Sparks light up the dimmed room, sounds of drilling, metal clanking and falling on the floor. It was Samus, fixing her powered armor suit... She looked exhausted, she was sweating more than the fight she had earlier! Samus stopped and wiped her sweat with her arm.
"Whew..." She moved her goggles to her forehead and placed her equipment back in the tool box. "I'll continue later..." Samus told herself and furiously blushed. "...A-After going out with Little Mac."
Samus started to clean her surroundings, suddenly, someone knocked on her door. She quickly ran up to it as she brightened up the lights. Samus held the doorknob but stopped, she realized that she wasn't dressed yet... What if it was Mac? He would be displeased of her looking like this, seeing her covered in dirt and splatters of oil on her white shirt... She sighed and opened the door, to her surprise it wasn't Mac... It was the Wii Trainer, Celine.
"O-Oh... It's just you, Celine." Samus felt calm again. "May I help you?"
"Can we talk for a sec?" Celine entered Samus' room.
"Sure." Samus closed the door, she was shocked how Celine just entered her room like that, it was rude but she shrugged it off anyway. Samus walked up in front of her. "So, what seems to be the problem?"
"About Mac." Celine looked down.
"What about him?"
"Why'd you accept going with him later?"
"H-Huh? I-I..." Samus' words trailled off.
"D-Do you like him?" Celine was worried, she knew that Mac was developing a crush on her.
"What...? N-No!" Samus laughed nervously.
"Then why'd you accept?" Celine furrowed her eyebrows. If she didn't like Mac in the first place, why bother, right?
"I just thought that going out on a stroll with him would be fine." Samus told, explaining. "I only see him as a friend, okay?"
Celine sighed in relief. "That's good... I thought that you were taking him away from me."
"I wouldn't do that to my friend, wouldn't I? I know that he'll like you." Samus held Celine's shoulder, asuring her that she meant what she said.
"I knew you wouldn't!" Celine smiled proudly.
"Mac is all yours. He deserves a girl like you."
"Thank you, Samus!" Celine hugged Samus tightly. "I better be going, see you around!"
Celine left and closed the door shut. Samus bit her trembling lower lip, she then covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes showed sadness but she refused to let her tears flow... It broke her heart to say that, but she had to do it in order not to break Celine's.
Chapter 2 - Just Friends?
"Do I look okay, Doc?" Mac asked as he turned. He was wearing his black tank top and blue jeans.
"Why are you asking?" Doc Louis raised his eyebrow. "Going somewhere?"
Mac felt a tingling sensation on his cheeks, he smiled and nodded. "Y-Yeah."
Doc noticed Little Mac's reaction and smirked. "Oh? A date with whom? ...Samus?"
From the light shade of pink, Mac's face turned tomato red. "H-How'd you know?! And besides, I-It's not a date!"
"I've overheard others talking about you two." Doc chuckled. "And of course it's a date! Going alone with a girl is considered as one, just like what you and Samus are up to!"
"It's not." Mac turned away. "I just wanted to make it up to her."
"Well then, if you say so."
Mac turned to the clock, 4:56. He rushed to get his wallet. "Shoot! I-I have to go!"
Doc waved, Mac waved back while exiting his training area.
Little Mac ran through the hallways of the Super Smash Bros. Arena, looking for Samus' room. Soon, he realized that he lost track and started to panic.
"Where is her room...? I only have 3 minutes left!" Mac turned about to find anyone around, eventually he did. "H-Hey, you might not understand me but... Do you know where Samus' room is?"
"...Pika?"
Samus got out of the shower, dressed in her blue sweater and white shorts. She continued to dry her hair with the towel wrapped on her shoulders, she turned to the mirror and combed her hair then tied it with a red scrunchy.
She stared at her reflection for a while then turned, she heard knocking from the door, it was Little Mac for sure. Samus approached her door and took a deep breath then exhaled before twisting the doorknob. She opened the door... Surprisingly, Pikachu was on his shoulder!
"Thanks, Pikachu."
"Pika pi!" Pikachu hopped off Mac's shoulder and left the two.
Mac gazed at Samus, he couldn't help but to show the smile he was trying to hide. His eyes seem to sparkle from doing so... Samus felt her face heat up, not only did his smile suit him, that smile was for her.
"No, no! Snap out of it!" She thought to herself as she turned away, looking down.
"S-Samus..." Mac rubbed the back of his neck. He was only wearing a simple attire, but Samus didn't mind at all.
"Hey, Mac." Samus replied in a soft voice as her eyes averted back to him with complete shyness. Mac thought she looked really cute.
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah." Samus nodded as she got her keys and closed her door.
They walked beside each other, Mac was looking at the ground and his thumbs in his pockets while Samus was looking straight. He lifted his head up and stared at her, Samus noticed but when she was about to turn to him, he quickly turned away.
Samus looked at him, she knew that he was looking her seconds ago! She couldn't help but smile and laugh. "What is it, Mac?"
Mac shyly turned his head back to her. "S-Sorry... I just thought that you look great."
"...What?"
"N-Nothing!" Mac gave an embarrassed look and sped up his pace, making him inches ahead from Samus.
"Okay...?" Samus said in a confused tone and tilted her head.
They finally reached the park. Both of them sat on the bench but they had a gap between them. They were both facing away, it seemed like they felt shy or awkward together like this. They didn't know what to say to each other, neither do they have the courage to.
"C'mon, Mac...! Get yourself straight and talk to her!" He whispered to himself. He turned to Samus as he gave a goofy smile. "H-Hey."
Samus turned as well with a shy expression on her face. "Hey."
"Are you okay now?" Mac asked, scratching his cheek with a finger.
"Y-Yeah... The pain's gone, thank you for being concerned."
"How about your armored suit? Is it fixed?"
Samus shook her head and chuckled slightly. "No."
"Oh jeez! I'm really sorry!" Mac palmed his forehead and ran his hand through his hair, guilt was writen all over his face. "I-Is there anything I can do to help?"
Samus was overwhelemed, he was willing to help her? Her face turned in a light shade of red as she continue to stare at Little Mac with a shocked look.
"...S-Samus?" When Mac called out, she snapped out of it. "Did I say something wrong?"
"A-Ah! No! Not at all!" Samus gave a nervous laugh, as she shyly looked down. "It's just that I never expected you to request to help me... Thank you, but it's okay, it'll probably take just a few hours."
Mac moved himself closer to her. "You sure?"
"Yes." Samus nodded as she did the same, smiling sweetly at him.
Mac stood up from his seat. "Wanna walk?"
Samus nodded and got on her feet as well. They strolled around the park and continued their conversation.
"May I ask you something, Samus?" Mac slightly turned away, as if something were to hold him back.
"Sure! Why not?"
"This might sound weird but... Have you ever had a boyfriend?" Mac turned to her with a serious look on his face. Samus shook her head. "Why not? Isn't there a lot of guys who admire you?"
"Yeah but... I-I refused them."
"Why?"
"I just don't feel the same way." Samus said in a sad tone. "How about you, Mac?"
"Eh?" Mac blushed slightly, he never thought she would ask. "Nope."
"D-Do you like someone?" Samus stuttered.
Mac blushed even more. "Well, I don't know, maybe? Y-Yes...?"
"I see." Samus gave a fake smile, he probably likes Celine, doesn't he?
"You? Do you like someone?"
Samus shook her head once more. "...N-No."
"Oh." Mac felt quite uneasy, but placed that feeling aside. "Do you want to grab some coffee?"
"Yeah." Samus nodded with a faint smile.
Samus sipped the last drops of her coffee while making eye contact with Mac.
She placed her cup down on a saucer. "Y-You didn't have to pay for my coffee, you know?"
"C'mon, it's not like you had money or anything, right?" He jokingly said as he leaned back on his seat. Samus stayed silent, Mac was right.
"T-Thank you, Little Mac." Samus said as she was looking at her empty coffee cup.
"You're welcome, Samus." Mac sipped from his cup, he had finished his as well. "Anything else you want? A cinnamon bun? or perhaps a cheesecake?"
"No, no...! Mac, a cup of coffee is just fine." Samus flailed her hands as her face turned pink. She stood up from her seat. "...B-Besides, I have to go."
Mac stood up as well. "I'll assist you home, if that's fine with y-"
"It's okay, Mac." Samus smiled shyly. "Instead, thank you for this little... D-Date."
Mac felt the tingling sensation on his cheeks again, he held the back of his neck. "No problem."
"You know, I'm glad. I'm glad that you're now my friend, Mac." Samus looked at the ground smiling then approached Mac and gave him a hug. He wasn't the only one who was shocked, everyone who was there to see it were too! Their jaws dropped and eyes widened... She actually dared to hug him! She pulled away then waved. "See you tomorrow!"
Samus exited the cafe while Mac stood at the same place, completely still and speechless. What just happened? Was this a dream? No it can't be... Samus Aran just hugged him! In front of everyone!
Mac was lying down on his bed while staring at the ceiling. He face-palmed and smudged his hands roughly on his face, he gave a big sigh as he dumped his hands back on the bed.
"Mac, stop... There's no way she'll ever like you! She only sees you as a friend, nothing else!" He harshy told himself. "No chance, she'll reject you like all the other men who tried to ask her out."
Samus was frantically tossing and turning on her bed... She couldn't sleep, nor she couldn't get Mac out of her head.
"Oh, Samus... You can't be serious. You can't be good enough for him... He's short, you're tall. Do you want people to make fun of you?" Samus sighed as she tucked herself in her blanket. "Besides, he likes Celine... N-Not me."
-End of Chapter 2-