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Title comes from the song "Time Will Tell" by Utada Hikaru

The origins for this one is sort of...random...I've been thinking about writing this for a while and I hope people actually read and enjoy it. Pairings are Marth/Zelda and Ike/Samus. Don't like the pairings, then don't waste your time reading.

The setting isn't any specific in-game location (like a "modernized" version of Hyrule or Altea). I based the town and things on Area 11/Japan in the Code Geass anime since there's going to be a couple of Japanese holidays and customs featured but the school system is more or less based on the school system in America.

The school uniforms for the girls is a while dress shirt with a point bow and a blue skirt...like the one Kairi wears in Kingdom Hearts 2. For boys, its a black/navy blue blazer uniform. Can't really find a opening to describe it in chapter.


The final bell rang throughout the biology lab, the sophomore students all filed out of the classroom. Two girls stood up from their lab tables as the brunette closed her binder and shoved it into her backpack. "Zelda!" her friend called from across the room, "listen, Malon told me about this new coffee shop. She said the drinks there are superb. Want to check it out today?" Zelda brushed some side bangs behind her ear before replying, "Sure Peach, I'd love too" The two girls walked out of the classroom. Unknown to them, someone's been watching Zelda for a while. Marth slung his backpack over his shoulder while giving Zelda a wistful look.

"You liked her for so long. Just brace up and ask her out or look in another direction." his friend told him.

"Ike, aren't you being a little hypocritical?"

"Oh hush up. And hurry, I promised my dad that I'll run a few errands for him and I got all this homework to finish."

"..."

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Zelda and Peach was walking towards the campus gate before a shout stopped them in their tracks.

"Hey! Zelda!" The two girls spun around to see Link Kokiri heading towards them. He cast a glance at Peach for a moment before addressing Zelda, "um...may I talk to you...alone? Won't take long I promise." he added hastily seeing Peach's expression. She just rolled her eyes and grinned.

"Okay, just make it snappy." Zelda followed Link to a more private place, he apparently didn't want anyone to over hear. Finally, he stopped under a tree and turned to face her.

"Um...I've been wanting to ask you for a while." He glanced nervously at his face, he looked up again. "listen, if you have time this Friday you want to...say, catch a movie together or something?" Zelda blinked, surprised.

"...Sure, I'd love to." she replied, this was the first time someone asked her out! "I have time after five."

"Alright." Link seemed relived that she accepted, "um...lets meet up at the movie theater at five thirty? I'll pay for the tickets."

"And I'll buy the popcorn and drinks then." He opened his mouth, about to disagree but quickly shut it again and smiled.

"Sounds fair. Well, see you Friday." Link turned and waved before going back to join his friends, Snake, Pit and Red. Zelda smiled to herself before going back to Peach, who immediately started asking questions.

"What did he want? Oh...did he ask you out? He asked you out didn't he?"

"Yeah...he asked me out."

"Really?" Peach's voice was slowing becoming a squeal. "Aww...I always known that he had a thing for you!"

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Friday came quicker than Zelda thought. Link showed up at five thirty sharp. The movie they chose turned out to be a highly inaccurate adaption of the novel Zelda read before, but she enjoyed it none the less since Link was with her. She occasionally stole a glance at him and was highly amused to see the 'what the f---?' look on his face. They did some window shopping afterwards; though there wasn't anything she liked, Link still bought her a gift – a tiny tea green rabbit shaped cell phone charm – as a memento.

Zelda didn't get home until late. The young student was surprised to see that all the lights where turned off. Her parents normally didn't turn off all the lights until everyone gone to bed. She placed a hand on the door knob and turned, and to her surprise, it was unlocked. Zelda stepped into the house and opened the hall light. "Mother? Father?" she called softly. No answer. Perhaps they where out shopping? What about her brother? She slowly made her way into the kitchen, not bothering to turn on the lights. Suddenly she tripped over something. Zelda picked herself up and she reached down to pick up what ever it was and she was suddenly struck with horror. In the dim light, she saw the silhouette of her brother. She quickly found the lights and flicked it on.

There was a small yet deep wound in his chest.

She took hold of his wrist and found it cold. "No..." her eyes filled with tears as what happened finally hit her. A desire to scream filled her insides. Why her brother? He was annoying, but she never wanted him to die. She stumbled out of the living room, half blinded by tears and entered the living room and a much more horrifying sight awaited her when she turned on the light. Her parents, lying in the middle of the floor in a pool of blood. Finally, the scream was let loose. She must've fainted after because the next thing she knew, someone was gently shacking her awake.

"Will she be alright? Shall I call a doctor or something?"

"Nahh...She'll be fine, Linde. She only fainted."

"Abel, Linde, be quiet. Can you hear me? Are you awake?"

Zelda slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on the couch. Three people where bending over her, the brown-haired woman smiled when she saw that Zelda woken up and she left, apparently to report. With some hesitation, the green-haired man followed her leaving Zelda with the second man. He was wearing the police uniform and with a sense of dread, she knew why he was here.

"I'm Officer Greil and you are?"

"...Z-Zelda Hikari (1)..."

"Can you tell me anything about today's events?"

"..." A lump appeared in her throat and she sat up and glanced at the puddle of dried blood. The bodies of her parents where absent and in a way, she was glad she didn't have to see it again. "Well...I just came home and..." she felt the tears swelling up again. Officer Greil seemed to realize that she was not capable of talking at the moment do to the shock.

"Linde?" The brown haired woman returned with a questioning look. "Can you please take Miss Hikari into my car and wait there with her while I investigate?"

"Sure." Linde smiled warmly as Zelda stood up. She placed an arm around her supporting Zelda as she walked outside. There where only two police cars outside along with one ambulance. Linde unlocked the left one and she held the door open for Zelda. She waited, her face buried in her arms, no longer crying as she saw no reason why she should.

Finally, after what felt like hours, she looked up to see Linde talking with Greil. He later addressed her directly. "We're going to take you to the police station. It may be easier for me to question you there." Zelda just nodded to show that she heard and understood. She lost track of time again when they finally arrived, around nine thirty. Surprisingly, a familiar face was the first to greet her.

"Dad? What happened? Abel came in with that expression like an entire family was massacred and...Zelda?" She only knew him by name, Ike Gawain (2). She knows several girls that has a prompt for giggling silently when he was around. According to Peach, he just had his looks and athletic ability but overall he didn't have much of a reputation. She was surprised to see him here of all places though. Greil sighed and replied his son's question.

"That's exactly what happened. Ike, call home and tell Elena and Mist that I'll be working late. You go home with Liza today." Ike opened his mouth about to ask more questions but he closed it again, whipped out a cell phone and walked off, dialing.

A blue-haired woman came out, she looked Zelda over with sharp blue eyes.

"I'm Liza Lowell and you are Zelda Hikari I assume?"

"Yes" She realized her thought was dry and apparently Liza thought so too.

"Okay Greil, leave it too me." he nodded and went the same direction as Ike. Liza motioned for Zelda to follow her, which she did. Liza led Zelda to her office, she opened the door. Liza pulled a chair for Zelda and sat. "Miss Hikari, can you tell me anything related to the events of today?"

By now, Zelda was calm enough to speak, "Yes...I mean...no...erm...I don't know anything. See, I just came home from the movies with a...friend and I found my brother..." she gulped, unable to say the word.

Just then, somebody decided to knock the door. Liza sighed and let out a irritable "come in." The door opened to reveal, yet another one of Zelda's classmates – Marth – who realized at once he was interrupting something and said a hasty, "er...I'll come back later." and shut the door.

"...Okay...where were we....Oh right...did you see anyone suspicious on your way home?"

"No...I didn't. When I touched my brother's wrist, he was cold..."

"They must've been dead for a while then. When did you leave for the movie?"

"Around five."

"..." Liza was silent for a moment. "The possibility of the culprit sneaking in during broad daylight..." She sighed and shook her head. "Miss. Hikari, do you have any relatives living nearby?"

"No...none that I know of."

"Alright then." Liza stood up and smiled kindly at her, "you may stay with me for the time being then. I'm sure Greil wouldn't mind. I hope you don't mind waiting a bit longer. Cafeteria is on your left. Marth and Ike should be there." With that Liza exited the room, possibility to talk with Greil. Zelda sighed and followed her directions.

The cafeteria was empty. A pile of neatly staked papers, which Zelda identified as several rewrites of a rough draft of Ike's history essay, sat on one end of the table. Across from it was a text book laying open to a page with a spiral notebook beside it along with a calculator and a few sheets of scrap paper, Marth's math homework, she assumed.

"Zelda?" it was Marth. She turned to face him with a questioning look. "I'm sorry about what happened."

"...I don't want to talk about that now..."

"Whatever you say." He walked over to his notebook and sat down, obviously tackling the next problem. Zelda sat next to Ike's papers and she placed her head on her arms and closed her eyes.

The next second, she woke up in a dark place. Zelda herd the tap, tap, of the rain above her. She finally recognized her surroundings. The sleepy teenager found herself in the backseat of a car. She sat up and the jacket of the boy's uniform fell off her. Marth was in the passenger seat up front.

"Awake?"

"I am now...how did I get in here?"

"I carried you. You fell asleep around twelve. My mom's idea, by the way."

"What time is it?"

"One in the morning."

"...One?! In the morning?"

"You tend to fall asleep easily, and are you kidding? This is the biggest case the police had in a decade. And for a mur- ...what it is, there isn't much leads at all. "

"Not much huh?" she asked softly.

"No suspicious fingerprints. Tried to pick up a scent with dogs but they must've lost it."

"..."

He twisted his position to look at her. Zelda noticed that his uniform was missing it's jacket since he was only wearing the shirt. "Sleepy?"

"Ugh...I guess." She lay back down on the seat. Marth smiled to himself and went back to staring outside the window. Suddenly, the sleeping girl behind him let out a unexpected mutter.

"Don't go."


The end was inspired by "HEART STATION" , another song by Utada Hikaru.

I'm a Utada Hikaru fan alright? D:

Abel and Linde are two characters from Fire Emblem 11. Nothing special made me give them a "cameo" here... they where the last two units I moved before I turned off my DS to write this (xD). Liza was only mentioned a couple times in Shadow Dragon, so she practically has no personality. Her character in this fic is loosely based off the personality of Mrs. Weasly (Harry Potter) as for her appearance...Marth has blue eyes and blue hair...Elice has blue hair and blue eyes...and...I've always imagined Cornelius with blue hair and blue eyes...

(1) I've always liked the name "Hikari" (meaning "Light")


(2) Don't ask, lacking creativity here and I wasn't exactly in the mood to go "last name hunting" when I mapped the characters out.

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