Author's Note: Oh my, it's New Years Eve. Time surely goes fast. There's some adorable moments of Robin and Lucina, and yes I made them a bit serious. Now I know how Lucina acts and as well with Robin. Also, I apologize to Shulk since I made him a furious 18 year old in this chapter. I just read a Wikipedia page of him, and boy did I make him OOC. I'm proud to say this chapter has slightly over 2,100 words (excluding this author's note). I'm also planning to change the summary again, god does it sound horrible and cheesy. Next chapter will be the battle, I'm going to pray I'll write a decent action chapter. Oh my god, it's 3 AM. Happy New Years Eve/New Years everyone, I hope you all be safe and have a fantastic day.


Munch, munch, munch.

Robin is in the dining room, eating breakfast with one of the newcomers, Shulk. Shulk sounds unusual, but Robin is afraid to question why he sounds different than the other Smashers. He didn't want to offend or upset someone in the first week.

Munch, munch, munch.

Shulk finally breaks the silence between the two, "So you and Lucina, eh?" Robin slowly stops chewing his eggs and sets down his fork. "Excuse me?" After the encounter with Link, the tactician calmed himself down and decided to not overreact when someone questions him about his relationship with the Future Princess of Ylisse.

"Are you two together, married, engaged?" Shulk asks as Robin blushes and clears his throat. "We're simply friends, why do you ask about our relationship?" Robin grows suspicious, fearing that his new friend has feelings for Lucina. "Just curious, I thought you two were together since you and your friend are from the same world. Plus, you two seem extremely close-"

A certain blond swordsman sits next to Robin as a blue-haired swordsman takes a seat next to Shulk. "Hope we didn't interrupt anything important. Robin, right?" Link looks at Robin, who is nodding as he picks up his fork again, eager to finish his delicious breakfast. "And you're Shulk?" Link asks as he points at the Monado wielder. Shulk stares at Link for a few seconds, examining him before nodding.

Link glances at Ike before shifting his gaze upon Robin. He promised Ike that he would make him and Lucina, who Robin obviously has a crush on, friends. Friends. Just friends, right? Link looks down at his plate of bacon and eggs, thinking why would Ike need to protect Lucina. Lucina has Robin by her side, and Wario and Captain Falcon won't harass her if there is a male nearby-

Realizing that he wasn't talking as much as usual, Link snaps out of his thoughts and eats his breakfast in silence. Ike and Robin are discussing about their world as Shulk continues to look at Link. Biting the inside of his cheek, Shulk glances down at his plate and begins to finish his breakfast. "Any of you guys have a match today?" Ike asks as he finishes his dish. "I do, I'm actually having a teammatch," Robin says. "Oh, so you're going against Link and Paulenta?" assumes Ike as he watches the entrance door to the dining room.

"Who are you waiting for?" Shulk notices Ike's frequent staring at the entrance door. "N-no one! I was just..curious who'll be joining us for breakfast," Ike fakes a smile after telling his small white lie. Shulk stares at Ike, not believing him for a second. Link glances between Shulk and Ike, he knows that Shulk was skeptical about Ike and that Ike was expecting Link to cover for him. Frowning at his friend, Link says, "I think Zelda should be here any minute. You know, Zelda is a bit angry at you for saying that, Ike."

Robin was confused. He didn't know why Shulk was suspicious of Ike and Link. He caught his unusual friend watching the Hylian many times, and now his friend is questioning about the Radiant Hero's actions. Robin opens his mouth, before closing it since no one was going to bother to listen to him. The tactician rests his head on his hand, he felt a bit rejected right now. No one was informing him of what was going on, and no one was paying attention to him. Sighing, Robin glances between Ike and Shulk who were both having an argument.

"Why do you care so much?" Shulk asks with a rude tone. "Care so much about what?" Ike furrows his eyebrows, frustrated with the blond. "About her! I know what you're trying to do, and I know what Link promised you! Are you stupid?" Shulk points his finger at Ike, almost jabbing it into the man's chest.

"H-How is that stupid? I just simply care about her! What's so terrible about that?" asks Ike. "Link, you know what he's trying to do, right?" Shulk begins to question the other blond, ignoring what Ike has just said. "Uh, all I know is that he cares and wants to protect her. But- nevermind." Link begins, before realizing what Shulk was trying to do. "Oh, please don't tell me you're siding with Shulk and Zelda." pleads Ike before noticing Robin, who was ignoring the yelling and shouting from his friends.

"Oh, for fuck's sake! Don't bring the poor guy into this!" Link shouts at Ike, knowing what Ike was going to attempt to do. "Guys, be quiet," Shulk whispers to the two men, realizing that they were obnoxiously loud. He saw the many Smashers glancing at their direction, they were afraid to tell them to be quiet because if they did, they fear that they'll immediately get yelled at by the salty men. Sometimes the Waddle Dees stopped tidying the dining tables just to watch the three men argue.

Link sighs and looks at Robin, who was still ignoring him. "Did you hear what we were arguing about?" Link calmly asks his friend, who only shook his head. "Since we're battling in a teammatch, you can finally release your anger on me and Lucina." Robin mumbles as he begins to stretch his arms. "Lucina's your teammate? That's...actually pretty good." Robin raises an eyebrow. Was Link also interested in Lucina? Is this an idea of his of finally meeting the Future Princess of Ylisse? "Y-Yeah. I heard that Zelda's pretty mad at Palutena for choosing you as her teammate," the tactician looks over at the Hylian, who is raising his eyebrows at him. In between his coughs, Ike mumbles, "Ladies man."

Shulk glances at Robin, then at Link, then back at Robin. He has a feeling that Link isn't only trying to become friends with Lucina for Ike's sake. As Link and Ike are having a silent argument if whether or not Link was irresistible to women, Shulk notices the girl that's been the main cause of this drama with him and the Radiant Hero.


Lucina steps in the dining room, searching for a certain friend. She notices how a few of the Smashers turn their head towards a small group of men. She remembers those men, it consists of the friend she's been looking for. Oh gods, the Radiant Hero. The princess' eyes widen as she remembers his face and his red cape. That's when she lost her appetite, she couldn't eat in front of him! He'll think I'm a pig, or a disgusting princess! Why is Robin suddenly friends with Ike? What have I missed?" Lucina slowly begins to panic before calming herself by breathing in and out.

She was a few seconds away from arriving at Robin's table.

Now a few more steps.

Lucina walks past a man with blond hair who was wearing a green tunic. She would feel a bit more comfortable if she were sitting at the left side of Robin. "Oh, hello Lucina," Robin greets her with a smile. "Hello Robin," Lucina sets herself next to her friend, she can feel Robin's friends' attention onto her. "Lucina, it's a pleasure to meet you. The name's Link. I do believe we'll be battling each other in a teambattle, am I correct?" the blond puts his hand across the table, waiting for a handshake. Lucina takes Link's hand and shakes it, "It's nice meeting you, Link. And yes, I am sure we'll be fighting soon," Lucina nods as she quickly removes her hands from Link's warm hands.

"I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, Lucina," Ike leans his hand forward before Lucina stretches her hand across the table. "It's an honor to meet you, Radiant Hero." He wanted to shake hands, right? Lucina's mind asks before her hands leaves Ike's hands. "Shulk," The other blond greets himself, however he doesn't reach for her hands.

Soon, Link and Ike return to arguing about Link being a womanizer silently, for Lucina was here and she could listen to the quarrel right now. Shulk starts finishing his warm plate of eggs in silence and stops listening to the two men arguing. Shulk begins to eat his breakfast slowly, so he could eavesdrop on Lucina and Robin's conversation. He was curious on what the two talk about, plus he needs to know how close they are.

"Are you okay?" Robin asks, he noticed how Lucina was avoiding to look at him. "No, not really. He's here. When did you and the Radiant Hero become friends?" Lucina sneaks a glance at Ike, before her eyes fixates on Robin's eyes. "Link brought him here. Also, I wouldn't say we're friends," informs Robin, before realizing something. "Are you saying you're nervous because of him?" questions Robin. Lucina nods before she scoots a little closer to the tactician.

"If I'm being honest, I feel uncomfortable and I lost my appetite," mumbles Lucina as her knee is resting against Robin's knee. She wanted to rest her head on his shoulder, if only they weren't in public then perhaps she can attempt something that's pretty innocent. Robin watches Lucina as she keeps staring down at the table. "Are you able to fight with an empty stomach? Personally, I think you should at least eat something. Perhaps some eggs or bacon-"

"Robin," Lucina looks up to face the said man. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to anger you or-" Robin apologizes quickly before he notices that Lucina wasn't angry at him. "Thank you for your concern, but I am in no mood to eat. It's not only because of Ike, the other reason is that I fear for my father and our friends-" Lucina's gaze drops onto the surface of the dining table again. "Chrom promised us that they all will be safe while we're away, and you know your father; he never breaks a promise," assures Robin.

Lucina only sighs as Robin grows more concern about his friend. Thinking this will make her feel a bit better, Robin places his hand onto Lucina's hand and gently squeezes it, reassuring her that he was here for her. The tactician closes his eyes, silently hoping that no one would catch them having this innocent moment. The argument between Ike and Link has died, making uncomfortable silence for Robin despite that there was other Smashers having a chat not far from them.

Hearing someone clear his throat, Robin opens his eyes and turns his head to the direction of the sound. Link was staring at Robin before flickering his eyes to Lucina, then to Robin's hand resting on top of Lucina's hand. Link smirks at Robin, his eyes screaming at Robin, 'You have a crush on her, admit it'. Robin rolls his eyes at Link's childish behavior. The Hylian glances at Ike, who was no longer sitting with them. Wow, so much for a goodbye. Link's mind sarcastically says.

Shulk has already finished eating. He heard every word that was said by Robin and Lucina. He saw the actions between them, and frankly he was a bit surprised that Robin made a move on Lucina. Of course, Robin wouldn't know that holding hands was a move of attempting to flirt with women. Shulk found himself grinning like an idiot after he saw Lucina smiling a bit when Robin rested his hands on top of her hands. Once he heard Link clearing his throat, the Monado wielder was ready to leave since he knew the two men and woman were going to departure from him in order to start their teambattle. "I'll see you guys later, good luck to all of you," Shulk says before getting up from the table then exiting the room.

As soon as Shulk leaves the room, Link informs Robin and Lucina that they have a few minutes until the battle between them will begin. "Are you saying that we should leave right now?" Robin asks, he knows that Lucina wouldn't talk since she was busy pondering about something. Link nods before smirking at Robin and Lucina again. "Can you stop that?" Robin politely asks. Link immediately stops his smirking before wiggling his eyebrows at his friend.

Lucina looks up at Link, raising one of her eyebrows at him. "Why is he wiggling his eyebrows at us?" Lucina asks before Link begins to laugh and Robin starts to blush. "He's just being childish. C'mon Lucina, we have to go now," Robin glares at Link before grabbing the girl's hand. Robin stands up as Lucina stands up as well. Still holding Lucina's hand, Robin exits the dining room with Lucina following him behind.

"W-Wait!" Link shouts at his friend. He begins to run in order to catch up with them. "Robin, I'm sorry!"