Chapter 2: Just Friends

AN: Ok so here's chapter two. I hope it's as good as the first. I'm still looking for areas where my writing is good and where I struggle. I am still very new at this and I hope people like my story. I can't promise all chapters will be uploaded this fast since I'm a college kid and school comes first. Still I do hope you enjoy this chapter.

***Disclaimer***

I don't own any of the characters in the following story so please don't sue me.

Zelda woke up, began to stretch, and yawned.

'Where am I?' She asked herself as she turned her head and noticed Samus sprawled out over her bed, still asleep.

'Oh right. I was training with Samus.' She smiled and then decided to go take a shower and freshen up before waking up Samus. She walked into the bathroom, stripped off her clothing, turned on the water, and entered. She washed her entire body and finished her shower. Once she was done, she dried herself off and wrapped a towel around herself and stepped out. Samus was still asleep, so Zelda decided to quickly change before she woke up. She removed the towel from herself and bent over to grab a matching bra and panties. While Zelda was searching for her clothes, Samus turned to the other side of the bed and began waking up. Her eyes slowly opened and the first thing she saw was Zelda's bottom.

Samus gasped; her face turning red. She then noticed that Zelda quickly stood up straight. Samus closed her eyes in an attempt to convince Zelda that she was asleep. Zelda covered her body and quickly turned around to see Samus had changed positions.

'Was she…staring at me?' Zelda thought to herself.

She quickly put on a pair of panties and a matching bra, and then placed one hand on Samus's shoulder.

"Samus? Samus wake up." Zelda gently shook Samus.

Samus sat up interlocked her fingers and cracked them. She yawned and yawned before turning to Zelda.

"Hey. How'd you sleep?" Zelda wasn't looking at Samus.

"Um…were…were you…" Zelda stammered. She wasn't sure how to ask Samus if she was looking at her body.

'Maybe I just thought I heard something.' Her mind reassured her.

"Did I what?" Samus tilted her head in confusion. Zelda looked up to Samus.

"Oh. Um…just wondering what we're going to do today?" She nervously laughed. "Training is very important, right?" Zelda responded as she quickly began getting dressed. Samus just smirked.

"Yeah, it's important, but I have a question to ask." Zelda looked frightened. As if she was too scared to respond.

"Um…yes?" Zelda was extremely nervous. She was afraid of Samus and even though Samus told her not to be nervous, she couldn't help it.

"How would you feel against fighting?" Samus asked sitting on the edge of her bed looking up at Zelda.

Zelda's eyes grew wide. "Fighting against you? Oh no, I wouldn't do very well. I doubt I would be-" Samus quickly cut her off.

"No no no. Not against me. With me. It would be a team battle. You and me versus two other people. People who we could trust like maybe…" Samus thought for a few moments. "…Fox and Link? Just to see how well you do in actual combat."

'That would be a great idea.' Zelda thought. "Ok. I would like to join you in a team battle." Samus smiled.

"Ok. I'm going to shower then we'll see if we can find Link and Fox to fight them." Zelda nodded in agreement.

As soon as Samus went into the bathroom, Zelda began to grin. She wasn't particularly known for her physical attacks but her magic was well honed. She was much better at using magic than her fists.

'Now I can really prove what I am capable of.' Zelda thought. Barely able to control her excitement.

Inside the bathroom, Samus stripped her clothes, and walked into the shower. She began washing her body. As she did, impure thoughts began filling her head. Thoughts of Zelda. Wanting to hold her, to touch her. To kiss her. Samus shook her head, grabbed the soap, and began to scrub her face as if she were scrubbing the thoughts from her mind. As the water rinsed off her face those thoughts were coming back. Samus once again shook her head.

'No no no! Stop thinking like that. She is a princess. I am a bounty hunter. It could never work' Samus hung her head. 'Even if you really want it to.' Samus breathed in deeply and sighed. She closed her eyes and allowed her thoughts to take her away. However, before her mind could drift, there was a knock on the door.

"Um…Samus? Are you almost finished?"

Samus looked towards the door and sighed. She figured she just had bad luck.

"Yeah…I'm almost finished." She closed her eyes, and let the water run on her face for a few more seconds before shutting off the water. She grabbed her towel, dried herself off, and wrapped the towel around her. She walked out, and grabbed her clothes, then walked back into the bathroom and changed. Once she was done, she noticed Zelda smiling and staring in her own world.

'I wonder what she's thinking about.' Samus thought to herself as she walked over to her and snapped her fingers next to Zelda's ear.

Zelda quickly snapped out of trance. "Oh. Um…yes?" Her face began blushing.

"Let's go." Samus motioned towards the door. The two girls left and walked to the main area.

"You wait here and I'll find Link. I bet he can find Fox faster than I can since the two of them are friends." Samus instructed Zelda who nodded to signal she understood what Samus said. Samus then left to go find Link. Zelda sat down in a chair waiting for Samus to return. A few minutes passed which allowed her to think about the event that happened earlier this morning.

'Did she see me? I mean was she looking? What if she liked it? Should I ask her out? But what if she doesn't like me like that? What if she has someone else?' Zelda covered her face with her hands and groaned in frustration. "Why can't I just be honest about my feelings?" She muttered to herself. It was at that moment that she heard another voice.

"Well hello…" Followed by a wolf whistle.

Zelda looked up to see Wario standing in front of her.

"Oh….um…h-hello." Zelda nervously responded. She didn't feel comfortable around Wario. He was very rude and disgusting.

"I have been working out. What do you think?" He flexed his muscles but his belly was hanging out. Zelda looked away in disgust.

"Um…th-that's nice." She responded wishing that he would just leave. She would do anything to make him leave.

"You want my body don't you?" He sneered. Zelda closed her eyes and placed a few fingers on her lips as she lightly gagged on the idea of Wario and herself together. She collected herself, breathed in, still not looking at Wario.

"I…I…do not…w-wish to engage i-in that k-kind of…a-activity…" Wario cut her off.

"Your words say no, but your eyes say yes." Zelda closed her eyes.

'Please someone save me. Anyone please!' Her mind screamed.

"You want my body. You wan…ACK!" His voice was quickly cut off. Zelda turned her head to see Samus grabbing Wario's Throat.

"Listen to me you fat fuck. If you ever speak to Zelda like that again, I will snap your fucking neck and feed your body to some hungry wolves. Do I make myself clear?" Her grip tightened around his neck you managed to utter a quiet yes. She pushed him away. Leaving him coughing and gasping for air. Once he was able to breathe normally he glanced over at Samus's icy cold stare. Her intimidation worked as he turned around and scratched his ass as he left. Samus turned to Zelda.

"You ok? He didn't hurt you did he" She asked making sure Zelda was fine. Zelda nodded.

"Yes. I-I am fine." She smiled weakly. "Th-Thank you for saving me."

Samus smiled. "No problem. Link said that Fox was with Krystal and that they could meet up with us at 2. So why don't we get some brunch while we wait?" Zelda's smile grew wider as she nodded in agreement.

The two of them walked over to the lunch buffet, grabbed some lunch and sat at a booth. Zelda had a Cesar Salad and Samus had a cheeseburger. The two of them sat quietly and ate for a few minutes before Samus broke the silence.

"So, this might sound stupid but why didn't you snap at Wario?" Zelda looked away in embarrassment.

"I…I am not very aggressive. I was taught be strong as a ruler, not as a fighter. The guards at Hyrule were against me joining this tournament but I insisted. They can't deny me anything I desire." Samus rolled her eyes.

"So let me guess, you're one of those girls who don't cuss, right?" Zelda looked away from Samus and nodded her head.

"I have always been taught that swearing is not formal. It is bad to swear." Zelda began rubbing the back of her neck.

"It's just a word. Sure, it means something bad but it's just a word. Like sun, or moon, or sky." Samus responded. "It means something bad but it's just a word. Tell you what, I'll teach you to say fuck." Zelda's eyes grew wide.

"Oh no. I couldn't. It would be very bad of me." Samus held up one finger.

"It's just you and me. You can say it to me. Sound it out. F-uh-k." Samus demonstrated.

Zelda hesitantly sound out the words. "Fff….uh….k…" Samus smiled and nodded her head.

"Ok now put it together faster." Zelda was determined to put the words together faster.

"Fffuuuh….k." Samus motioned her to speed up. Zelda closed her eyes, took a deep breath and…

"Hey Zelda." A voice behind her spoke up.

"FUCK!" She yelled then giggled. "I said fuck." She whispered to Samus.

"Did you say fuck?" The voice spoke up. Zelda quickly turned her head and her smile quickly disappeared as she saw who it was.

"Oh um…Link. I…uhm…I…I…Please don't tell anyone." She pleaded with her friend. Link smiled.

"I promise not to tell anyone but did you say fuck?" He asked the princess who nodded her head rapidly.

"Yes. Samus helped me." She gestured towards Samus who was sitting across from her, arms folded.

"Samus taught you how to swear?" Link asked not sure about how to feel about the situation. Samus stood up.

"Is that a problem?" She asked. Her tone being a little more aggressive but Link shook his head.

"No. I just never thought I'd hear Zelda curse. It's…kind of weird." He looked away rubbing the back of his neck. Zelda was now concerned for her best friend.

"Did I make you feel uncomfortable? I'm so sorry if I did." She looked down ashamed of what her actions did. Link smiled and lightly tapped Zelda's shoulder.

"No you didn't Zelda. What makes you happy makes me happy. And if swearing makes you happy, I say go for it." Zelda smiled as Link turned to face Samus. "Fox was on a walk with Krystal in the garden. They just got back and Fox said he'll meet us there. You ready?" Samus looked at Zelda who looked back at her. Samus smiled at her and nodded her head. Zelda inhaled deeply and exhaled sharply before nodding her head.

"Yeah, we're ready. " Samus stated. The two girls got up and walked with Link to the stage arena. It was a long hallway with a bunch of rooms to the left and right. Fighters would pick a room, and choose the stage in which they would fight in. The three of them waited inside of the first room on the left.

Inside the waiting room there were two large benches and four circled platforms. The platforms are where the contenders go to access the stage. They can prepare however they like but they must wait in this room. Once the stage is ready, the platforms glow white which signals the competetors.

"You sure you want to do this? I'd hate to beat your sorry ass." Link teased Zelda as Zelda looked at him in surprise.

"I didn't know that you swore." She couldn't believe that her best friend just swore to her. She always believed that Link was someone who followed the rules.

"Well…I've been around this place from the beginning. So I try not to allow my language affect me in Hyrule." Link sheepishly smiled. Zelda laughed.

"Oh no. We will beat you. Samus and I will kick your…ass." Zelda giggled again. She felt like such a rule breaker by cursing and that she was a bad girl. Still, her main objective today was to impress Samus with her magic skills. That was the whole point to this match; she didn't want to disappoint and today was the day that she would shine. Fox finally showed up.

"Hey. Sorry I'm late. So it's Link and I versus you two? Maybe we should take it easy on them." He teased as he looked at Link and laughed. Samus closed her eyes and smirked.

"I wouldn't be so cocky. Zelda's been training with me and she's much stronger than she was before." Zelda lightly blushed and brushed a strand of hair out of her face. She had only been training one day and Samus was talking about her like she was this great fighter.

"So let's say we each get one life and the stage…" Samus thought for a minute…will be at Delfino Plaza." Link and Fox nodded in agreement. Zelda's nerves began to settle in.

'What if I blow this chance? What if I screw up? Oh…I'm scared…' Zelda thought as she heard someone snap their fingers right in front of her. She snapped out of her gaze.

"Huh? What?" She exclaimed and looked up to see Samus standing in front of her.

"Look, I can tell you're nervous." Samus spoke quietly to her as Zelda tried to play it off.

"M-Me? Nervous? No. I-I'm not nervous at all. What makes you think I'm n-nervous?" She wasn't looking at Samus and her hands were rubbing against each other.

"Well if you're not nervous, then look me in the eyes and tell me you're not." Samus tilted Zelda's head upwards causing Zelda to look at her. "Say it." Samus repeated.

"I-I'm n-not…" She became teary eyes and looked away. "Ok. I'm nervous. I'm sorry but I can't help it. I want to prove that I'm not a weak fighter but I'll never be as strong as you. You're amazing and I'm…not." She looked down and closed her eyes. She looked so disappointed in herself. Samus was discouraged that Zelda had almost no faith in herself. She knelt down to her and tilted her head up again.

"Remember that we're a team. You and I are fighting together. You'll do just fine. Believe in your abilities and remember that we're fighting together." Samus smiled and that seemed to boost her confidence again. Zelda wiped away her tears.

"Ok. I'll fight for you." Zelda stood up; more determined in herself than before. The platforms turned white and the competitors stepped on their places. As they stepped on their platforms Zelda noticed Samus wasn't wearing her armor; she was wearing, what looked like, a blue jumpsuit. "Where's your armor?" She asked Samus who slightly turned her head towards her.

"Don't need it." She smiled as they were all transported to the stage.

Each competitor took their spot. Zelda enjoyed how beautiful the beach looked but she remembered that she was here to fight, not for sightseeing.

"READY? GO!" A voice announced. And the fight was on. Link quickly charged Samus and she blocked his attack, and then kicked him back. Fox then tried a roundhouse on her, but she jumped before it landed and shot her gun at him. He couldn't move for a minute until she punched him and knocked him back a bit. She turned to Zelda who was just standing there…watching.

"What the hell are you doing?" She yelled as she was knocked back a few feet from Link's sword. Zelda took a few baby steps back.

"I-I'm scared." She admitted. "I'm sorry to have wasted your time and effort. You're an amazing teacher but…I'm just-"

"Don't say you're weak! You're not! You need to push yourself this isn't training, its real combat! You can do it! You are strong!" Samus groaned in pain as Link hit her in the back. Knocking her a few more feet away. Zelda stood there, frozen. Samus looked up at her, realizing she wasn't going to move.

'Well I guess I'll have to try something else.' Samus thought to herself. She grabbed her leg. "Fuck! My ankle. I can't move." She groaned in pain. Zelda was now frightened.

"W-What?! We must end this match now! W-We Can't…" Samus looked to her.

"No! You can do it. It's all on you. You need to fight. Believe in yourself and you can win. I'll be fine just get out there and win for us." She pointed to Link and Fox; who were now just standing there.

"Do you want to stop?" Link called out to Zelda; it was obvious he was more concerned about the well being of Samus than the match. Zelda looked down at Samus who smiled.

"Kick their ass. Show them what you've got." Zelda nodded in acknowledgement. She looked back at Link.

"No. We shall continue fighting." Zelda held her head up high; as if she was looking down on Fox and Link. The two looked at each other and shrugged. Link started out charging at Zelda. He swung his sword and she sidestepped, then waved her hand and knocked him back a bit. Fox then tried dashing by her but; again, she sidestepped and swung her leg around. She kicked Fox and turned her attention back to Link. Unbeknownst by all of them, Samus watched on in awe and disbelief.

'Why doesn't she do that all the time?' Samus couldn't believe the type of ability Zelda had. The fact that she is able to hold her own against two great brawlers is incredible. What drew her eyes wasn't her attacks, but her body. Her beautiful, body. Samus lightly bit her bottom lip as she was paying attention to how gorgeous she looked. Samus once again shook her head. 'Stop thinking like that. Quit lying to yourself. It's not going to happen.' Her mind reminded her. Samus closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and stood up.

Zelda was now breathing heavily. She was been hit a few times but she felt that it was time for her to end this. Fox jumped and tried kicking her but she dodged, grabbed a bomb and threw it at Fox. With no time to react, the bomb hit him and he was knocked off.

'One down and one to go. Where is Li-' She yelled as Link's sword hit her back. She turned around and saw Link.

"Just because you're the princess, doesn't mean I'm taking it easy on you." Link smirked.

"Just because you're the hero, doesn't mean I need to let you win." Zelda remarked. It was at that time that she saw the brawl button floating behind Link. She knew that she had to get that if she was going to beat Link but she had to be careful to not let him know what's right behind him.

"Why don't you show me what makes you so great?" She held up her hand and motioned with her fingers in an attempt to try and provoke him; it worked. Link yelled and charged at her with his sword. As he swung his sword, she dodged and pushed him to the ground and rand as fast as she could towards the button. She smashed it and felt a rush of energy throughout her whole body. She closed her eyes as a bow began to appear in her left hand, she pulled an arrow from the thin air, lines it up and left go. It stuck Link in the shoulder, knocking him off.

"GAME!" The voice announced. Zelda then looked at Samus in total surprise that she was standing up.

The two girls were taken back to the waiting room that they were in previously.

"I…I thought you had hurt your ankle? She asked Samus. Who chuckled softly.

"Well, after the match all injuries are healed so I would be fine anyways. But if you're referring to the match, yes I faked an injury." Zelda was hurt to hear this.

"Why? I was really scared. I-I was so worried about you. I-" Zelda began looking scared. But Samus held up one finger.

"If I didn't do something, you would've been too concerned with me and not focused on the match. You're lucky it was just me. If you went up against Bowser, Donkey Kong, Gannondorf, they would've knocked you unconscious." Samus explained. "But let me ask you something. Would you be against fighting me tomorrow?" Zelda's eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped.

"F-Fighting you? Oh no…I-I'm nowhere near as talented as you. I-I mean y-you are so much b-better than men. I-I couldn't c-compete with you." Zelda stammered and was acting like a nervous wreck. Samus placed one hand on her shoulder.

"It'll be good for you. I haven't had very much of a workout so I think it would be nice for me to flex my muscles and for you to train a little harder. Bring that same energy and we'll do it tomorrow at…3pm? That work for you?" She asked Zelda who was still extremely nervous.

"T-Three pm? I-I am free b-but…"

"You'll do fine. Just do your best. It's just two people training. You and me fighting against each other. That's what the off-season is for. I'll see you tomorrow at three. I'll be in the gym working out. See you tomorrow." She waved at Zelda who smiled weakly and waved back.

"You and me…" She said to herself as she walked back to her room. 'I should get some sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a big day.' She thought to herself as she walked in her room and shut the door.