AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Ughhhh. Sorry it took a while to upload! I hate it when Authors take a long time to update, so i'm trying not to do that but it is harder than I thought.

Sooo.. Here you go~

Marth placed his head in his hands afraid to see Ike's reaction to his embarrassing problem. Time seemed drag on inching by as fast as a snail in slow motion. Finally, the Prince lifted his gaze to find Ike smiling kindly at him.

"There is no need to feel guilty, Marth." Ike assured. "Was Roy not the one who left you so suddenly?"

Marth winced at the memories that resurfaced with this statement.

He and Roy yelling and arguing, then going to bed still angry with one another. Waking up the next morning to find Roy's bed empty with only a note, simply saying that Roy "Needed a change." And "Had to move on."

To this day the bluenette could not figure out what had made his lover leave. They had fought so many times before that night that he knew that could not possibly be the reason. It was a normal thing and that had, in no way, been a bad fight.

Seeing that his attempt to make his friend feel better by blaming Roy was not going well, Ike changed his tactic.

"Think of it this way," he began, "don't you, from the bottom of your heart, want Roy to be happy wherever he is? Even if that means he finds someone else to love."

Although this thought pained him, Marth immediately answered, "Of course."

"And don't you think that he would want the same for you?"

Marth blinked. After all of that talk about his past lover, he had almost forgotten that they were speaking of his new found affection for Link.

"Well then all that is left is for you to find out how Link feels about you and do something about it." Ike finished. The mercenary then helped Marth up and glancing at the clock, pushed him out the door.

"Is Samus coming over?" The Altean questioned.

Ike grunted and closed the door.

"Tell her I say 'Hi'" he called through the thick oak.

Link trained for hours that day, hoping it would take everything off his mind. This plan worked for a little over an hour and then it all came rushing back along with exhaustion from the training. He slowly made his way back to his room at around seven o'clock. He neared the door at the same time as Marth. Link stared, mesmerized by the man's handsome features. Marth was equally lost looking at the hero's attractive face. Finally Marth snapped himself out of the daze.

"Well, are you gonna open the door?!" He demanded.

"I, uhh, yeah. Sorry." Link mumbled as he blushed softly and fumbled in the deep pockets of his green tunic for the room keys.

As soon as the door swung open Marth strutted inside and quickly locked himself in the bathroom. Link slowly made his way to his bed in the far corner of the room, nearly tripping on a deku stick in his way. He plopped down on the comforter and shut his eyes. He was completely exhausted. Each day lately had completely wiped him out. All he needed was so sleep for days and days. He closed his eyes and the last thing he remembered was an image of himself and a familiar looking prince riding Epona into the sunset.

Marth raced to the bathroom to take a shower, hoping to sort some things out and happy for an excuse not to be around the man of his affection for a moment. Any longer and he could have lost control. Link was so just cute, but in a somewhat masculine way… The Cerulean-haired man swiftly washed his body and contemplated quietly. How the hell was he supposed to find out if Link liked him? When he was with Roy, the latter had done most of the work in the beginning. He groaned and reluctantly shut off the steaming water. The only way to be one hundred percent sure was to just flat out ask him! The only problem was that Marth was, for one of the few times in his life, actually nerves. Suppose Link rejected him right away? No, Marth thought, I can't be negative. He crept into the room to find Link already asleep, fully clothed, on his bed. Marth smiled gently and cover Link with a blanket, just in time to hear the sleeping man mumble, "Marth…"

Blahhh another slow chapter! (_) Sorry D: I know where i want to go with this I'm just having a bit of trouble getting there. Please R&R, otherwise I won't know if any one reads this! Constructive criticism totally welcome! Ohhh, and I threw some suggested Samus X Ike in there! Eh? ;)