DISCLAIMER: The Bishi world belongs to Songwind. I do not own any anime, manga, book, movie or game characters mentioned in this fanfic and have nothing to give you if you sue me! I also don't own Autumn – she was generously 'donated' to me by PeaceLoveOcelot. Neither do I own the Christine. She belongs to Shadow of Phantasia.

Short chapter. Sorry.

Chapter 7

"I'll choose Link," Sarah announced when the other trainer settled into place. Link blinked and pointed at himself quizzically obviously he was too busy playing with the light switch to have listened when they discuss their strategy. "Just get on, please, Link… if… if you win… I'll buy you a… um… torch!"

Link blinked and a burning stick came to his mind wondering what's so interesting about that, surely his deku sticks are more than enough if his trainer wanted a torch so badly but he stepped into the field anyway.

"I think he's thinking of a different kind of torch," Sasuke droned.

"A modern torch!" Sarah confirmed.

The elfin archer drew out his sword and furrowed his brows, surely a modern torch is not much difference from the ones he's use to… perhaps they have a switch like that cool lamp back in the hotel and fire burns on and off at the flick of the switch… maybe that's what his trainer is talking about.

Kate eyed the elf, "I was expecting that. Marth"

"I was expecting that too!" Sarah proclaimed.

Marth neatly got up from his seat and dusted his white shirt – he had chosen his white costume today. "Yes mistress"

The prince took steady steps towards the field and placed himself opposite his opponent before drawing out his shiny thin sword twirling it to his side.

"Show off," Duo snorted and Sai elbowed him to shut up.

Kate looked at the two warriors, "I'll advise you Sarah… not to underestimate Marth. He may seem silly sometimes."

Marth was emotionless at her comment and stood silently in his white glory opposite the elf.

"But he's really quite artistic and efficient when it comes to battling," Kate finished and Sai beside her gave an agreeing nod on the artistic factor.

"Yo, buddy! Don't get your ass kicked out there!" Duo shouted and Ganny on his shoulders gave an encouraging babble.

"Arth win. Arth win!"

"Yeah what he said!"

"Well, ready?" Kate asked, "Saibaby, be the referee"

"Ai-BB weh-fa-wee!" Ganny giggled digging his fingers into Duo's hair making the owner of said hair shouted in protest.

"Very well, first to knock the other out wins."

Marth gave his thin blade a few experimental swipes then pulled a stance, "I, Marth, Bishonen of my trainer, Kate, give full consent to fight until I am called back or are knocked out."

Link scratched his elf ear as he thought of how he's to give consent without saying it. In the end he chose to mouth the words painfully slowly and exaggeratedly.

His opponent blinked then slowly turned to the only person in the entire arena that knows how to lip-read. "What did he say?"

"I, Link, Bishonen of Sarah, give full consent to fight until I am called back or are knocked out," Sai translated cheerily. "START!"

Both battling bishies didn't even pause as they both leapt forward at each other locking their swords pushing against each other trying to force the other to back off. In the end it was Marth who jumped back as Link swung his shield at the prince and Link was onto him at once crying out a battle cry as he leapt forward with a downward slash.

"Marth, counter"

The prince didn't need to be told twice and held his sword up in a defensive stance deftly deflecting the elf's blow and made his own slash back.

"Um… shield Link! Shield!" Sarah screamed beginning to panic but Link was already holding up his Hyrulian Shield before his master even ordered to.

"Slash him Link!" Sarah screamed leaning nervously further out as the two competitors continue to exchange blows with Link fiercely slashing his sword about with brutal strength and the Fire Emblem prince relying on his precision, speed and agility to land his blows.

"Um… to the left! Right… no…" Sarah continued to bark until she felt a hand press on her shoulder gently pulling her back.

"Calm down," her Sasuke hissed retracting his hand and then pointing to the lines on the floor, "you're going to get disqualified if you pass the line!"

Sarah squeaked and jumped backwards nearly bowling over her ninja bishonen when she realised how close she was to the line.

"Stop panicking! Us bishies know how to handle ourselves in battle quite fine like that friend of yours… Christine or whoever said," Sasuke snapped further, "as a trainer you're to battle the battle from a third person perspective rather than actually going in there and fight. You're to give advice and help form strategies whilst your bishi is too caught up in battle to think up"

Sasuke glared at his trainer who was half hyperventilating and half tearing up from the scolding she just got.

"I-I don't know how to do this!" Sarah blurted trembling her bottom lip.

Sasuke huffed though his demeanour softened the slightest bit. "Just watch, the stupid elf should know what to do."

Beads of sweat started dribbling down Link's forehead as he blocked yet another slash of Marth's and leapt backwards a few steps before charging in with a forward thrust. The white prince seemed to have predicted the attack and deftly twirled to one side, his slim sword sweeping round and halted it's sharp edge barely a millimetre from the elf's neck.

There was a minute of silence and Link's face turned into a triumphant grin whilst Marth seem slightly annoyed at the fact that they're at a stalemate as though Marth had his shiny long sword upon the archer's skin, the elf boy also had manage to whip out his trusty hookshot at the last second and had it neatly positioned with the sharp end pointed at the prince's stomach.

"Um… Tie?" Sai said after a while of stillness.

Kate on the other end of the field hesitantly nodded her head, "seems to be"

THUMP

Link was on the ground sitting tiredly on the floor with a silly grin about his elfin features, his sword and shield fell with a tired clatter on either side of him. Marth huffed and twirled on the heel of his shoe before tossing his navy hair to heaven and marched off the field.

"You've fought well Marth," Kate complimented when he reached the side and Marth's annoyed emotion dropped a dip but he still sulkily stabbed his blade back into its sheath.

Kate cleared her throat and tried again, "You executed the battle most beautifully."

The Fire Emblem prince's features changed immediately to a bright goofy grin at the compliment and had even forgotten his earlier sulk and managed a girlish shy blush which Sai and Duo immediately started jeering at.

"LINK!!!!" Sarah screamed and the archer barely had enough time to turn his face round before the pink and small human he calls trainer came barrelling at him knocking him clean to the floor. "WAI!!! You done SO SO well! I'm so proud of you!!!"

"Hmph, I could do better," Sasuke droned coming in a more normal manner across the field.

Kate smiled somewhat undecidedly, "well… I guess that still counts as a win… sort of… I guess um… you can travel with me… "

Link was immediately forgotten as his pink and small trainer barrelled on and tackled the other trainer in a happy hug. Link blinked as he suddenly found out that he could breathe now and looked up at the other bishi his trainer owns.

Sasuke glared back, "I'm not going to hug you if that's what you're thinking"

END OF CHAPTER 7

Thankies PeaceLoveOcelot and Shadow of Phantasia (yes, twinkies do sound nice indeed) for their lovely reviews! KiKi Hayashi