Well, here's chapter 2 of Waiting. This story will progress quickly as long as I keep getting reviews since the story is finished. So if you want more, read and review!
"Baby, wait... Zelda!" Roy called as he went after her. Once he was gone, Link got up from the floor, and dusted himself off.
"He's done it now..." Marth said.
Roy clenched his hands into fists and turned to yell at Link, "You NEVER KNOW WHEN TO QUIT, DO YOU!"
Suddenly, there was a yelp and a thump. Zelda turned around, but only in time to see Roy's hand balled into a fist and Link on the floor again, his nose bleeding.
"Link!" Zelda turned around and ran to her fallen brother. "Are you ok? Say something!"
"I'll be fine..." He grunted weakly as he sat up. "Is it bleeding?"
"Do you have to ask?"
"Is it broken?"
"It better not be," Zelda said, more to Roy than Link, but never looking up from inspecting her little brother.
"I told you he was a psycho. It's gonna be you next, Zel."
"I don't think so. Go clean yourself up." The shortness of Zelda's sentences and harshness of her words, even when being gentle, had everyone in the room tense.
Link got up and covered his nose to avoid dripping any more blood on the carpet. He then trotted off in the direction of the bathroom. Zelda stood from her kneeling position on the floor and walked past Roy.
"Zelda, wait. Let's talk about this." Roy grabbed Zelda's arm to prevent her from going any further.
"Talk about what?" Zelda said, forcefully snatching her arm from his grip. "You just hit my little brother! His nose could be permanently injured from this!"
"I don't mean about that. I mean...about us..." Roy said, his voice going soft and his eyes turned away.
"What about us?" she said, matching his soft tone.
"Is there something wrong? You've been kind of distant since that night on the Flyer."
"Oh, no, everything's fine," Zelda said in a very sarcastic manner, crossing her arms. "I mean, why wouldn't it be? You only blew up at me, stopped talking to me, and left me no choice but to go to your best friend and get answers! And on top of all that, you hit my brother!"
Silence for a minute until Roy decided if he didn't speak, no one would.
"So... Marth told you, huh?" He asked lamely, even though he already knew the answer.
"Yes." Zelda said with her eyes to the ceiling, still in a hardened tone. "And I don't see why I had to go to him for answers. I mean...this is a big deal, Roy." she now looked at him very intensely. "Another girl is having your baby. Why didn't you tell me?"
"Well, it's not exactly an easy subject. I mean, what was I supposed to do? Go 'Hey Zel, guess what? I got a girl knocked up and I'm leaving you to go see her'?"
"Well... no...at least not in those words."
"Then what, Zelda? Tell me what it is you want."
Zelda took a deep breath. "I don't know," she said.
"You don't know what?"
"I don't know what I want anymore."
"Well could you elaborate?" Roy asked, his softness steadily disappearing.
"I mean... during the time that we weren't talking to each other, I started to think. I said 'Now why is Roy mad at me? Is it because I wouldn't go to that bedroom with him?' Then I thought some more and said 'No, it's not that. That's happened before, and he's never acted like this.'"
"So why didn't you come to me?"
"Because I know how easily excitable you are. I figured that if I asked you questions right then that it would lead to nothing but a big argument, but I needed answers then or I would drive myself crazy. So...I went and talked to Marth, and he told me everything."
"I'm going to have to remember to kill him for that," Roy said, putting on a weak smile and trying to lighten the solemn mood of the room. "So what were you thinking after Marth explained everything?"
"Well... I started thinking that if I didn't do...it... with you before you left that I may never get another chance, and I really want to. And I was also thinking that if I did, then you would have to come back, because that means that we're seriously committed. But then I also thought that if I did it for that reason, that I would only be doing it to tie you down in a way. Then I…mmf!"
Zelda was silenced as Roy caught her lips in his. "Zelda, no offense, but you think too much," he said as he broke the kiss.
Zelda blushed and looked down. No one said anything for a while, until Zelda punched Roy in the shoulder.
"Ouch! What the heck was that for?"
"Because, darn it, I can't stay mad at you. So I figured that I might as well get that in before all of the anger dissipated." Zelda then went up to Roy and wrapped her arms around his neck. Roy, in turn, wrapped his arms around Zelda's waist and kissed her cheek.
"Oh, gee. Thanks." Both of them laughed a little and then stood there in silence. "Look, Zelda, baby, I'm really sorry. I had no idea how bad this would turn out. I had always planned to tell you, but every time I got enough nerve, I'd look at you and lose it."
"Should I take this as a compliment?"
"By all means." Roy kissed Zelda's forehead. At that moment, Zelda realized that she wasn't wearing her shoes. It was no big deal, but she also realized that Roy had gotten taller than her. This made her feel oddly safer; shorter, but safer.
"So... when are you leaving?"
"As soon as I can get the time and the money. I'm sure 'Fearless Leader' (Mario) will have some lying around to loan me."
"…Were you planning on telling her about me?"
"Definitely." There was another silence as Zelda snuggled her head into Roy's neck.
"Roy, do you love me?" The question came so out-of-no where, that it caught Roy in a daydream.
"What?"
Zelda looked up into his lidded, cerulean eyes. "Do you love me?"
"What do you mean? Of course I love you. Um... why are you asking?"
"Just a question," she said as she rested her head again.
So, how'd you like chapter 2? I know it was a little sjort, but there were no better cut-off points. So review and I'll proceed with chapter 3! Thanks for reading.
