(A/N) This is waay over due. Sorry.

So here you are, the next chapter.

Samus had been acting distant ever since the movie. Was it because her boyfriend, Ike, had broken it off between them? Or the fact that she was partnered up with Marth for a science project?

Zelda and Peach began to worry. Zelda's never seen her so quiet in the past month she's been here.

"I think I'm gonna do it," Marth declared.

"Do what?" Roy and Link asked.

"Ask her out, of course. Wish me luck."

Marth strolled over to Zelda.

"Hi Marth, how are you?" Zelda greeted.

"Oh, I'm good. I was just wondering if you wanted to go out with me, Zelda."

Zelda was, the least to say, surprised. She had thought he took interest in her, but she never though it to be a reality. She glanced over at Peach, who was shrieking silently, then at Samus, who was just as surprised, but seemed to be angry more than anything.

"Ah, well act-" Zelda was cut off by Samus, who had risen from her seat.

Peach and Zelda eyed her curiously and Marth did the same, although he was obviously scared. Marth would never admit it but he found Samus highly intimidating.

Samus raised a hand and slapped Marth across the cheek. The cafeteria fell silent. Aurelia gasped.

Link and Roy ran over to their Altean friend, who was now sitting on the ground holding his cheek. Zelda knelt down beside him. Aurelia, Leanne and Alicia were about to get up, march over there and lecture Samus for hurting Leanne's love. But they were stopped, by Samus, who suddenly started shouting.

She took a deep breath, holding back the tears, and yelled, "Marth I told you not to flirt with my friends! Why do you have to be so-so-so stupid!? Are really so oblivious that you can't see I like you?! More than that actually! I guess you could say that I love you!" Samus stopped shouting and realised that, one, the whole school was staring at her, and, two, she had just said she loved Marth. She looked around the room, looking no-one in the eye. Finally her eyes rested on Marth, still on the ground, still holding his cheek and looking more surprised than anything really.

Samus stormed out of the room, blinking back the tears welling up in her eyes. She decided to leave school early that day.

After arriving at the nurse's office with Marth, Zelda asked, "Why was she acting like that? Why did she say she liked you?"

"Beats me. I don't get her. Yesterday, she was happy doing the science project with me, and today, she's suddenly all- What's the word?"

"Bitchy."

"Yeah, that's the word."

Silence.

"I should get back to class," Zelda said. "Bye."

"Bye," Marth said, barely audible.

He lay down on the bed in the office, and drifted into deep thought about the events that occurred earlier.

I'll get more onto Ike in later .

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