Yo everyone! It's SSDNK here with Chapter 4! Last time, Lucina was juuust about to meet Marth until a cliffhanger...sorry...but here it is! Hope you enjoy!
CHAPTER FOUR
"It's very nice to meet you Sir," I try a curtsey and I smile.
"Hey…I didn't get that…" Complains Ike.
"Well look who's talking, Mr. Mercenary," Marth himself chimes in. I glance at Ike, wondering what his reaction is based on our talk. He shrugs it off and it doesn't seem to bother him.
"FYI, Marth, I'm a Lord now. So hello, nice to meet you all, I'm Mr. Lord, not Mr. Mercenary." Ike says. We all chuckle over this.
"Back to Lucina," Marth gets us back on track. "It is very nice to meet you too. You may call me Marth, since we are related."
"Alright," I say, "but can I ask you something? Er, show you?"
"Certainly," Marth replies. I nod and tuck my hair into the back of my armored long shirt. I move my bangs so they cover almost all of my forehead. Like Marths'. Ike sort of gasps, but then covers his mouth quickly and pushes Marth next to me.
"Lucina…you look exactly like Marth. A teeny bit more feminine"—Marth elbows him—"but otherwise…" Ike trails off. I step so I am facing Marth.
"Yes, well, I'm supposed to look like you. I had to take your name for a while in order for my father not to know it was me from the future and to boost my peoples' hope in battle…and…if I did anything wrong, I'm s-so sorry…" I look at the ground, ashamed of myself.
"Lucina." Marth says. When I don't look up, he lifts my chin and looks me in the eyes. "Thank you."
"Wh-what?" I stammer.
"You just told me I am a sign of hope in your time. I couldn't be more honored and proud. I'm proud of you, Lucina. Just like your father must be." He smiles, and I try to as well, but I take in a sharp breath when something wet slips down my cheek.
Ike, probably feeling very awkward at the moment, says quietly, "Luci, its okay. Just hug already." And I feel Marth draw me into his embrace. Once I'm done hugging him, I hug Ike, which pleasantly surprises him.
"Thanks, Lucina."
"Thank you, Ike."
"For what?"
"I don't know. For being 'just you,' I suppose." And he draws me in a bit more.
"Now can we eat? I REALLY am in the mood for so—"
"Don't even," I cut Ike off.
"So you know already?" Marth asks me.
"Too well, too fast."
"Just like the rest of us," Marth sighs and I smile. All four of us walk to the dining hall down a long hall. Pit and Dark Pit left a bit before us, Pit saying he'll meet us at dinner, and went down a different hall. Finally we reach a rather large and tall door. Ike opens it for us.
"Whoa…" Robin says as we enter the dining hall. She definitely has a reason. It's huge, only second in size to the training room. It has large, circular tables with 8 chairs at each. The theme of the room is a maroon, with maroon walls and maroon tablecloths with gold embroidery.
"It's beautiful in here," I comment.
"Wait till you see the foo-ood!" Ike says in a singsong voice. Robin facepalms, I shake my head, and Marth just sighs. But he's exactly right. There's a ton of food and so many choices it's hard to pick one thing.
"Ooh…" Robin says in awe, "what to choose…it's so hard!"
After we look for a couple of minutes, we finally get something on our plates. Ike finally gets his long awaited chicken legs and a teeny bit of salad ("Always good to be healthy!"). Robin gets a juicy piece of steak with mashed potatoes and peas. Marth has an elaborate dish of lamb chops and broccoli rob. I have on my plate roasted dark-meat turkey with stuffing and green beans. I walk to the designated table Robin and I were invited to with her.
"This is going to be such a great…" I trail off to Robin when she pokes me and points at our table. Link is there and so is Pit, but to Pits' left…
Dark Pit smirks egotistically at me with a look that says, Sup, Princess, and…I just can't stand it. It's so… ugh.
"He's so full of himself! It's disgusting! It's—" Robin cuts me off of my rant.
"Luci. Try to tolerate him, for Pits' sake. I'll try too. And you guys DID say you were over the things you said earlier to each other."
"It still stings…" I mutter. We reach the table, and we sit on the opposite side of the table from Dark Pit. Ike snags the seat to the left before Marth and grins at his triumph. Marth shoots me a look that says please excuse him while he glares daggers at Ike, who just waves. I smile at their antics.
"You guys are weird…" I say, gazing at them.
"Yeah, they should just get a room already," Link jokes, which earns him lots of yelling from the two swordsman. He looks pleased with his result.
"That's not what I meant," I glance at Link. "But is that a long running joke you guys have?"
"Well," Link gleefully explains, "it started in Melee when Roy was here. Then it was Marth and Ike, since Roy had to leave. And so the shipping, as it's called, continues to this day. The End." He ends dramatically, which gets him scoffs, 'wow's, and 'gosh Link's.
"Okay then…" I say, having no idea how to respond to this crap.
"Sorry to drag you into this, guys," Ike apologizes to Robin & I. "Our green clad Christmas elf here just loves making us gay. I mean I don't have a problem with gays at all. They are AWESOME." He covers himself.
"I AM NOT A FRIKIN' ELF!" Link yells in defiance, which he gets a lot of 'um yeah you are's and 'just look, bro's. Robin sends me a sideways glance of confusion, saying, Whaaa…? I send her a look back saying, Just roll with it. I switch my gaze to Marth, who is just taking this all without a problem. I guess he's just used to it by now. Then I glance at Pit and Dark Pit. Dark Pit has a smirk on his face, loving the chaos, while Pit looks kind of uncomfortable. Those two are really opposites, I think.
Robin and I have a great time at dinner and talk all evening with everyone, except Dark Pit, who is quiet most of the time. Not like I really want to talk with him, and even if I did, he probably wouldn't talk to me. After dinner it was time for dessert.
"This is ALMOST as good as the chicken," Says Ike, pointing to the serving table, which is now lined with sweets. Cakes, pies, cookies, chocolate—you name it, it was there. Ike & Link run over, shoving each other, and Marth follows, shaking his head.
"Do you want anything?" I ask Robin. "Because I do."
"Yeah, I'll get something. C'mon, Luc," She gets up from her chair.
"Okay. Those candies look really good too…"
Robin ends up with a simple slice of chocolate cake with a glass of milk to wash it down, while I get a slice of Black Forest cake. The guys (Except Marth, who has only two cookies and a small slice of vanilla cake) are a different story. Link has two shockingly large pieces of dark chocolate cake and five brownies, and Ike…wow. Ike has three pieces of pie, a slice of cake, two cookies, and a giant bowl of ice cream. Robin and I stare, wide-eyed, as he and Link magically clear their plates.
"Wh-what…wh-why…" Robin stutters, utterly amazed.
"HOW ON EARTH DID YOU EAT ALL OF THAT?!" I burst, stunned. "You'd be sick for weeks with just half!"
"Huh," Ike says. "I never really thought about it."
"Me neither," Link agrees. "I guess we have iron stomachs…?"
"I don't really understand them myself," Marth comments. "Link's been this way since Melee, when I first met him, and Ike's been like this since Brawl, too."
"Hey guys! Back!" Pit pipes up randomly. Apparently he had left to get dessert too, because his plate is also loaded. He has a lot for his size—a large piece of cake and two ice creams.
"…And he's just immortal, being an angel, so his appetite is a mystery as well," Concludes Marth.
"Yeah. Me and Ike love food!" Pit says cheerily and then Ike high-fives him.
"Maybe that's why Dark Pit doesn't have that much," I note. He only has a cookie and two packs of that candy that Pit showed me, the dark Skittles one. "He might only love certain foods while Pit loves all."
"That's a good observation," Robin nods. Pit continues to eat as the rest of us talk. Soon enough, it's time to leave.
"Wow, what time is it?" I ask.
"It's…" Link pauses dramatically, searching for a clock. "Eight thirty-five."
"Dinner must've been pretty long then."
"It was fun though. You guys are pretty cool," Ike says.
"Lucina somehow got humorous. She didn't get any jokes until she met you guys," Robin laughs and I poke her sharply.
"Really? I don't believe that. She's funny," Ike glances in my direction and smiles. I smile back.
The girls' wing is closer to the dining hall than the boys is, so me and Robin say farewell.
"See you all tomorrow. It was nice eating with you all," I say politely.
"Yes, it was fun," Robin agrees.
"Well bye, guys," Link does a small wave but then his eyes widen. "OH CRAP! I've got a date with Zelda in five minutes! Bye!" And he races down the hall.
"Link has a girlfriend?" I ask.
"Yep," Ike replies.
"No, it was more of a 'Link has a girlfriend?'"
"Oh. Yeah, that remains a mystery." He chuckles.
"Um," Robin says, "I'm going to go to my room. See ya, Luc."
"Okay, be there soon." I say, and she leaves.
"So…" I start to Ike.
"Are you going to sit at our table tomorrow? Because I—we'd want you back," Ike blurts suddenly, making me blush. Thank gods Marth had left, or poor Ike wouldn't have heard the end of that.
"Of course, Ike. It was fun today, so why would it not be tomorrow?" I answer.
"Right. So, um, see you tomorrow, Lucina."
"You can call me Luci. It's fine with me."
"Okay…Luci."
"Bye, Ike."
"See you."
We head our separate ways, and he might not know, but I saw his blush. I'm not sure if he saw mine.
Awww! I thought that was cute, don't know 'bout you guys. See ya 'round with Chapter 5! Pleeeeease review!