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LINK/ZELDA PART 2 - MIRROR REALITY

Link had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming. Everything was like it should be, yet so very different.

He had always known Captain Falcon as one of the smoothest men on Earth. He had effortlessly charmed Zelda. Now looking at the mirror version of Captain Falcon Link felt sorry for him. He stood alone in the corner looking awfully shy. That was not a man who could charm girls off their feet.

Lucina and Palutena danced together, holding each other gently. He smiled. In his world the two were still friends although it was quite obvious they liked each other. He wondered which one had made the first move.

Peach wasn't kissing Mario but his brother Luigi and it didn't seem to bother anyone. Mario was busy gawking at Samus, who had, as usual, chosen a very skimpy dress to wear.

Pit was as Mirror Link had described him, succumbed in the world of his smart phone. Nothing or no one around him could get him to look up. The only reason he was there at all was probably because Palutena had forced him to socialize. Although he didn't even know her very well he knew it wasn't a good idea to aggravate her.

None of them could hold his interest very long. There was only one he was always drawn to and in her he saw the most difference of them all.

Zelda was dancing in the middle of the dance floor all by herself, gesturing for him to come closer. He wanted to run to her, but he was frozen on his feet. Zelda had never smiled at him so sweetly. She had never invited him closer with a playful index finger. Her body had never moved so beautifully like a coursing river.

It was exactly as his mirror self had told him! He was suddenly certain that he was having an elaborate dream or had died and gone to heaven. That was when he had pinched himself. Ow. He was awake. He began towards her.

This Zelda, this version of her was even more perfect than the one he had known. This one was his equal, she wasn't reserved and prestigious like the Zelda he knew. Her pink dress was quite simple, it was knee-length with long sleeves and a belt around the waist. Her hair was like a golden waterfall, straight and thick. It framed her small face beautifully. Her playful blue eyes looked at him curiously underneath the thick golden bangs.

Suddenly he fell over. He had been so enamored with her that he hadn't paid attention to his footing and tripped on Palutena's gown. He got up quickly while holding his nose. It hurt. This was not the way he wanted to impress the girl he liked! Zelda hurried to him all the while laughing. As she came closer he could hear her laughter chiming like a dozen tiny bells. It was the most beautiful sound he had ever heard.

"Did you hurt your nose?" Zelda inspected him up close. She didn't leave him any kind of personal space and having her face so close to his made Link's heart palpitate uncontrollably.

"Is it bleeding?" She asked, attempting to touch his nose but he turned away quickly, still holding onto his nose as if it would fall off should he let go.

"What's wrong?" Zelda asked, tilting her head to the side. "Did something happen with Pit?"

Link shook his head again, he had suddenly lost his ability to talk. She was so beautiful it had rendered him mute. There were so many things he wanted to tell her but where to start? How was he going to explain to her that he had come from another dimension? How was he going to tell her he loved her so much he couldn't live without her? His heart was beating frantically. He grabbed her by the shoulders, looking like a goldfish as he tried to form the most important words and failed.

"You're acting really strange tonight, Link." She spoke as she repositioned his hands on her waist and proceeded to dance with him. He was stiff from all the anxiousness so she took the lead.

"Sorry," was all he could manage.

"It's all right," she replied with a smile. "Let's just dance."

An old song was playing, a woman's voice sung about love with violins in the background. Zelda pressed closer to him and rested her head against his chest. She felt warm and comforting and he began to relax. Why was he in a hurry? He had the rest of his life with her. He could wait until the song was over to confess his love to her. He rested his head against hers, her hair felt silky against his cheek. The shampoo she used smelled of strawberries. He was quite sure he had reached nirvana.

"Remember how we used to dance to my dad's albums as kids?" She said. "He forbid it after you broke one of his records but we did it anyway whenever he wasn't at home…"

Link didn't share her memories. He hadn't grown up with Zelda. He could only imagine what it had been like to have shared every day with her since childhood. He was envious. What he would've given for such an opportunity. Instead he had lived in a small town in the forest far away from Hyrule Castle Town. He would never even have met the princess hadn't the country needed a Hero.

"Then one day you didn't want to do it anymore… it was after… well… I guess I always kind of knew even before you and Ghirahim… I guess I was still hoping…" Zelda's voice trailed away.

Link didn't know Ghirahim, but he assumed he was a villain. Had he fought him? Probably. Over Zelda? He couldn't be sure. He couldn't ask her about it either, not yet. Once he told her who he was and where he came from, then everything would be different. He suddenly found himself wondering would she still love him if she found out that he wasn't the same Link she had grown up with? Wouldn't he be nothing but a stranger with a familiar face?

Zelda held onto him tighter. "I sometimes wish things could be different. I feel so silly. I'm like a little girl," she said ruefully.

Link thought of a compliment to make her feel better. "You're still silly. I mean, you're still… uh… a girl?" He immediately regretted having opened his mouth at all.

Zelda didn't seem to mind, she was still smiling. It wasn't the same kind of playful smile it had been at first but a rueful one, as if she felt sorry for someone. "Yeah, we haven't changed all that much…"

Music ended. Link knew his moment had come. It was already dark outside, he could confess his love to her under the starry sky. Nevermind about the coming from another dimension-stuff. He would deal with that later. Right now he wanted her in his arms, kiss her and hold her close. He gathered all his courage. He could not mess up again.

"Zelda, I need you to come with me. There's something important I need to tell you," he said, grabbing both of her hands and leading her away from the dance floor.

"What is it?" She asked, her big blue eyes scrutinizing him. Somebody picked up a microphone, the feedback made everyone else flinch but he couldn't be bothered by it.

"It's really important," Link said as he let go of one of her hands and pulled her after himself towards the door leading to the balcony.

"I'm getting worried now. Something did happen with Pit, didn't it?" She asked as she followed him, her delicate hand in his.

"It's midnight and time for Seven minutes in heaven!" Peach's voice came from the speakers positioned all around the ballroom. She had picked up the microphone.

Everyone stopped, even Zelda. Link couldn't pull her after himself. She had suddenly become more powerful than the Incredible Hulk and no amount of force could move her. He had almost made it out the door where they would've been unreachable.

"Last year Luigi and Peach found each other in the closet, who will be the couple of 2016?" Peach spoke through the speakers. "Who goes first?"

Without a second's hesitation Zelda lifted Link's hand above his head and shouted his name. He looked at her, perplexed by what was happening, his lips forming the word what but she ignored him. "Link and Pit!" She exclaimed.

The angel looked up from his phone on the opposite side of the ballroom. It was the first time in the entire evening. He hadn't listened to anything that had been said and his expression was nothing short of confused. After receiving a murderous glare from Palutena he shuffled into the cleaning closet just outside the ballroom that Peach had chosen for the game. Link refused to go. He didn't want to let go of Zelda, even if he knew what seven minutes in heaven meant.

"Please, do this for me," Zelda said, looking at him with those large blue eyes. He wanted to say no, but couldn't. She looked like it would mean a lot to her if he obliged, so he did and got in the closet with Pit. The door closed behind him. It was suddenly very dark.

Pit sighed as he picked up his smart phone. He used the light of the screen to find a cardboard box to sit on and continued whatever he had been doing on his phone like he wasn't even there with Link. His face was illuminated by the bright light, otherwise it was completely dark.

"What is this game?" Link asked.

"They're trying to pair us up," Pit replied nonchalantly. "Get us to kiss and stuff."

"Why us?" Link said. "Why couldn't I take Zelda?"

Pit shrugged, making an I don't know - sound. They were quiet for a while. It was terribly dark and boring. Link regretted taking part in such a stupid game. Of course Zelda would try to pair him up with Pit, it was what Mirror Link wanted. She didn't know it wasn't what he wanted at all.

"What are you doing?" Link asked eventually.

"Crushing Candies."

"Oh," he replied although he had no idea what it was. He sat down next to Pit on the cardboard box. On the screen were dozens of brightly colored candies he was combining in rows and getting points for doing so. It looked like fun.

Seven minutes passed in silence. There were steps and the door opened.

At the exact same second Pit dropped his phone. Before Link could do anything the angel had grabbed both his cheeks and pulled him into a kiss. It wasn't a romantic kind of kiss, more like smashing faces together. Link's eyes blew wide open. He had switched realities to avoid just that!

Pit let go as abruptly as he had grabbed his face and stood up. As Link's eyes adjusted to the light spilling in he saw Zelda holding the door open, her lips smiling but there was an ocean of sadness in her eyes. She looked like a person who had just lost the one they loved most of all.

"Success!" She shouted, her voice almost failing. Then she was gone.

"Why'd you do that?" Link asked, grabbing Pit's arm.

"That's the whole point of this game, isn't it?" The angel spoke as he freed himself from his grasp. Then he was again captivated by his phone.

Next time Pit and Link fight, who will win? Thanks for reading and please review if you'd like to see this story continued!