Some may wonder, how is it possible for me to get such a conclusion after a first encounter? Well, the answer is quite simple, there are some feelings hidden inside ourselves, sometimes we get to discover them, sometimes we don't. But that kiss for me was like some sort of spark that lighted up a candle hidden in my heart. It warmed my feelings, making me feel like I hadn't felt in my whole life… Why is it that we feel that sudden spark? That's something you will have to find out by yourself.
Samus and I spent the rest of the day together; she wasn't like I imagined her to be, all serious? Not at all! She just wanted everyone to think she was that way! I'd figure that out in just a few hours from now...
When the bell announcing the end of that school day rang, Samus turned to me smiling widely, I smiled in return as I watched the other students walking out of the classroom.
"Do you have any plans for tonight Zelda?" I turned my face to see Samus after she threw that question at me; I looked at Peach who seemed really angry at Link, I suddenly reminded myself I'd go and get dinner with Peach but on the other hand, Samus was asking me out…
"No. I didn't have anything planned." I said without thinking on what would Peach start arguing about.
"Would you like to come to my place? We could get some dinner and spend some time together."
"Sure! That'd be great! I'll just tell Peach, 'cause we're roommates and she was taking me home after having dinner. I have to tell her I'll be late."
"All right, I'll wait for you in the parking lot."
I kissed her cheek tenderly, blushing immediately by my action; she took a hand to her face and followed me with her sight until I disappeared in the crowd.
I pulled Peach's arm and brought her to me, she turned looking at me scared.
"Sorry, I thought you were someone else…" Peach said excusing her for the fright I caused her; I just raised my shoulders.
"It's okay, I just wanted to tell you I'll be leaving with Samus."
She didn't seem too happy with the idea, just as I had suspected.
"Don't you need a ride home?" She asked trying to convince me on staying with her.
"Well, Samus has a car too, she said she could take me home once we're done."
Peach looked at me serious, she finally turned her back on me and began walking outside the classroom.
"Do whatever you want, you have your key, so I don't care."
And she went out the room leaving me standing with a confused look, she really got mad at me, I knew once I got home, she'd make my life impossible by asking a lot of questions.
Samus walked inside the classroom and looked at me confused.
"Everything all right?" She asked worried, I nodded in agreement.
"Just had a little discussion with Peach, she wasn't so happy with the idea of me missing dinner."
"If you have plans, we'll leave this for some other time Zelda, it doesn't have to be now." I turned to look at her; she placed her hands behind her head and raised and eyebrow.
"No silly, I do want to come with you! I've been with Peach since I entered high school, she won't kill herself if I miss dinner one night with her."
Samus laughed hardly at my comment, passed her arm over my shoulders and we both exited the room, headed towards the parking lot.
She opened the door to her blue Mustang and pointed me to take the passenger's seat, I did as she indicated and closed the door behind me, Samus sat on the driver's seat, turned the car on and started driving. I couldn't help but to notice the car was full of CD's, sweatshirts, toys, and a lot of other stuff in the back seat; the car looked clean, but she just had to many things lying everywhere.
"Wazup?" She asked without taking her eyes off the road.
"Nothing, I'm just watching everything you have around here..."
"Oh the toys aren't mine." I looked behind confused. So, she noticed the disaster she had...
"I'm not saying anything."
She laughed and turned to see me.
"Sorry, I'm not too organized as you can see." She returned her sight to the road, I looked at her in amazement. "I just don't have time to organize my stuff, sorry if it bothers you Zelda."
"It's okay..."
I hated disorder... I really did... I have this weird obsession with having to organize everything, otherwise, I can't feel calm, and everything has to be cleaned and tidy and organized... God, I hate being this way! Peach called it my little "Tidy-up disorder" and she said I needed rehab. Being someone who likes to see stuff in their house clean, well, that's good. Being someone who has to clean everything or she becomes hysterical... That's not good, and I was that kind of person.
"You don't look too comfortable Zelda, sure you're all right?"
"Yeah, it's nothing really..."
"Come on, tell me." She insisted, I took a deep breath and looked at the back seat again.
"Nothing." I said smiling, she rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"Yeah right..." She finally said, I looked down and tried to find an explanation to my sudden expression.
"Look, if you don't want to be with me, I get that, all right? You don't have to feel all..."
"It's not that Samus!" I interrupted her. "I just... It's stupid, all right? That's why I don't want to tell you..."
"Try me."
I sighed, I had to tell her, if we were going to be something, she had to know this...
"I have a small obsession..."
"Yeah, so?" She was obviously making fun of me...
"Well, I don't know if you'll look at me the same way but... I kinda hate disorder... I have to see everything cleaned up, and organized, and I'm weird, I know."
She didn't say anything for a while, we stopped at a red light and suddenly she roared with laughter.
"You were worried that I was going to hate you because of that?" She asked laughing hardly, I nodded nervously. "Oh come on Zelda! Please! How can I hate you for a thing like that? The one who's going to hate me is you after you see my department..."
"I can clean it up for you!" I shouted suddenly. Samus turned to see me as if I had insulted her.
"I won't have you cleaning my apartment. You're my guest, not my maid!"
"I don't care, seriously, I don't mind cleaning."
She pushed the accelerator and turned her face to the road again.
"No Zelda, I mean, are you out of your mind? Don't do that kind of stuff for me!"
"I wouldn't be doing it for you..."
"What?" She looked at me astonished, I giggled.
"I'd be doing it for me."
"You really are crazy Zelda, has anyone said that before?"
I smiled, reached to her, and kissed her cheek.
"Yeah, I've heard that before." I said, Samus sighed and just smiled.
We drove chatting things about ourselves, what we liked, favorite music, favorite food, and then we sang along the stereo some songs she played on her iPod.
We finally made it to her apartment, the zone looked luxurious, for what I was used to see at least.
She parked the car in front of a garage, opened my door, and taking me by the hand, she guided me through the building until we reached her apartment.
I couldn't help but to think what kind of disaster she'd have in there, when she opened the door and I saw it...
There were clothes everywhere, stuffed animals, candy wraps, empty boxes, a bowl of popcorn in front of the TV, glasses everywhere. It seemed like a tornado had just passed through that place!
"I'll go get some dinner Zelda, would you like to come or stay here?"
"I think I'll stay. Do you have food?"
"Well yeah, but I don't think you'd like frozen chicken for dinner."
"No I mean, something to cook, or anything like that."
"Yeah, there are some things there, I never cook, but I still shop hoping to learn to cook someday. I survive by frozen fried chicken, Kentucky, pizza and McDonald's..."
I was surprised she was so skinny after hearing her daily diet; she was just missing the beers in the freezer...
I went over to the kitchen, cleaned up a little, and started searching for the pots and pans o start cooking, I'd invent something with whatever she had in there.
"What are you doing?" She asked trying to understand what was going through my mind.
"I'm preparing dinner."
"I'll go and buy something, you don't have to do that..."
I walked towards her, hugged her, kissed her lips and after tossing some stuffed animals to the floor, I sat her in one of the couches in the living room.
"Just relax, dinner will be ready in a few moments, okay?"
"Girl, this kind of things aren't made for the first date..."
"It doesn't bother me."
"Zelda, for god's sake! You're my guest! You shouldn't be making any of this stuff, or acting as my maid."
"I feel more like a wife."
She choked swallowing some water after she heard that, I laughed and returned to the kitchen, I looked at her, winked an eye, and laughed again as I saw her face blushing up completely.
A few moments later, I cleaned up the table, set up two places and returned to the oven to check on the food. Samus came out of her bedroom wearing a bath cloak and drying up her long blonde hair with a towel, I told her to take a bath so I could have her entertained with something other than reminding me I shouldn't be doing that kind of stuff.
"Smells really good." She said looking deeply at me. "It really does! When is it ready!"
She looked like a small girl, seems like food turned her into some person she surely wasn't, but I couldn't help and laugh, she really seemed happy.
"Just wait five more minutes and everything will be ready."
She nodded excited as she sat on the couch.
"Hey, I left some clothes for you on my bed, you're probably sick of wearing the uniform all day."
I hadn't realized I was still wearing my uniform, I thanked Samus and headed to her room and change, wondering if I'd fit in her clothes, I smiled to her before closing the door, she winked an eye at me.
I hurried and changed into the clothes she'd left me, surprisingly, they fitted me perfectly, so I laid my uniform neatly on the bed and went out of the room picking my hair in a braid.
I didn't mention Samus I was out already, she was watching the TV. I walked past the living room and into the kitchen.
I opened the oven and took the meat out, I saw Samus turn her head as the smell of food got to her nose, and she ran to sit immediately at the table.
"Oh my god Zelda! You made all this just now?"
She was amazed; I never thought she would be, I didn't prepare something too complicated, though for someone whose daily diet consists on popcorn and feeding Coronel Kentucky, I think this was kind of a big feast.
She helped herself to the food I prepared, she was so hungry, she didn't say a single word while she ate. Her face denoted happiness; I smiled seeing her so excited with what I had prepared. I was really hoping she'd like it!
