Oh god...it's been ages since I wrote anything for this ;; Forgive me for being such a terrible person! I know I was all serious about wanting to make this a complete story but I hit a huge writer's block with no ideas. Well...I lied...I have ideas, but how to work them into the story cohesively without going into outlandish things hurts my brain and makes me sad. Then there's the side track I'm trying to control so many characters and that's hard...sooooooooooo haaaaaard (no pun intended). But I seriously have more ideas! I will really try to write more of the story IF YOU ALL GIVE ME MOTIVATION...advice, crticism, requests, whathaveyou just leave me something pleeeeeaaaaase? I'll love you forever!
Without further ado...here's the third (finally albeit badly written) installment! There's some drama between the crushing couple, but things just might work out.
The end of the week was here, and that meant two important things; first, there would be no school until Monday, and two, he was to spend the night out with a bunch of friends, particularly Link. The brunette angel could barely keep himself under control and his cerulean eyes sparkled with excitement. Now the matter at hand was to get through the day with as few complications as it was possible.
There always was the potential of a 'mishap' or two given the nature of several students where even the Suppressor trinkets couldn't completely negate their natural instincts. Pit dreaded such encounters, especially if they encompassed a particular guy by the name of Lucian Sturyovich. Thankfully, the angel had more than plenty of new friends who were on the lookout for Pit, and he was ever so grateful. It was a little hard to swallow that he fit in so well with the populous of Selverian Academy, but Pit finally, truly felt like he fit in. Not to mention the growing feelings he held for Link. Perhaps the movie night might give Pit a chance he so desperately wanted, but the real thing weighing down on the brunette's mind was confronting his mother.
Palutena was a very kind, warm, loving woman who did her best in every manner to provide for Pit in spite of being a single, working mom. Sometimes it got a little much, but Pit loved his mother all the same, understanding that she was simply trying to fill all the missing gaps. He just was afraid of what she might say when Pit revealed his feelings to her, but that would have to wait for another day. Tonight was all about Pit, his friends, and a night of fun. All that he had to do was endure a few more periods of instruction by his teachers, whom had proven themselves just as strange if not stranger than their students on more than one occasion.
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Link was seated at his desk in biology, awaiting for Professor Kagerou to show up and start class. It was really strange that the professor wasn't in his room. Link, and probably every other student under Kagerou's guidance, seldom spotted the chocolate haired, black glasses donning bio teacher outside of the classroom. He had a seemingly incessant fascination with bugs and was almost always found observing or taking care of his collection in the class terrarium. Some speculation by other students believed that the Professor was a bug himself, but proof of that as fact or fiction has yet to be uncovered.
Truth be told, Link was quite eager for the coming evening. A grin spread across the blonde's features as he pictured himself and Pit along with their group of friends strolling into the movies. Link wasn't going to call it a 'group date' for the sake of the fact that Pit and he were not a couple, but there's always room to fantasize and hope.
"Wipe the drool off your face Linky. Sheesh, you're worse than Kip when it comes to sports cars" a girl's voice chirped and a familiar, pink clad form plopped down on Link's desk.
"Oh, h-hello JP" Link replied shyly, a blush crossing his features. JP crossed her legs and flipped her long, wavy pink locks as she turned her large, sea foam green gaze into Link's sapphire eyes with a mischievous smile curling her lips.
"It's been two weeks since Pit started coming here. When are you going to man up and ask him out?" she asked, wagging a finger in front of the blonde's face. Link faked a yawn and attempted to playfully bite JP's finger.
"That's exactly why! He's only been here for two weeks. I'm…just…waiting for the right time. W-What if he doesn't like me like that?" Link responded. JP rolled her large eyes and sighed deeply. The slender loli girl reached out and pushed Link's glasses up on his nose and then poked him in the forehead. The blonde senior recoiled back from the offending finger and pouted at his friend.
"You can't be serious Linky. Two weeks or two years; everyone can see how you two are around each other. Nobody's asking you to kiss or anything, just ask him tonight alright?" JP stated and hopped off Link's desk. The roseate girl smoothed down her frilly pink skirt as Link opened his mouth to reply. He was sadly cut off by the door being thrown open as another girl sauntered through the portal followed by a sulking, or was it embarrassed, Professor Kagerou. Link saw JP's eyes follow the girl with an icy, cold glare.
"Hello…Yami" the pink haired girl greeted with an underlying maliciousness. Link winced at his friend's tone as the other, purple haired female, sauntered past them with a wink and a smile. The blonde never quite fully understood why his good friend, JP, and Yami Kousei were at odds with each other. All he knew was that it related to some kind of issue pertaining to the time before Kip and JP started dating. Link shrugged because he found Yami to be quite a nice girl, at least, from first impressions at any rate. Ike always thought JP was jealous of Yami's looks, and what girl in their right mind wouldn't?
Yami was a senior just like the rest of them of average height and possessed a nearly perfect hourglass frame. Wherever she brought her body, the eyes of many were sure to follow. Her shoulder length, purple hair framed her face in the front, while the back is pulled up into a high ponytail. It really did compliment her alabaster skin and indigo eyes quite well. Her clothing was one of an exotic mix, well it definitely wasn't your average tee shirt or blouse. Yami's prominent bust was covered by a high collar, net mesh shirt cutoff at her midriff; which was then covered by a dark purple, silken scarf that wrapped around her chest and neck several times over. The rest of her was fairly exposed aside from the silken black pants that tucked into her two-inch heel, leather boots. One couldn't be sure if the girl enjoyed all that ogling, but they could be sure she knew how to carry herself.
Yeah…it was her looks…or…was it some kind of reputation that Link was unaware of?
Not that JP wasn't a cute girl either. Although shorter, JP lacked the curvature that Yami possessed, her petite, doll-like appearance and astonishingly amazing singing voice could woo the heart of many both male and female. What could one expect from someone who heads the school's choir while singing opera and modeling in her spare time. Link felt slightly envious of Kip as he gave the smaller blonde's girlfriend another once over.
JP was wearing her typical attire, which consisted of a small, pink blouse and matching knee-high skirt with lacy white frilling around her collar, sleeves, and skirt hem. The small of her back was encircled by a large magenta ribbon with matching bows on the tops of her pink clogs. Then again, just about everything was a pale shade of red excluding the knee high, white, pure cotton stockings and JP's natural vanilla complexion. What Link was admittedly envious of about JP above all, though he wouldn't openly admit it, was her long, wavy, pink locks with that characteristic swirling curl above her forehead that was almost always present. JP's hair looked immensely soft and were in fact so if one could touch her locks. Not to sound too girly, but Link secretly wished his hair could be as soft and well groomed as JP's although many of his friends assured him that he had very soft, silken locks himself.
The one thing Link was not envious about his friend Kip, was having to tolerate JP's insatiable desire for attention and her ego that swelled and deflated like a balloon. Nope. Not one bit was Link jealous of that relationship.
"Ahem…", Professor Kagerou coughed nervously, "…to-…today we're going to discuss the differences between reproductive cycles of plants versus animals" The teacher seemed to be sweating nervously, but one could never really tell as his eyes were always hidden behind a pair of jet black spectacles that many of the man's students were admiring of. A few students sniggered immaturely at the sheer mention of the word 'reproduction' because everyone from grade four onwards could immaturely associate it with a more…amusing term.
Although obviously flustered, the professor remained as indignant or ignorant of the students' behavior as he began to display a power point. Of course, to the poor man's luck, the first slide was of a cutaway of a human female's body. Several of the students sniggered again as Kagerou fumbled for the clicker to move to the next slide.
"Oh but Professor! Aren't we supposed to know the female reproductive parts as well?" Yami called out, shooting the man a sultry glance that only he caught. The spectacled man immediately froze in place. Thankfully the lights were out or the class would've seen nervous sweat pouring down his face in buckets.
"T-That's…a l-lesson…for another t-time. Th-This is just dif-differences between plants a-and animals" stuttered the teacher. Yami was amused by his response, though all she did was smile and rest her chin in her palm.
"I'd think that discussing sex would be left for health class not biology ah?" Jukai commented. The spiky haired senior reclined lazily in his desk with his lover, Tora, resting against his muscled frame. How Tora got his desk out of the row and next to Jukai's without making noise, and why Professor Kagerou didn't stop him or reprimand him was baffling to many of the other students, but after two years of the same behavior, they gradually accepted it as the norm.
The teacher, stunned by the comment, had backed up into the wall as far as the solid brick, wood, and drywall would allow. To be frank, someone of lesser attentiveness could've probably mistaken the professor to be a pinup or wall hanging. Link sighed as he looked at the clock. Boy was it going to be quite a long class period.
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Lunch time had become probably the most looked-forward-to event out of Pit's entire school day; the movies didn't count because that was after school. First off, it meant only two classes left and secondly, almost all his friends were present at this lunch. Pit looked around the cafeteria that was slowly crowding with hustling and bustling bodies hungry for their well-sought after meal. Might as well get in line now so he could get a good seat in the courtyard.
The brunette started to take a step when something long and wooden caught the boy's leg and then he felt another body collide with his. Pit fell with the person landing on top of him who lingered far too long in the scandalous position that the angel was comfortable with. Not to mention the blush warming the boy's cheeks as he swore this person had violated him and his private posterior that was most certainly off limits! Pit was flattered-sort of-but disturbed more so at this person's actions.
"Oh I'm terribly sorry. I didn't see you there, but as you can most certainly not see I'm blind, BLIND JOKE!" the white haired boy cried out. Pit visibly cringed at the shrill ending of his statement and the brunette's eye and mouth twitched at the male's bad joke.
"Oh…it-it's nothing…just try to watch where you're going" Pit replied awkwardly.
"I'd love to watch where I'm going, but I can't see where it went because I'm blind, BLIND JOKE!" the boy cried again before starting to ramble on about some other nonsense. Pit grappled with the sudden urge to sock the guy in his mouth just because he wouldn't be quiet, but after a quick observation, he sort of felt bad for the guy.
The person rambling on before him had medium length white hair and a body hidden beneath a baggy blue hoodie and even baggier pants. A cane was protruding from one of the boy's sleeves, but what really struck Pit was the pale blue eyes the other possessed.
'He must actually be blind' Pit thought and mentally slapped himself for insulting the other male.
"Oh…uh…"
"I'm Will by the way"
"Will! I…err…I'm sorry. I didn't know" Pit said apologetically. The white haired boy chuckled jovially as he got to his feet, leaning down at Pit and offering a hand to help the angel up. The way those blind eyes looked at the angel unsettled him. It was like they could see his soul and Will knew exactly where Pit was. Timidly taking the proffered hand, Pit was helped to his feet and then brushed himself off.
"Th-Thanks…I-I'm Pit" Pit said. Will grinned while seeming to look at his free hand and wiggle the five digits in a strange manner.
"Yup! I'd say 'I see you have a nice ass Pit', but unfortunately I can't see because I'm blind, BLI-" "WILL!" a new voice interjected. Nevertheless, the blind boy's words caused the brunette to freeze up, slap both hands to his backside, and his face turn as red as Crimson's hat in a furious blush. The newcomer was another boy, who was just a tad shorter than Will, clad in a navy singlet and faded navy long pants. What confused the angel even more was the 'utility belt', heavy duty gloves, and (literal) construction helmet atop the teen's head.
"I'm sorry. Will didn't cause you any problems did he?" the brunette inquired to Pit whose face remained flush with embarrassment. The angel feverously shook his head, his chocolate locks flopping left and right in tandem with the motion.
"I don't see how I caused him any trouble Ruben, but then again, I can't see much of anything because I'm blind, BLIN-MMPHMMPHM" Will's cry was muffled by one of boy's gloved hands clamping over his mouth. The boy named Ruben chuckled nervously at Pit before dragging Will away.
"Oooh Ruben! Are we going to have some fun now? See you later Pit! Oh wait…I can't because I'm blind, BLIND JOKE!" Will's shrill, erratic cry still was clear even over the roar of the cafeteria. The angel sweat dropped at the blind boy's rather ridiculous 'joking' manner, some color finally fading from his face as the two left him. Pit didn't even notice that Will's cane was not in the boy's hand anymore.
Pit stood in the middle of the cafeteria floor taking deep breaths while trying to regain what little composure he did have when a strong arm came from seemingly no where and wrapped him up in a friendly embrace.
"Hey hey! What's up Pit?" Ike's throaty laughed rumbled. The brunette smiled inwardly and attempted to reply though his face was being smothered in Ike's broad, muscular chest.
"Mm hmmnn phmm mmfmm mmnn hmn" Pit replied. The spiky haired bluenette of a football star blinked momentarily at the feeling of Pit's hot breath against his chest before laughing and releasing the angelic boy.
"Sorry Pit. I didn't quite get that. Sounded like you had a mouthful" snickered Ike. Pit's cheeks turned rosy again, although the brunette was capable of laughing and playfully punching his friend in the shoulder.
"I said…'Well, someone copped a feel on me' Anyways, how're you Ike?" Pit replied nonchalantly. Ike furrowed his brow in concern noticing Pit's cerulean irises flitting from left to right, up, down, and all around. Ike looked at him with a frown playing at his lips.
"Someone…did what now?" Ike inquired as he and Pit got in the lunch line.
"Oh, uhm, this blind guy, Will. We bumped into each other and I think he copped a feel on my…err…" Pit drawled off gingerly clasping his fingers together behind his back and wobbling back and forth on his heels. Ike shook his head before patting Pit on his back.
"Well, at least he didn't say anything to offend you right?" Pit stopped wobbling and feigned a smile.
"N-No" he chuckled nervously. Ike grinned at him and pulled the smaller boy into a headlock, giving him a playful noogie while they waited for the few people in front of them to be served. Pit squirmed, albeit futilely, against Ike's strong grip.
"I hope you're ready for tonight Pit. S'gonna be a lot of fun for everyone" Ike chuckled as they accepted their trays from the cafeteria staff, which consisted of a rather clone-like staff who didn't truly have any particular names other than Dee or Doo for the respective genders. The two friends exited the interior part of Selverian Academy's cafeteria and looked to take up seats with the rest of the posse outside in the courtyard. It was just the right temperature for a sunny autumn day. Not too hot, but not too cold; and then how the leaves began to change color. Into those beautiful shades of reds, yellows, and oranges; like a natural inferno, cool to the touch and pleasing to the eye. A marvel of nature that truly fascinated the angel and he figured he'd probably never quite fully understand.
"Ooooh Piiiit! IIIIIIkeeee! Heeelllooooo" came JP's melodious voice. Ike and Pit quickly spotted the roseate girl not because she was almost standing on the table waving at them, but because of her notoriously pink attire. The two boy's hurried over with their lunch trays to Kip, Zelda, JP, and Link seated at the table. Kip and JP were presumably together on one of the three benches and Ike to the vacant seat next to his own girlfriend, Zelda. That left the third and final bench with the only vacant spot left, next to Link, which JP patted encouragingly for Pit to take.
'Oh no…I-I…feel it again. This strange…queasy feeling in my stomach' Pit murmured to himself as he slowly situated himself beside Link. Normally, Pit had to sit next to Link anyways, but he never really got bothered so much for sitting next to his crush. Then again, the brunette's mind drifted to last night's journal entry (more like a miniature novel) that he wrote as well as the upcoming evening out with the group to the movies. Pit's leg unconsciously brushed against Link's and the two glanced at each other briefly before directing their eyes elsewhere. Thankfully none of the other four friends present caught it, or if they did, they hid it pretty darn well from either boy.
'I-I don't know if I can do this!' Pit thought with timid fear. Perhaps it was the fear of rejection, perhaps it was his confusion, perhaps it was just looking at the slop they served him for lunch that made the angel's stomach churn and go through an acrobatics act. Then…his mind drifted off into a region that was supposed to only happen in private, at home, and seldom even then because the brunette was so nervous.
"Pit? Sweetie?" Zelda inquired having noticed the boy's expression start to twist into something silly, but adorably silly. The brunette snapped back to reality wiping his mouth with the provided napkin to ensure there was no drool or nose bleeding. JP smirked to herself as she had a pretty vague idea what just happened with the baby faced brunette considering he hadn't even taken a bite to eat yet.
"Uh-Uh…yes Zelda?" Pit replied rather late. The entire table except for Link was pretty much aware of just what was going on with the brunette. Then again, they knew what was going on with the blonde too, except that he had a general better control over himself.
"We were wondering if you had any movie suggestions for tonight?" Zelda asked, as one of her elegantly manicured hands laced together with Ike's.
"Uhm…well…what did you guys come up with?" Pit responded while racking his own brain for any potential suggestion. It wasn't like he really thought about the actual movie itself, being too preoccupied with his own little fantasies was far more important it seemed.
"I thought seeing the latest Twilight would be a good romantic movie" Zelda said with a shrug although knowing full well that Ike and Kip's expressions darkened considerably at the mention of that movie series. Link's ears perked at the mention of one of his favorite series' names and looked over at his male friends. Pit seemed the only one not distraught at the mention of Twilight's name; Ike and Kip because they hated that movie, Link because he didn't want anyone to know he liked it.
"Well…there's also…The Last Airbender" Kip suggested, although all of them had heard the reviews and it seemed to put them off the choice. JP suggested the latest Shrek with Ike then adding Ironman 2. None of the four options really struck fancy with the group so they looked to Link and Pit expectantly.
"Link? Pit? Do you two have any ideas?" JP inquired, reveling in the startled nervousness both boy's shared. The four glanced back and forth from the blonde to the brunette several times awaiting an answer.
"U-Uhm…what about R-Robin Hood or Prince of Persia?" Link offered. Pit looked curiously at his blonde crush. Both movies had been on the tip of the brunette's tongue. What a coincidence! The others nodded approvingly as they rolled the options around in their heads. Pit smiled to himself as everyone turned to him.
"Pit?" they inquired in unison. The angel immediately froze, his cerulean eyes darting from each person's face nervously before coming to rest on Link's ocean blue pools boring into him. Pit felt his lungs swell as he sucked in a breath, feeling himself being pulled into a hazy stupor.
"Pit." Kip stated firmly. The shorter blonde's voice immediately snapped the angel back to reality again and he shook the daze from him. Zelda and JP exchanged a knowing glance with each other, a sly smirk occupying each girl's lips.
"I…I…uh…don't mind. Whatever you guys pick is a-okay with me!" Pit chortled nervously. JP leaned closer to the brunette and locked her seafoam green gaze with his cerulean one.
"It's only customary for the new couple to pick the movie on their first date" the roseate said in a seductive tone.
"WHAT!"
"WHAT!"
The two oblivious, crushing boys shouted in unison slamming their palms on the table and standing up staring bewildered at their petite friend. Zelda tried to failingly stifle a laugh behind her slender hand while JP giggled playfully. Ike and Kip snickered together.
"I always knew you were into boys Link!" Ike laughed jokingly. The blonde seemed genuinely affronted at the comment as his eyes widened and blush deepened. Pit was equally as affected, innately curious as to whether his crush perhaps had preferences that would've made his heart flutter if they were true. Unfortunately, the blonde's stuttered response did just the exact opposite.
"I-I am…m-most definitely NOT into g-guys!" Link cried before plopping back down in his seat with arms folded across his chest and an adorable pout playing at his lips as he silently fumed. The angel would've wanted to attack Link right there were it not for the blonde's words. Pit's heart sank like a stone, the sensitive organ pierced by a searing hot blade, upon hearing those words uttered from his crush's mouth. The brunette looked up at the puffy white clouds filling the sky and blinked back tears, fighting down the urge to flee from his friends and crush.
'I…should've…figured. Stupid me…' the angel mentally sighed.
JP immediately noticed Pit's change in behavior and kicked Ike in the shin as the big lummox was about to say something else that would've undoubtedly make things worse. The bluenette yelped and was about to angrily ask why when the roseate's death glare silenced him. JP could be so damn intimidating at times.
"Pit, are you going to sit down?" Zelda asked, quickly trying to take their mind's off of what just happened. The angel blinked and nodded, smiling a transparent smile that both females easily saw through. It pained them to not simply push the two obvious crushers together, but neither looked to happy at the moment. Then again, perhaps this would be exactly what they need when they do get together; because both girl's knew it would be happening in a matter of time.
"Well, why don't we just decide later tonig-" "HEY! BACK OFF NESS!" a youthful voice screamed from the opposite end of the courtyard. The six pair of eyes turned to gaze across the courtyard at Link's younger brother and his own little ring of friends…or enemies depending on the situation.
Toonie was flailing his arms about wildly, while the red capped boy named Ness was giving him 'the look'. 'The look' was simply an unintentionally arrogant expression with pursed lips and raised eyebrows. Toonie seemed incessantly offended by Ness's actions even though the bookworm of a sophomore seemed to be one of the most passive people in the entire school. Little did most people know, the bookworm was also an exceptional baseball star and had a severe crush on a certain someone.
"What do you think you're doing offering your milk to Nana when I clearly offered mine first?" mini-Link growled. Ness shrugged nonchalantly.
"I was just giving Nana my extra milk. It's not like I was going to drink it anyway" the raven haired boy retorted. Popo was looking back and forth between the two arguing with a vein of irritation throbbing on his temple. Lucas was smiling nervously and waving his hands in a 'please cool down' gesture. Nana was the only one who seemed unfazed by the turn of events. She cupped the milk bottle in both her hands and sipped it delicately as if it were a scalding hot cup of tea. It was an interesting tangled mess of relationships, both friendly and more so, that the five shared. They were in fact-for all intents and purposes-the best of friends, but they argued like this more frequently as of late as hormones began to kick in no doubt.
Nana wouldn't openly admit it, but she loved the attention and admired a certain older, purple haired, girl student who commanded attention.
"Alright! You two better shut up about my sister before I knock some sense into both of ya'!" Popo commanded while mock rolling up his sleeves and taking off gloves.
"G-G-Guys…stooop…everyone's staaaariiiing" Lucas whispered timidly. Of course nobody paid the shy blonde any mind as the other boys were glaring at each other. It was such a glare that one could see the dagger-like sparks battling with each other. Nana yawned and got up.
"Boys, I'm going to go now. Play nice" she giggled before sauntering off with an obvious sashay to her hips. Back at the older table, there was a vicious crunch as JP unconsciously squeezed the life out of her water bottle with a very fake smile.
"O-Okay…bye…Nana" Lucas responded. Toonie and Ness stopped glaring at each other long enough to let their eyes follow their pink clad best friend. Popo bonked both of them on the head before grunting and sitting back down. Once the girl was out of range, it seemed like the tension between the younger boys went with her and they were laughing jovially once more as if nothing happened.
'I don't know whether to think that's strange…or amusing' Pit murmured to himself. A faint smile played at his lips over the scene, although his mind was still focused on those dreadful words Link spoke earlier. The angel sighed and pushed around his last chicken nugget with his fork, having lost his appetite. Link had disappeared beneath the pages of one of his textbooks, which was a common habit for the blonde when he was thinking or simply avoiding the others.
"You gonna' eat that?" Ike asked with a grin. Pit blinked at the bluenette, but smiled and offered the senior the scraps of his lunch. Kip looked at his watch and gestured to everyone that they should get ready to go as lunch was just about up. That left two more classes and then just a few hours until the movie. Pit's stomach was doing flips and churning again, not because of the butterflies this time, but because of the dread about the night to come. Oh well. He said he'd go, so might as well go.
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Link, Pit, and the troublesome trio piled into the blonde's Buick at the end of the day after bidding farewell to their friends. Toonie and Popo were spared having to stay for remedial lessons with Ganon because, it seemed, the King of Evil's Friday night had already been scheduled ahead of time. What that possibly could've entailed, was beyond any one of the academy's students and faculty. Pit reclined against the seat, resting an elbow on the armrest of the door and staring blankly out the window. He had originally been so excited to get to finally go to Link's house even if it was only for a little bit before the movie. The lunch scenario had taken that excitement and turned most of it to dread.
'How…ugh…I can't tell Link how I feel' the brunette sighed mentally. The trio in the backseat were chattering away happily, talking about all sorts of random things that they planned on doing throughout the Friday night. Despite being the driver, Link couldn't help but notice Pit's sullen appearance. He wanted to ask what was wrong, but the blonde knew the trio in the back would make things much worse before they got better. So instead, the two older boys sat in relative silence for the trip to Popo and Nana's house where they dropped off the three.
"Be good Toonie. Don't give Mister or Miss Flurry any trouble!" Link called out to his younger sibling. The younger turned around with a big smirk.
"I should be telling you the same thing Linky. Don't make a mess now" Toonie said jokingly and stuck his tongue out. Link guffawed at his sibling's comment, but the younger boy had run off already before his elder could reprimand him. Pit caught the comment as well although he wasn't quite sure what it meant. The blonde sighed and rested his forehead against the steering wheel trying to diffuse the pink from his cheeks.
"I'm going to strangle him one of these days…" murmured Link.
"L-Link?" Pit spoke up. The blonde looked up and over at Pit with his beautiful eyes and Pit was once again enraptured by his friend's appearance.
"Pit?" Link returned. The brunette was yet again pulled from his daze.
"Y-Yes?"
"Were you going to say something?"
"N-No…nothing" Pit said, having suddenly become interested in twiddling his thumbs. How would he ever get to ask Link anything if he always zoned out like that! Not to mention ask him what Toonie meant? The angel mentally kicked himself as Link nodded and drove them the short way back to his home.
Link's abode was a fairly average two story home much like Pit's, except instead of being a white exterior, Link's home was green. The angel couldn't help but admire the landscaping and gardening adorning the yard though. Probably it was because it was Pit's first time actually being to Link's house. Whoever did the gardening had some serious knowledge about what they were doing. Pit couldn't help but think how jealous his mother would be because she loved gardening herself.
"Well, here we are. Hope you can make yourself at home because we'll be here for a little bit" Link chuckled.
"Are your parents home?" Pit asked out of curiosity. Link's immediate response was the blood rushing to his cheeks as he stammered out a flustered response.
"N-No…d-do you m-mind?" Pit shook his head although he was genuinely surprised. He was hoping to meet Link's family, but being home alone with Link was an even bigger shock. Pit only wished his heart wasn't racing because the extra lead weight it carried was getting unbearable painful.
'I-I can't tell him…he'd think I'm so…weird' Pit thought exasperatedly as he slowly trailed in behind the oblivious blonde. Link gave Pit a small tour of the house which was unnaturally clean in certain rooms while the other rooms were abhorrently messy. The angel wondered how it was possible as he followed Link to the living room where an amply sized television and very soft couch and loveseat were located.
"Would you like a drink and snack?" Link asked. Pit responded with a slight nod and his blonde friend disappeared to the kitchen. Taking in his surroundings, Pit's eyes were drawn to a series of pictures hanging against the wall. The brunette's brow furrowed in confusion and he walked towards the pictures to get a better view. The angel was surprised at what was printed on those photographs.
One photograph showed what looked to be a younger Link and Toonie in an amusement park of some sort with two older men standing on either side of the boys and all four of them were smiling. The one man closer to Toonie had medium length blonde hair like the boys and the same blue eyes. The other man was bulkier with his toned body showing through the t-shirt and shorts; his hair was shorter, gelled in an unkempt manner, and had a finely trimmed goatee. Pit looked to another picture.
This one depicted the two adults hanging off each other with martini glasses at a tropical bar that must've been from a vacation. Pit continued to peruse the portraiture and his mind began to formulate some questions. One picture showed two dogs and the blonde man hanging around a campfire. The angel studied a picture that showed Link and Toonie battling against each other with swords and shields. Another one, and quite possibly Pit's unconscious favorite, was the picture of Link topless with a bow in hand in the middle of loosing an arrow. Link's body was quite toned, not as much as a body builder, but more like a swimmer and the angel had to wipe the corner of his mouth as he could tell drool was forming.
'Wow…I wonder if Link still has that-' "I see you've found the family pictures" Link's voice interrupted with a sullen tone. Pit whipped around immediately and started to apologize as the blonde set the soda cans and bag of chips on the table.
"I-I'm sorry! I-I…" "It's fine, really" Link cut in again offering a faint smile to the angel.
"Family?" Pit blurted out without thinking. Link didn't show any emotional signs of pain or guilt until his eyes met with Pit's for the umpteenth time that week. The underlying emotion stung at the angel's heart like a hot knife. The spectacled blonde sighed and walked over to Pit, pointing at the first picture.
"Yeah. Those guys…they're my dads; Sirius and Remus" The brunette's jaw would have dropped all the way to the floor if that had been physically possible. Two dads! Pit never would have guessed that about Link's parents, and the irony was almost bittersweet for the angel. He suddenly felt a mixture of emotions that altogether made his stomach churn and fold on itself. Pit rocked on the balls of his feet and purposefully avoided Link's eyes because he could feel the word vomit building up inside. Link didn't seem to notice or he pretended not to notice and turned to take a seat on the couch.
"Well…wanna' watch something while we wait for movie time?" Link inquired. Pit nodded and shuffled to the loveseat so the duo could pass the afternoon. The angel had so many questions he wanted to ask, but something told him that they would have to be saved for later.
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It was movie time. Link and Pit met up with Kip and JP in the theater's parking lot. Ike and Zelda were on their way from picking up Marth and Roy. Pit and Kip were sitting on the small blonde's motorcycle and making small talk. JP had corralled Link into his car and looked at him vindictively.
"Just what was all that about at lunch today? Don't you like him? Link! Look at me!" JP demanded. The blonde cast the roseate a sideways glance and sighed as he ran a hand through his hair.
"Can we not talk about this, JP? Please?"
"No we can not not talk about this! Look at him Link, he's perfect for you" JP stated firmly. The pink haired girl was getting red in the face and her cheeks were puffing out, a tell tale sign that JP was upset and angry. Now wasn't the time to be fighting about this.
"JP! Drop it! I don't want to talk about it!" Link shouted. Despite the car doors being closed, Kip and Pit both heard something come from the car and made their way over. JP was taken aback by Link's outburst, but she realized that perhaps she was being a little too pushy with the blonde.
"I'm sorry Link" the girl apologized and climbed out of Link's car. The blonde hid his face in his hands while the others conversed outside his car. Hopefully nothing would cause any extra grief for him or Pit. Link wanted to admit he had feelings for the brunette angel, but he was so unbelievably worried and shy. Then again, JP was probably right that his lunchtime outburst had probably caused potential problems. He only prayed he hadn't hurt Pit's feelings at that time.
Link started to climb out of his car when Ike's jeep sped through the lot and screeched into the neighboring parking space. The backseat passenger door swung open and out stumbled the cobalt haired Marth clad in his typical designer clothing. His hair, normally falling in sweeping locks, was strung up in a ridiculous windswept manner as the slender teen shakily wobbled from Ike's jeep towards Link.
"Good…gods…Ike drives like a madman" Marth wheezed and fell forwards into Link.
"Liiiiiiiink!" cooed the voice of Marth's boyfriend and lover, Roy. The fiery haired troublemaker flew out of the jeep and glomped Link who had just steadied Marth. Link fell onto the pavement with Roy on top of him. The blonde blushed faintly as he knew his spiky, crimson haired amigo had stolen a quick peck as he always managed to do in his overzealous greetings without anyone else noticing. Sometimes Link wondered if Roy would've dated him instead of Marth had they met first. Roy sat up and smiled at Link with his boyish features that radiated mischievousness, something the he was notorious for throughout the entire academy. Roy and Marth were like fire and ice in personalities, but they had been together since they met back when Marth was a sophomore and Roy a freshman.
Marth was taller, a year older, with cobalt hair and eyes who was almost always calm and very difficult to ruffle. When you're the heir to one of the biggest empires in the region, it's something one probably has to get the hang of at an early age. Marth possessed a kind of grace about him that fit his form quite well particularly being one of the school's dance team captains. Consequently, Marth has been considered very effeminate by most of the school for his love of fashion and hours upon hours spent grooming himself.
Then there was Roy, who offset Marth in such a way that it only fit well that they were together. Shorter, younger, ice blue eyes, and fiery red hair that mimicked his personality. Roy was also a rather important figurehead amongst the region, primarily due to his sickly father. Boisterous and outgoing, Roy has been the life of the party everywhere he went, although he usually ends up getting himself in trouble with his antics. Nothing has ever come of it across his three years thus far at the academy, which might have something to do with that MVP title he's held in the soccer league. There was only one thing Link knew Roy might love almost as much as Marth, and that was the redheads love for playing his guitar and going to concerts.
"How are you Liiiink?" Roy cried with delight. The blonde couldn't reply as the redhead was presently crushing his abdomen. Marth rolled his eyes at the face Link made and hoisted Roy off the blonde. The redhead pouted at his significant other, but it didn't last as he planted a soft kiss on Marth's cheek.
"Thanks Marth, and I'm doing swell Roy" Link said with a smile as he got back to his feet. The rest of their group had convened to settle on a movie choice.
"Alrighty! Let's get moving guys, these tickets won't buy themselves" Ike called and beckoned for everyone to follow.
"Zelda, weren't you going to ask Sheik if he wanted to come?" JP asked. The brunette female shrugged her shoulders.
"Yeah…I put it out there, but…uh…he had already made plans" JP frowned and shook her head.
"I understand he didn't want to be the odd man out, but with his looks…shoo…Sheik could have anyone he wanted! Why is he still single Zel?" Zelda glanced at the roseate and laughed lightly. The pink haired girl failed to see what was amusing and sighed.
"So…what movie did we all agree on?" Kip interjected. Ike looked at Zelda who looked at Marth and Roy who looked at JP together and she turned her gaze over to Link and Pit who were dawdling behind them. The blonde and brunette froze when they felt everyone's eyes on them.
"Pit. Link. Did you think of a movie?" The two looked dumbly at their friends like a deer caught in headlights. Nervous banter was exchanged between the two boys.
"Pit, you can pick"
"No, Link you pick"
"Pit I insist"
"Link! You pick! I'm just along for the ride"
"Same here!"
"Err…"
"Will you two shaddap and just pick something. Gods…you two are as indecisive as ten year old girls"
"I take offense to that Ike"
"What Marth?"
"Hmm?"
"What did you say?"
"Me? I said nothing"
"You totally said something"
"I totally did not"
"Are you getting smart with me?"
"I can't be smart with someone as dumb as you"
"Oooohhh…that was dirty Marth. Diiiiirrrtyyy"
"You wouldn't know dirty if it came up to you and rubbed itself all over your face"
Roy, JP, Zelda, and Kip exchanged glances and slapped a palm to their foreheads, sighing deeply at the continual exchange between Marth and Ike. Pit and Link finally settled on Prince of Persia for their movie, but had taken more of an interest in the playful argument between the bluenettes. Some ten minutes later, Ike finally conceded to Marth's adept skill at bickering.
"Ahaa…I win again" Marth cooed victoriously with a smirk as he pinched Ike's cheek. The football star rolled his eyes and swatted Marth's hand away.
"Have we settled on a movie?" Ike asked as he turned around, only to find that their friends were already buying their tickets from the ticket booth.
"HEY!" shouted Ike. The others turned around and waved their tickets with wry grins. Roy and Zelda knew their lovers enough to have already bought their tickets to avoid any unnecessary drama. The group filed into the theater with smiles and laughter in eager anticipation for the movie.
A few hours later, the group meandered out into the theaters rather vacant parking lot. The movie was pretty good they agreed on, although Ike had gotten defensive that there was a lot more they should've included from the game series it was based upon and not a certain assassination friendly game. Link was minding his own business and walking at a pleasant pace while discussing some of his favorite parts with Kip.
"Oh great…a knife thrower with a conscience…" Kip and Link burst out in laughter together.
"I think I might have to practice some of those moves for-""WAH!" Link was cut off by a yelp from someone and a sudden force slamming into him. The blonde tumbled forwards and rolled down the grassy slope with another object tumbling with him in a tangled mess of limbs. The blonde opened his eyes once he stopped moving, and despite his glasses having been knocked loose; Link was smart enough to know who was on top of him and who's lips were pressing against his, and who's ass he was unintentionally squeezing.
Pit…
JP stood at the hill's crest behind the rest of her group and pumped her fist victoriously. Roy nudged Marth and grinned mischievously at his boyfriend.
'Oh gods…oh gods…oh gods…kissing Pit! WhadoIdowhadoIdo' Link's mind sputtered. The angel's eyes opened finally and those ice blue eyes glimmered with fear, embarrassment, and something else that Link wasn't quite sure. Their cheeks were flushed and neither had made much of a movement except Link's hand squeezed tentatively, eliciting a soft moan from Pit, as the blonde tried pushing the angel off of him. Heart's were racing and emotions were swirling through the night air as the two simply stared at each other.
"Whooo Pit! You dog! You're a daring one aren't you!" Ike hollered from the hill. The blonde mentally cursed his best friend and JP for being a lummox and a conniving witch. He would've eventually told Pit his feelings regardless of how the angel felt…it…just needed time. Then again…this might've been just the nudge he needed (and Pit's too).
Well I hope you enjoyed it in all it's bahumbug glory. Reviews, criticism, ideas, all that stuff you can add after reading the chapter are my motivation :3 I'll return soon with the next installment so long as I don't hit another wall again ;; ~Beefeh