She just sighed and shook her head and then threw his uniform at him. "Yes you idiot and we're already late, so hurry up and go wash your face and get dressed. We don't want Mr. Deku scolding you again."
"Ilia I know you're the landlord's daughter and all but still, would it kill you to knock and ask for permission to enter someone's home, rather than barging in." he said as he splashed warm water on his face, she just rolled her eyes and walked away but stopped at the door momentarily.
"Link I would but we both know that you'd never wake up, so feel appreciative that I do this as a responsible childhood friend jerk." She said and walked out of the room, he came out shortly afterwards fully dressed in his uniform. A white button shirt with a long red tie and brown pants. He saw Ilia in the kitchen holding a little small lunch box, she smiled when she saw him and approached. "Here I made you breakfast," she said handing him the little metallic box and a fork with a bright and cheery smile.
"Uh thanks" he said casually and sat at the table. He opened the box to see it contained some omelets pancakes sausage and bacon. "You know… you don't have to do this… I mean I'm older than you… I'm a senior and you're a sophomore… I can take care of myself." He said while stuffing his face with the food, she just giggled while watching him silently savor the food. "besides I wouldn't want to be a bother either, how you manage this is beyond me," he said while wiping his mouth with a napkin.
"It's no big deal I just have to wake up at 4:30 every morning." She responded and checked the clock to see that it read 7:00 A.M. "Well we better get going if we want to be on time," she said shortly afterwards then he just grunted. Link grabbed his book bag and they headed out the door, He locked his apartment and walked down the stairs to catch up with Ilia, who waiting for him out front. They started to walk down the street and then stopped around the corner for the bus. They then spot a tall bluenette heading their was accompanied by a smaller red head. "Hey Link hanging out with your girlfriend as usual I see," the red head mocked and laugh while the tall bluenette just chuckled.
"Shut up Roy she's not my girlfriend!" he bluntly stated, but the redhead just stared at him with a big grin. The bluenette then pushed him out of the way.
"Just go ahead and ignore him Link he's… simple" the tall bluenette said while snickering. Link chuckled a little while Roy stood there looking offended,
"Heeeeeeey!"
"Thanks Ike" Link replied and then let out a heavy sigh while he rubbed his eyes. seemingly he was very tired still despite his seven hours of sleep.
"Well good morning to you too boys" Ilia added afterwards with her usual bright smile. The guys greeter her back as the school bus started to approach. They all got in after letting Ilia go first, well it was Link who did so while also not letting the other two on. They all sat in the back of the bus as usual, where their friend Marth and his cousin Lucina where chatting to each other. "Hey there Martha how's it hanging?" Roy said sitting next to the bluenette and ruffling his hair who turned to glare at the red head.
"Hey guys" Lucina greeted them while also giving them a slight wave to which they returned. The bus moved on after towards the school. Since Links stop was actually the last pickup and the first drop off, it made him glad actually gave him more time to himself. The Bus stopped momentarily and the group headed to a small table under a large tree near the front, which was their usual hangout spot. Except for Ilia who left to go hang out with some of her sophomore friends, that she preferred to be with then a bunch of seniors. At the table another blond sat with an electric guitar strapped to his back, and it always puzzled people why it had such a strange look. there was also a young looking boy with brown hair and two other guys who had white hair. these were Shulk Pit Corrin and Robin the rest of the gang.
"Shulk what up my man from another land," Roy said as he approached the blond. They started in their own conversation away from the group.
"Hi guys" Lucina greeted them and sat next to Robin, and by next it was like really close these two were always together hanging out. "where's your sister Robin?" She asked him momentarily, and he pointed towards the school's entrance where a girl who looked very similar to him, stood talking to others.
"So Link where's your girlfriend?" Shulk said to him and started to laugh along with Roy. who then high fived each other and he just glared,
"God shut up already!" he said and then took a seat at the table. He sighed while setting his head down on the table while the others around him chuckled or laughed.
"Well I'll catch you guys later I have to go to my club meeting." Robin said as he stood up grabbing his bag and turned to leave.
"I'll come with you" Lucina said springing up from her seat, she walking after him as he just briefly looked back and shrugged "Cool" he said sternly.
"That guy cannot be a bigger idiot he hasn't realized that, that girl is totally head over heals for him." Corrin said after they were gone, "Yeah" everyone agreed and started to laugh a little. "Just like Link had a thing for Ilia," Corrin added quickly after and everyone started to laugh again. He just groaned and set his head down again and then Corrin lightly punched him on the arm. "come on man I'm kidding," he said while chuckling. The bell rang after and everyone stood and started to head towards their class.
"Hey guys there's a concert on tonight at 8 you guys going?" Shulk said as he stroked his guitar and everyone soon started to converse about it and their excitement.
"Man you guys do all sorts of exciting things and go to exciting places, I can't wait till I'm a senior." Pit said from behind the group and they turned to face him.
"Pit man it's no big deal you can come" Shulk said patting the boy on the shoulder. But he just rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah I can't my mom would never let me go to a place like that," he said softly afterwards and the guys just looked at one another and laughed.
"So come on man we'll sneak you out we all did it a lot back in the day," Corrin added afterwards but Pit just looked uneasy rubbing his shoulder.
"Yeah I don't know guys I don't want to upset or worry my mom," he said and then walked off slowly while the guys just stared.
"That kid needs to get wasted," Shulk said and then walked off while Link and Corrin entered their classroom, After a sigh. Ever since they met Pit we has been really timid and shy. Not to mention his mother babies him way too much and always tells him of the dangers of the world. He never gets to go anywhere because his mom is not really trusty with all his friends, that and views them as a really negative influence. And it probably has to do with how her first son turned out Pits older brother Pitto. So far she has only been cool with him being around Link, because he has a job and his own place already. She wants Pit to see him as a role model; in fact it was Link who introduced Pit to his group, after getting him out of a locked closet. Apparently he was getting picked on because of the way he was but Link assured that when he's in trouble he'll help him out. After that Shulk said he'll take him under his wing, and teach him how to be 'cool' and not such a little… yeah. Link remembers all that as if it was just yesterday, and the rest of his friends he's known since elementary school. Shulk Ike Marth and Roy, so of course his gang of idiots have been together for a while now and grew with some new additions here and there. Like Robin in middle school and Corrin in high school a few years later.
His teacher Mr. Deku walked in shortly after he was a very tall man. He had dark brown skin and had a very bushy mustache and eyebrows, his eyes were barely visible through those things. And not to mention a very big busy set of hair. He cleared his throat and started his lessons for the day while Link just spaced out as usual. His mind was actually all focused on that concert his friends and he had been waiting months for. They actually booked tickets beforehand, of course he invited Ilia she had actually been his longest friend, mostly because of their parents also being close friends. So he's known her since she was very little and even though he was older than her they got along fine. Link practically sees her as a sister and acts very brotherly towards her, and kinda over protective at times. The announcements came on shortly afterwards talking about the Friday activities, and whatnot and what was on the lunch menu. Link is actually a lazy lay back kinda of guy most of the time, but when doing a difficult task he is very dedicated and focused. He managed to get his own place and a part time job at a music store, after his dad moved out of town because of his job. Link didn't want to leave the place he grew up in and stayed behind, his dad even helped him find a place to live. His mother died when he was very young, but his father married again to a woman who also had a small child, who become Links brother-in-law. he's 5 years younger then Link always acting goofy and making silly faces, so everyone calls him Toon for his similarities with cartoons.
By the time the bell rung Link was so lost in his thoughts he didn't even notice. That is until Corrin smacked him on the back of the head. He figured he was going to be in trouble later because of the look Mr. Deku was giving him. or at least he thought he gave him a look he couldn't tell. He was walking down the hall to his next class Mr. Mido's when he spotted Shulk by the front door waiting for him. he spotted Link afterwards and approached, "Hey man did you finish copying my notes?" he asked in a hurry.
"Yeah man you want them back or need them back?" he asked while raising an eyebrow as Shulk looked like he was in a serious rush.
"Yeah hey man leave them in my desk I totally forgot my Monado in my last period class man I'll be back."He said and dashed down the hall, Link just shrugged and entered the classroom right before the bell rung. the teacher turned to face him with a look of disapproval.
"You're late" he said with arms crossed while shaking his head slowly. Link just muttered a 'sorry' and plopped down at his desk with a heavy sigh. Although he tries to deny it he feels as if Mr. Mido isn't really fond of him, he's always on his back about something like right now. Link was already in the classroom before the bell run, but he still counts it as late and Link can't argue. Mr. Mido goes on about how if a student is not in their seat when the bell rings they are late, and this only applied to Link apparently. There has been plenty of other times when other students come in after the bell but he waves them off. But if it's Link he'll make a huge deal out of it and of course, Link will never hear the end of it which pisses him off sometimes. And of course Shulk comes tumbling in the next minute with his guitar strapped to his back. He apologizes for being late and of course Mr. Mido just waved him off, and resumed taking attendance and Shulk went over and sat next to Link. He took out all his notes from the desk and started to organize it while Mr. Mido started to set up a projector. And say whatever you want about Mr. Deku but he makes class fun most of the time. but Mr. Mido just goes on with long boring lectures. Link has never been one for history he feels it's just about learning what stubborn rich people did back then, and how it affected everyone. Link has always been lower class his family often always had financial problems, thus he developed a loathe for people in upper classes. Well Marth kinda changed his mind he's a wealthy kid but he's not stubborn or stuck up or selfish. He often invited Link to his home to play video games back in middle school. He actually enjoyed it they always had snacks and comfy sofas big TVs, he actually visited everyday.
Except for the fact that the classes are two hours long, Link couldn't hate anything else as much about the school. But he managed to pull through Mr. Mido's long boring lecture. In fact he could have sworn half the class was asleep by the time it was over including Shulk. Of course he noticed because Shulk was mooching of his notes the next second, before Mr. Mido came around for note checks. He did a surprisingly fast job sloppy but finished none the least, and they both got stamps luckily enough. They were handed worksheets after that and as always, worked together to fill out the questions and chat. Shulk told him about a plan to sneak Pit out tonight so he can go to his first concert, but Link was kinda against it. Because if his mother found out he would be in for it big time, especially the fact that a 15 year old his hanging out with a bunch of 19 year olds. And once again he figured it had to be because of Pits older brother Pitto, Link always gets a bad vibe when he's around. By the time the lunch bell rang everyone bolted out of their seats, and down the hall towards the doors like a herd of angry bulls. As if the students all desperately needed a breathe of the fresh outside air or they'll die. They grabbed their grub and joined the rest of the gang at their usual hangout. (Minus Robin and Lucina who are studying at the library) with everyone; Link went and sat beside Ilia who sat under the nearby tree rather than at the table, maybe to get some space. Link sat plopped down and started to silently chew on his burger and then he remembered. "Oh wuoa Ihlia I wemombo sumthin," he said with his mouth full being to much of a hurry to finish chewing.
"Link" she says while she turned to face him setting her tray aside. "Remember you shouldn't talk with your mouth full it's disrespectful and you could choke."She said to him, he looked as though he was about to respond but she held up her finger, he then began to chew extremely quick. "Ok good now what did you want to tell me?" she said while grabbing a napkin and wiping the ketchup off his cheek. He looked behind her to see all his friends trying to hide their faces from laughing, he even saw Shulk fall backwards but he ignored them nonetheless.
"Me and the guys are going to a concert tonight, and I was wondering if you'll want to come with us?" he said and showed her the ticket and her eyes sparkled for a bit.
"Oh Link I'd love to!" she said excitedly and gave him a hug. He tuen saw his friends making their hands 'kiss,' while having enormous grins plastered on their faces. and he flipped them off.
"Ok then I'll pick you up around eight concert starts at ten." He says as he gets up to throw away his tray as she too left to join her other friends. He sat at the table going through his phone. While his friends all chatted about the concert and of course trying to coax Pit into it. The bell rung shortly afterwards and Link half dragged himself to his next class Ms. Navi's algebra 2 class. Which he found annoying. In fact there were a lot of students who found her annoying. Mostly because she wouldn't shut up and was always saying 'hey listen!' every time before speaking. She always wore really bright right blue clothes, that seemed to shine in the light making it seem as if she glows. Having very little tolerance for math already, he always feels as if he's going to lose it in there big time. In fact every time he hears the words 'hey listen,' his left eye starts to twitch. But he was surprisingly good at solving problems nonetheless. He managed to get through that class, and was glad to be finally going to his last class of the day biology. he flunked it sophomore year so they made him take it again his senior year of all times. But in a strange twist of events he ended up in the same class with Ilia, something he thought would never happen. He bumped into her in the hall, as always as he was going down the stairs to the second floor. The school was huge and each floor was divided by grade, firsts years got the first floor and last years were on the fourth floor Etc. Of course there was some classes that were mixed, but the location depends on the average grade of students, who take that class their first time. Hence why Link is currently walking down a sophomore hall with his head down and Ilia cheerfully walking beside him. His last class he had with Ms. Saria and everyone loved her. She was always kind and sweet and fun to be around. She always wore different varieties of green dresses and had light green hair that was shoulder length; she was actually one of those "go greener" types of persons. She absolutely loved nature taking a career in biology and later teaching it.
Link was always sort of overprotective whenever Ilia got too "comfortable" with a guy. He would often intervene and drive the guy away. And that is why Ilia has little to no guy friends. All because of Links brotherly nature towards her sometimes though, he does go too far and bud in on her business way too much. Hence why everyone thinks he likes-likes her. By the time the final bell of the day rung Link let out a long heavy sigh of relieve saying to himself over and over TGIF. Ilia as always turned in both their work and catched up to Link as he headed out the door, and practically jumped down the all stairs. The gang was by the tree as always, talking to each other about the concert later on that night. Pit as always was the first one gone as his mom always picked him and his brother from school. Link catched a glimpse of his moody brother in the back of the car before they left. The bus arrived shortly afterwards and the gang hopped on in seating as usual in the back. "Oh man can't believe tonight is finally the big night!" Ike said in excitement playing air guitar.
"Oh yeah about that Robin and I won't make it today, because he's got that big chess tournament today and I'm going with him,." Lucina said from her seat next to Marth and everyone stopped, then slowly turned towards her before erupting into laughter.
"Chess!?" Roy said in the middle of his laughing. Lucina just crossed her arms and turned her back to them while they continued to laugh.
"Well I think its nice is when friends show some support" Ilia said added afterwards and then Lucina turned to face her.
"Thank You!" she said out loud and then, lowered herself in the seat crossing her arms and grumbling to herself. while everyone just stared at the floor, Shulk started to snicker afterwards followed by Roy.
"Chess" they said and the guys resumed laughing and Roy slapped his knee. As Link too was laughing Ilia pinched him. He stopped shortly after while rubbing his arm and the rest of the guys followed, after whipping the fake tears of their eyes. The bus stopped at the first stop which of course was Links and he got off, followed by the others who got off there. They all went their own ways afterwards. Either to get ready for the concert or kill some time, Since it was barely three in the afternoon. Ilia seemed like she was disappointed with Link about the whole chess thing, because they just walked quietly down the street. She didn't even say good bye as usual nor stay and talk for a while again like usual. Link wondered what the big deal was, he just figured that it had to do with the fact that the whole school knows Lucina is crazy about Robin. and of course Ilia is sensitive about those things.
Around 8:30 Link heard a loud Honk outside and he figured it was the guys. He changed into a dark green buttoned shirt with light brown pants, not only that but he also had a green beanie on that was long and hanged behind his head. He grabbed his wallet and keys and left. He saw the guys in Shulk's car he hopped in the back seat and Shulk stepped on the gas and they were off. they stopped at Ilia's to pick her up before they headed over to Pits house. And it was already dark out. They all got out minus Ilia and Marth who stayed behind and sneaked into the back yard. They climbed a tree to get to Pits window, and saw Pit sitting on his bed eating a bowl of ice cream. His mom came in shortly after and took the empty bowl. She cleaned his face with a handkerchief and tucked him in, giving him a kiss on the forehead before heading out. The guys had to cover their mouths so their laughter could not be heard, but they were having trouble containing themselves. They knocked on the Window and Pit flew out of his bed. He ran over and quickly opened the window, "What are you guys doing here!?" he whispered harshly as they all jumped into his room quietly.
"What do you think man we're taking you to the concert," Shulk said with a thumbs up. Pits eyes went wide and lifted his hands backing away. "And besides who goes to bed at eight," he said lifting an eyebrow and Pit just rubbed the back of his head.
"Guys I can't that would worry my mom and I don't want to do that," he said looking down and fiddling with his fingers and Shulk took out some duct tape stretching out a long piece.
"Pit don't make us do this we can do it the easy way or the hard way," he said lifting the tape up and Pit sighed deeply.
"FINE" he said and they all sighed. The guys took out a bunch of stuffed toys and blankets out of the closet and stuffed them into his sheets. Then they headed out the window, Palutena entered the room afterwards and Pit turned pale, but she just whispered good night and turned off the light. They all climbed down and headed to the car and Shulk took off at high speeds. They got to the concert at around 9:50 since it was out of town, Pit was complaining the whole time about how it was wrong. They all handed over the tickets and took their seats, when the light dimmed everyone started to scream. And the stage lights came on and the band started to play as the crowd went wild.
After the show everyone was talking about how wicked the concert was. And of course half of them we're drunk, Pit was finally relaxed too, they dropped him off and he sneaked back in without his mom ever noticing a thing. He whispered to himself about how badass he was before passing out. Link was driving since everyone was drunk except him. He dropped them all off with Shulk being last, he exchanged an awkward goodnight with Ilia before that. But Shulk wouldn't stop puking talking and crying oddly hence the awkwardness. He parked the car in his driveway, and got him on his couch were he instantly passed out. Link left his car keys in the kitchen, and headed out and started the walk towards his house. It started to rain shortly afterwards good thing he took Shulk's umbrella. He opened it up and continued onwards passing by the beach that was nearby. it was deserted at the moment, well it's been deserted all month since no one goes to the beach during winter. He then caught a glimpse of something out in the beach. He wasn't sure what it was but it seemed like a person laying out in the rain completely still. Link rushed over to check it out and indeed it was a person a girl to be exact. She was uncomfortably pale her lips were tinted a light blue. He took off the jacket he got at Shulk's and placed it on the girl. "HELP SOMEONE HELP!" he started to yell and walked around but there was no one around for miles. he couldn't just leave her there so he picked her up and rushed out of there.
He managed to get to his apartment a couple blocks away and laid the girl on his bed. he looked around for his phone like crazy only to realize he left it in Shulk's car miles away. She could be dead by then if he went to retrieve it. He placed think blankets on her to keep her warm while he paced around in panic. She was alive that much was sure, he managed to get her some medicine though. And decided let her stay for the night in the morning he was going to get her professional help. There weren't too many people where he lived for help, and those who were around weren't the best to go for any help. The nearest hospital was halfway across town he'd never make it, he figured it was best to leave her indoors in the warmth for now. He brushed her brown hair out of her face, then placed a warm towel on her forehead. She was very heated up from a raging fever, which worried him she could die of hyperthermia for being out in the cold so long. He did actually wonder how long she was out there before he found her. She was bruised and burnt whatever happened to her, she's seriously lucky to be alive at all in her condition especially. He grabbed a blanket for himself and slumped on the couch catching sleep was not easy especially being worried that the girl could die on him, he eventually dozed off around two in the morning surprisingly after tossing and turning for two hours.
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