Hey people! It's me again! This time I decided to write a multi-chap IkexMarth fic.
YAOI! (BoyxBoy!) Don't like don't read! Main pairing IkexMarth with some LinkxZelda and small hints of MarthxRoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! All characters and stuff belong to Nintendo!
A Thin Line between Love and Hate
Chapter 1: Why Do You Hate Me?
Ike was never nervous. He didn't know why, he just wasn't. So it was to his own surprise that, when he stepped out of the portal, he was actually pretty nervous. The room he was in had many circular, black objects, where other people stepped out.
Ike couldn't really believe what he saw. For example, right next to him, a boy with wings stepped out. WINGS! According to where he came from, angels were powerful goddesses, not childish looking boys. Across from him, a round, little, blue thingy (Ike didn't know what it was) stepped out of a portal labeled Dreamland. It looked around for a second, before walking (was it walking?) away.
The room itself looked very cold with its white tile floor and walls of the same color. Ike decided he didn't want to be in the room any longer and walked towards the door. Just as he came outside, he walked into a young, blond man clad in green.
"Ow! I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to-" Ike started, but the boy cut him off. "No problem, no problem! Hey, you're one of the newcomers, right? I'm Link, it's a pleasure." Ike was slightly taken aback by how friendly the stranger was, but shook his hand anyway. "I'm Ike."
"Link! Are you coming? The dinner's gonna start soo- Who is that?" Another young man walked in. He had blue hair, like Ike, but darker blue. Ike immediately recognized him as prince Marth of Altea. A kingdom near his own land. Though not raised to be polite all the time, Ike knew he should probably take a bow for the prince.
"Prince Marth, I'm Ike Greil of Crimea, leader of the Greil Mercenaries. I'm honored to meet you." Ike said in the most polite way he could.
"Ike, social status is nothing here. Princesses Peach and Zelda are just Peach and Zelda, and prince Marth is just Marth." Link said, with an amused chuckle. Marth, however, seemed to ignore everything Ike said and, instead, faced Link and said: "I'll be off to the dining hall already, okay?" Then he walked off, completely ignoring Ike.
Ike looked at Link, but he just said: "Don't pay any attention to him. He is just… I don't know… Come on, let's go eat!"
Ike didn't get to see much from the place they lived in, but learned its name was Smash Mansion. The main foyer looked amazingly luxurious. It had wooden walls and a red carpet floor. The dining room consisted of one large wooden table with 35 chairs around it. Most chairs were already vacated, but four chairs, coincidentally next to each other, were still free. Link sat down next to Marth and Ike next to Link.
After about five minutes, two girls came in, giggling. They sat down next to Ike and looked at him, expecting him to introduce himself. But he was still too nervous to do anything. After five more minutes of awkward silence, the girls decided to take the initiative. "Hi! I'm Peach and this is Zelda! You're new right? Oh, how wonderful! I'm sure you'll love it here!" She looked really excited. Ike forgot it was his turn to speak, but quickly recovered and introduced himself. Upon hearing his name, the girls squeaked. "What's wrong?" Ike asked, a little embarrassed. "Oh, nothing. It's just that Marth has spoken a lot about the Greil Mercenaries. He always says that you guys do amazing work!" The girl named Zelda said. Upon looking in Marth's way, Ike noticed the prince blushing. Link had a huge smirk plastered across his face.
Ike didn't have any time to respond, as, suddenly, two giant hands floated inside the room. Ike had learned in the hour he'd been here that those hands were called Master and Crazy Hand. The Hands firstly introduced everyone, saying their name and from which world they came. The angel he'd seen earlier, was called Pit and he came from the world of Kid Icarus. The blue blob from earlier was called Meta Knight, and he was from the world of Dreamland. When Master Hand said "Ike, from the land of Crimea. This man has replaced Roy from the Melee Tournament." Ike could have sworn he heard Marth let out an angry huff. He didn't know who Roy was, but it was most likely someone close to Marth. Then it hit him. Marth hated him because, thanks to him, that Roy guy wasn't here anymore. Now all he had to do was find out why Roy was so important to Marth.
The dinner in honor of the new tournament was simply delicious. The best-tasting food Ike ever ate. Especially the chicken.
After dinner, Link showed him around the place. It was huge and had many rooms. Ike wasn't sure if he'd find anything. When he got to his room, he found out who he shared his dorm with. None other than Marth. "You got to be kidding me!"Marth said, more to himself than to Ike. Ike felt himself get angry at Marth's comment.
"Listen, I don't know why you hate me, but I don't hate you! I do want to try and be your friend, but if you keep on acting like this, I'll just give up!" He walked over to his bed, took of his clothes and went to sleep, not paying attention to Marth's gaping mouth. This evening has been exhausting, Ike thought, tomorrow I'll try and find out why he hates me so much. With this, Ike fell to a deep dreamless sleep.