Hi! I'm back and ready to annoy some more people. I won't be updating any of my stories much these days though, sorry. You see, I have a good excuse though, I need to get 95 or above in all of my grades of else I won't be able to go to the A-Kon.

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Ike was shocked, then angry because he waited so long in the line, but he was always a gentleman so he nodded and left. He silently cursed and wandered around looking for a secluded room because he needed a place to cool down. There was a side building and it was open, so he went in thinking that this maybe the bathroom area since there wasn't one in the stadium. When he went in there was a line of doors and one had a plaque that said 'bathroom' on it so he opened the door.

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Mariko was absentmindedly changing, she was having trouble with her belt and when she finally pulled off her undergarments there was a click and the door opened.

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Mariko and Ike stared at each other for a few seconds and two things happened. Ike shouted, "you're a bo-" and Mariko in one swift movement, pulled him inside, closed the door with her, well now his, foot, and put both his hands on Ike's mouth and sharply whispered, "Shhhhh, everyone will hear you."

When Ike finally sorted everything out he whispered, "what's the meaning of this?!"

Mariko looked at his watch, "long story meet me at the park behind Mathews Elementary afterwards and bring no one! Why are you here?"

"I'm here because I wanted to participate, but no one told me there was a contestant limit."

"There isn't!"

"Then why did the lady at the desk tell me there was?"

"Hmmmm… quick! Tell me what she looked like!"

"Well, skinny with brown-blond hair and a weird circlet, and also an F-cup."

"God no, wait at the door."

Ike complied and 10 minutes later Mariko joined him, his makeup was a little messy and clothes were a bit too carelessly thrown on but you couldn't tell too well from afar.

"Come on." Shouted Mariko while he began to run towards the door at top speed. Ike didn't think Mariko was that fast, especially on high heels, but easily caught up to him anyways, being captain of the sword fighting club.

When they arrived at the scene of the crime the offender was still there, and rejecting people as fast as they came. When Mariko arrived she looked surprised and peeved. Mariko grabbed a nearby bullhorn and shouted, "contestants, there is no limit! Please go back and I will be happy to enter you in a few minutes!"

There was a loud mumble, mostly ecstasy for being so close to Mariko.

For a supposed girl Mariko was tough so she dragged the imposter to some conveniently desolated corner, "Zelda! I should've known, always trying to steal my spotlight, what have you done to Pit?!"

"What? The angel boy? Nothing you need to know." Replied Zelda in a valley girl accent.

Mariko had a good mind to hit her but refrained only because he was in public. "Tell me now or I'll expose you!"

Now it was Zelda's time to become uncomfortable, "ok, ok. I locked him in the 2nd closet of the side building.

Mariko immediately ran even faster than she did before towards the side building with Ike tagging along. He didn't know who 'Pit' was or the other girl was, just that Mariko seemed to be extremely worried. When they reached the closet she unlocked and flung it open. Pit fell out and also a few boxes plus a broom. "Are you okay?" asked Mariko in an insanely worried voice.

"yes, but I'm so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so sorry!"

"Sorry for what?"

"For accidentally letting her do that."

"As long as you're okay it doesn't matter, are your wings hurt?"

"That doesn't matter, I-"

"They're hurt aren't they? I'm so sorry." He got down and hugged pit.

Ike was a bit uncomfortable there but didn't say anything, pit noticed him and asked Mariko "who's he?"

"Explain later, c'mon let's go." And they ran/flew to the stadium.

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(After the contest)

Mariko walked from the judges booth and spoke into a personal microphone, "hello everyone! Thank you all for coming, we have decided that the winner will be… IKE! Please come upstage Ike."

You could hear Link's screams a mile away.

Ike was bewildered, him? He was sure that there were many people better than him, a million times better! He walked onstage and Mariko smiled and said "Congrats! Our first album will be released soon, in the meantime you may go!" she walked offstage with Ike behind her and as Ike was leaving she said into his ear "park".

After shaking off Link who clung onto him and was ecstatic, he finally drove to the park.

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I'm so happy I finished this. I got the next chapter all panned out and it will be mostly a flashback, but an interesting flashback of Mariko's past.