A/N: Hey guys, I'm sorry for taking so long to update this... I've been a little busy lately. I've had to worry about projects and college and all that jazz, and I'm not even in senior year yet. So yeah. I'm going to try and better myself at updating this. Also I would like to thank all of my reviewers and point out that one of my all time favorite authors, Vulpixi Misa, reviewed this too. I was so excited. I'm always really happy with the amount of reviews just for one chapter. I hope that this chapter is good for all of you, because it sure wasn't easy for me to write... So yeah. Please review and I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. If I did, do you think that I would let Red be referred to as "Pokemon Trainer" on the actual game? HELLS TO THE NO!
Love, Unrequited Chapter 2
Red rather liked the Smash manor. After about a week he felt rather at ease with the place. It wasn't half as intimidating as he thought it would have been. In fact, many of the smashers seemed to accept him fairly quickly. He was already friends with a small blond boy named Lucas, two mercenaries named Marth and Roy, and the pink blob named Kirby. They all seemed to be very kind and Kirby was even the reigning Champion of the smash tournament. Even though he has made many friends, he wanted to know more about his mysterious roommate, Link. The only things Red knew about Link were that he has been in the tournament since the first year it started, that he alphabetized his hats by day, and that he had, at one point, dated a woman named Zelda (or maybe he was still dating her.) Other than that, Red didn't know anything about the green-tunic wearing swordsman.
He decided to try to not act eager though. Eagerness could be seen as creepiness. It was a well-known fact that Red had been taught by his new "Mothers." Peach and Samus would try to give him romantic advice about this and that, but Red never listened because he wasn't sure what romance was yet. He might be a teenager, but he didn't need or want to think about a relationship. Especially because he just showed up at the tournament. He still had to prove himself to the other smashers before he could try and get anywhere with a relationship. Other than that, his "Mothers" also gave him advice about talking to Link. Red didn't want to bother the other green tunic wearing man. He just wanted to not be totally unacquainted with his roommate.
Everything he heard about Link though, was really good. It seemed that Link was the altogether good guy. There weren't many flaws except his certain lack of perceptiveness and bluntness when it came to manners of the heart. In other words, he was never aware of when someone likes him. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed apparently. No one really seemed to care though, he always was highly ranked in the competition and that was all people cared about. Except Kirby, even though he always seemed to win. Go figure.
Red woke up across the room from Link thinking about his first match. It was going to be well attended because everyone wanted to see what Red could do. It only bothered him a little. He was unsure about what the other smashers would think about him. Would they think he is useless because he hides behind his Pokémon or would they think he is a great strategist? Red couldn't fathom what the outcome would be. The situation was apparently worse than Red thought originally because he would be going up against some person named Snake for his first smash. Red didn't know what the problem was; the worst thing that could happen is that he could lose.
Everyone else, though, seemed to worry about it more than he was. Well, at least Peach and Samus were worrying about it. The two mother figures actually came up to Red and told him to try and get out of the match, or to at least change up his opponent. Red refused though. "What would everyone think of me if I just gave up before I even started?" He asked them in all seriousness. "I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror if I backed out now."
They just shook their heads and walked away. Red could not understand for the life of him why everyone was worried about this upcoming match. Even Link had come up to him and warned him about going against Snake. "I know we don't know each other very well, but take my advice. Don't battle Snake. It'll just end up badly for you, even if you do win."
Red cocked his head to the side, "What do you mean by that?"
Link just shook his head and walked away leaving Red confused and sitting alone in their shared bedroom. Red scratched his head and returned to polishing his pokéballs. He finished and haphazardly tossed them back onto his bed. He lied down and stared at the white ceiling thinking about everyone's warnings. "Why would they tell me to drop out of the damn match? I mean, Snake isn't that intimidating. He doesn't even seem that bad a guy," Red drawled absentmindedly as he remembered his first encounter with the odd spy.
He was sitting at his lunch table with Peach and Samus, waiting for one of them to shut up long enough for him to ask a question. He gave up after a few minutes and got up to go get a cup of water from the kitchen. He walked over to the door and slipped on the water that coated the floor (courtesy of Jigglypuff's temper tantrum about pie). Red braced himself for a landing on the floor but found it never happened, instead finding himself being propped up by an oddly placed cardboard box. When he got up from atop the box a man in a full body suit came out of the shadows and nodded at him. "See you at the match," was all the man said as he walked away from Red.
Red shook his head at the memory. People were just being overprotective in his opinion. It wasn't as if he couldn't handle himself. It was a little disappointing to see people think so little of his battling skills. He did beat the Champion in Four Pokémon Leagues along with the bosses of Team Rocket, Galactic, Magma, and Aqua. In other words, he was not a wimp in any sense of the word. He looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was just about time for his match. He pulled on his Belt and walked out of the room. The hallway was filled with people waiting to see him walk down to his match. It was a little weird actually, because all of them were staring at him as he made his way to the transport room at the end of the hall. Kirby was waiting for him at the teleporter to help him with the odd control panel.
"Poyo poy?" Kirby seemed to ask after he showed Red what to do.
"I think so Kirby," Red answered hoping Kirby asked him if he was ready.
Kirby nodded his head and pressed the red button on the control panel. Red braced himself but didn't feel anything as a beam of white light surrounded him. He saw the room he was standing in to be spinning around and closed his eyes so he wouldn't get dizzy from the sight. He then saw the room transform before him into a large platform that was black with purple lights situated into small strips on the platform. He looked out into the space beyond the platform and saw only a color-changing nothingness. His head felt like it was spinning and he heard a loud voice call out, "Player 1: Pokémon Trainer!"
He looked around and saw that he was outside of the fight zone. There was a small barrier between him and the actual stage. He grabbed the first pokéball on his belt and threw it yelling, "Go Squirtle!"
Squirtle appeared and waited as the other challenger appeared on the stage. The same voice yelled, "Player 2: Snake!" Snake looked over at the Squirtle facing him and turned to Red. He shook his head and tsked.
"Not fair to hide behind Pokémon."
But that was all he was allowed to say before the loud voice once again called out. This time it said, "Three stock battle, no items. Begin!"
Red barely had time to think before Snake threw himself towards Squirtle. Red called and told Squirtle to use Withdraw, which successfully allowed Squirtle to slip underneath Snake and over to the other side. Snake turned around quickly and threw a grenade at Squirtle, which connected and sent Squirtle across the board.
Squirtle then used waterfall to get back onto the board, but Snake was waiting for that. He sent a missile towards Squirtle and Squirtle went flying across the screen again. This time though he flew far and a flash of light flashed across the board. Red then pulled out another pokéball and threw it, "Go Ivysaur!"
The odd leaf-like Pokémon appeared and stared at Snake. "Ivysaur use Vine Whip!" Red yelled and Ivysaur complied sending out a whip at Snake. It connected and Snake stumbled back. Snake jumped up above Ivysaur and tried to aim a punch right on Ivysaur's flower. But Ivysaur then used Bullet seed to send Snake flying far above the platform. Another flash of light went off and Snake appeared on a small floating device with a clearly ticked off face. He jumped down and glared at Ivysaur.
"Ivysaur, come back," Red held up the pokéball and returned Ivysaur into it. "Go Charizard!"
The large Dragon-like Pokémon appeared and roared right into Snake's face, which caused the other fighter to become even angrier. "You want to go you over-sized Lizard? Well let's go!" Snake yelled as he pulled out another hand grenade.
Charizard gave Snake an uninterested look and used flamethrower on him, effectively blowing up his hand grenade and blowing Snake up. Snake got up and gave a cold look to Red who shrugged. It wasn't as if Red had meant for that to happen. Charizard was just like that. Snake shot a missile at Charizard who flew up into the air and dodged the missile. Snake ran over to Charizard and threw a punch. Charizard took the punch and flinched. He then walked back over to Snake and pulled out a random boulder and preformed Rock Smash. Snake was sent flying off of the stage and out into the endless darkness.
A loud voice boomed, "Player Two: Defeated. Today's winner is Pokémon Trainer!"
Red was then enveloped in another white light and felt that same dizzy feeling as he was whipped from the stage back to the teleporter room. Samus and Peach were standing right at the edge of the teleporter machine and grabbed Red into a hug that almost broke him in half.
"We thought we were going to have to comfort you for a moment there. I mean your first Pokémon went pretty quickly-"Samus stated.
"-But we knew you were going to win," Peach finished for her smiling in all of her pink glory. "We also saw Link cheering for you in the Media room, and Kirby wouldn't leave this room until you came back."
Red looked down at the little pink puffball who was standing next to his feet. He picked up Kirby and gave him a hug. Kirby was freaking out by the sudden hug and started waving his arms frantically. Red put him back down and Kirby looked to be a shade darker than before, most likely from all of the blood rushing to his head. "Sorry Kirby," Red apologized, patting the little puffball on the head.
"Poyo poy poy," Kirby replied nodding his head slightly.
"Thank you Kirby," Red smiled at the puffball and walked out of the room with Peach, Samus and Kirby right behind him. He walked towards his room at the end of the hall and saw the many looks that the other smashers gave him. They were all different. Some were encouraging, others were fearful, and some even bordered spiteful, but Red didn't care and kept up the walk to his room. Samus and Peach stopped halfway and gave Red a quick goodbye before walking into their room and giggling to themselves. Kirby walked with Red to his room before, like Peach and Samus, Poyoing out a goodbye and walking back to his room one door down from Red's.
Red opened the door and saw Link organizing his hats again. Red shrugged and hopped onto his bed. He closed his eyes and attempted to sleep before Link poked him in the forehead. Red groaned and turned to the other side. Link again poked him in the head.
"Is there a reason for you to poke me in the head or are you just trying to annoy me-," Red grumbled into the pillow. "-Because I don't take well to people annoying me."
"When do I ever have nothing to say?" He asked confidently, as though he knew that he always won arguments.
"Never," Red admitted weakly.
"Good, now I just wanted to say that you did a good job today. I know how hard your first brawl can be. Hell, I even lost mine. But you did great. Just a warning though, Snake likes to get revenge on those who beat him. I'm going to tell you right now that if you see a cardboard box, do not open it, under any circumstances. Okay?"
"Okay…" Red answered clearly confused. "Oh, yeah. Thanks for cheering for me today Link, I really appreciate it."
Link turned around really quickly to hide the blush on his face. "Oh, so you heard about that. Heh, well… Why wouldn't I? I mean you are my friend."
"Really? We're friends?" Red asked excitedly.
Link looked at Red like he was on something, "Yeah we're friends."
Red smiled sincerely at Link. "I never thought I would be friends with you. I watched the tournament a couple years ago and I always thought that being friends with you would be one of the best things to happen to me. It's like a dream come true."
Link blushed again and turned his face again to hide it from Red. "That's… really cool," Link admitted making sure to not turn towards Red when he spoke.
Red looked at Link. "Are you okay Link? You're beet red. Do you want me to get you some water?"
Link jumped and yelped. "Uh, sure can you? I would really appreciate it."
Red pushed himself off of the bed and walked towards the door. He looked back to Link one more time to see him lying face down on the bed. "Okay, I'll be back in a minute."
Link nodded into the pillow and waited to hear the soft click of the closed door before he lifted his head. He looked around the room quickly and went over to the wall next to his bedside table. He knocked once and waited for a reaction. A small knock was returned and he pressed a small button underneath his table. After he pressed the button a muted click sounded and a square passageway appeared. Sitting in the small crevice was a regal looking woman in a long purple dress and a crown. She had brown hair and sharp blue eyes. Those exact blue eyes were staring at Link with a hint of amusement, while Link's eyes were staring back with a look of embarrassment.
"So, what do you think it means? I keep getting this way around him and I don't know what the cause is," Link told the figure. "Do you know anything about this Zelda?"
Zelda looked at Link with an even amused look in her eyes. "How could you not know anything about this Link? The answer to this is so simple that it is almost an insult to my intelligence to ask me that question. Okay, let's add two and two now. You said you are always blushing whenever he talks to you, right?" Link nodded. "Okay, now you also said that you keep having dreams with you and him holding hands and walking together, right?" Link nodded again. "You also said that you keep getting a feeling in your heart every time you look at him." Link nodded again with an exasperated look on his face.
"So, do you know what this is? I can't deal with this… feeling. I know it's good but I want to name it! Please Zelda, tell me!" Link pleaded to her.
Zelda rolled her eyes and glared at the sky. "Nice job with this one Farore, I owe you one. Okay Link, I'll tell you. It's so simple. You're in-"She started before the door to the room opened.
Red stood there with his eyes wide open. In his hand was a glass of water and he nonchalantly looked around the room to try and ease the pressure. "I'm sorry; I didn't know someone was in here. I should have knocked. I apologize." Red turned and walked out of the room quickly, leaving Link simply mortified by his sudden appearance.
Link stared at Zelda who smiled mysteriously, making Link glare at her. He plopped onto his bed and groaned into his pillow. That sure was going to be hard to explain.
Red walked down the hallway with a splattering of red across his face. He was embarrassed. It was a little humiliating to walk in on a couple, right while they were talking about something that was obviously private. Red could tell it was private by the mortified look on Link's face. It was a terrible image. Link look almost devastated. If any one thing good came out of this, it was that Red knew that Link and Zelda was a couple.
"I need to talk to Samus and Peach," Red decided quickly as he walked down the hall. "They might know more about Link and Zelda. I need to know what was going on."
He ran down the hall, ignoring Pikachu and Jigglypuff as they both cringed away from him. Lucario just stared at Red as he neared Peach and Samus's room. Lucario didn't really want to be there, but Peach and Samus made very specific instructions and he was just a sucker for a good love story. Red stopped in front of Lucario and gave the Anubis Pokémon a good once over. Lucario usually avoided Red like the plague. It was in his nature to not be trusting of people, especially pokémon trainers.
"Hello Lucario," Red greeted pleasantly. "What's up? Is something wrong with Peach and Samus?"
Lucario stood there, as stoic as ever, giving Red a pleasantly warm aura to help with the "Plan." Red was looking confused and Lucario used it to his advantage. He delved deep inside of Red's aura (as Lucario are known well for doing) and looked around for the emotion that Peach and Samus wanted to know about. It wasn't an exceedingly kind thing to do, even if it was for the right reasons, but Lucario was always looking for a good love story to delve into. Once he found what he was looking for, Lucario walked away with a smirk on his face. Red was feeling a little weak at the knees and stared down at the blue pokémon.
"Don't worry Red," Lucario called back to the still slightly dazed Pokémon Trainer. "You'll feel better in a few minutes."
Once the Anubis pokémon was gone, Red whispered, "What the hell was that about?"
"Red, what have we told you about swearing? I thought you would have learned a lesson from the last time," Peach scolded as she walked from her room. "I mean, really. It isn't as if it is necessary to swear. Personally, I like using words that sound like swear words. Fudge for example, is a great way to avoid using the F-word."
Samus walked out shaking her head slightly. "Peach, stop being a swear Nazi. Hell is not a bad word. I mean, seriously. It's a place."
Peach tilted her head and pondered what the other blond had said but then waved her hand and dismissed the thought. She turned to Red and gave him a knowing smile. "So what's going on with Link? I believe that's where we sent you after your match."
Red blushed and shook his head furiously. "I-I don't want to t-talk about it," He replied, stuttering with embarrassment.
Samus gave Peach a confused look. The look said, "Do you have any idea what happened?"
Peach gave her a look that replied, "None whatsoever."
They gave Red a pat on the back and brought him into their room to have some tea. Unsurprisingly, Marth and Roy were sitting at the table. Marth was drinking a cup of tea while Roy was bouncing his leg impatiently. The red haired swordsman glanced at Red and smirked before giving Marth a nudge. The blue haired swordsman gave Roy a glare but his gazed softened a bit as he saw Red staring at them.
"Hello Red," Marth smiled offering Red a hand. "It is nice to see you again."
Red took his hand and gave him a nice handshake. Roy was glaring at Red, most likely for prolonged contact with Marth. Red rolled his eyes and held out his hand for Roy to shake. Roy, however, stood up and gave Red a gigantic bear-hug.
"U-u-uh Roy- can't- breathe," Red gasped as the red haired swordsman squeezed the life out of him.
Marth rolled his eyes. "Roy, it was a handshake, not a proclamation of his undying love. Let Red go."
Roy dropped Red onto the floor and gazed over to his blue haired companion. He smiled seductively and winked. "Well, if he wanted to, we could always include him."
Marth slapped his hand to his forehead. "Roy, you are an idiot. I'm not sure if Red rolls that way."
Red's face was bright red while the two swordsmen were talking. He looked over at the door and saw that Peach and Samus had left to go somewhere. He bit his lip and walked to the door. He tried to turn the handle but found that it was, of course, locked from the outside. 'Just my luck,' Red thought. 'I get stuck with the hard head and the ice queen.'
"Is there something you want or anything? I mean the door is locked from the outside," Red said attempting to get the swordsmen's attention. "And Peach and Samus usually only lock me in a room with random people if I need to learn something, so what's my lesson this time?"
"Wow, isn't someone introspective today? Well, today we're supposed to teach you about the one thing teenagers cannot grasp for the life of themselves. We're going to teach you about, Love," Marth pulled out a small easel with a gigantic pad of paper on it. "Love is the feeling that you get when you're with a 'special someone' and it usually comes after knowing someone for a time. Although in some cases it can happen very quickly. The quick cases are also known as crushes. Now, crushes can sometimes be hazardous, but only if you know absolutely nothing about the other person. Like, for example, you and Link. Some might argue that neither of you know anything about the other, where the actual case is that you know enough to be able to feel attracted to each other."
"Uh- I don't think that Link and I-," Red began blushing profusely.
"Red, it was hypothetical," Roy replied bluntly with a smirk gracing his features. This kid was just too much fun to mess with.
"Anyways," Marth broke in to continue the lesson. "Love is a very complicated emotion and it has multiple warning signs that can help someone find if they are 'in love' or not. The most common is a feeling deep inside, usually feeling as though it is in the heart or the gut, that warms your entire body. Another telltale sign is that when you look at them you feel like you can't stop staring, it usually happens when you aren't thinking about it and you realize only when someone else points it out to you. The most important sign is when you get that feeling that you couldn't stand if the other person either was away from you or if the other person hated you. You'd feel like nothing else would matter if they weren't beside you and would most likely cry if you ever upset them."
Red looked down at the table. He didn't know what to say. What do people say after a deep conversation about Love and all the aches it causes? He didn't have time to ponder it before Roy smacked him on the back again and turned to leave with Marth on his arm. "Well, our job is done for now. I hope we helped," he said cheerfully and walked out of the room, Marth following (or more like being dragged) behind.
Red stared at the door for a moment before thinking, 'People in this manor are really weird.'
He stood up from his seat and walked to the door ready to leave before Peach and Samus walked back in and pushed him back down into his seat.
"So," Peach began conversationally. "How do you feel about that little lesson?"
"Uh… It was very… educational?" Red replied confused at the situation. "What does it have to do with me, exactly?"
Samus shook her head in a maternal way before saying, "Everything. Now to further your education you are going to spend the whole night here watching Romance movies with Peach and I!"
Peach looked ecstatic when she yelled out, "Yeah and the first one we're going to watch is The Notebook!"
Red stared at the floor, silently pleading with it to swallow him whole and let him enjoy a hell that wasn't quite so romantic. 'I think I'm going to be absolutely sick.'
A/N: So yeah. Idk why I used The Notebook. I just thought it fit with something Peach would like to watch. Also, Samus, as I just now realized, is really OOC in this. Unless she finally settled down and decided to act maternally... Nope. I think she just likes being devious... And... I'm rambling. So yeah Review Please or else the Evil Monkey in my Closet won't go to rehab for doing all of those drugs. Please, your review help keep poor Fernando off of the streets and out of the influence of drugs.