Hello everyone! I'm here with another exciting chapter of the Rise and Fall of Marth Lowell.

Just to let you guys know ahead of time, on the week after Thanksgiving is when I'll be working on my core assessments. I most likely will be slow with updating during that week unless I get them done at a decent paste. My goal is to at least flesh out as much chapters I can before that time comes. Usually with reading your wonderful reviews, I am very motivated and tend to have lots of ideas for this story.

Anyways, Chapter 9!


Link dozed off peacefully in his soft, woolen bed. The Hylian slept without a care in the world, feeling at inner peace. To his dismay, it happened to be Monday and a school day at any less. Instead of Rusl or Uli waking him up, his cellphone vibrated as it went off as if someone sent a text early in the morning. Yawning, the blond rubbed his eyes, glancing over at his cellphone as he grabbed it, unlocking its passcode to see the message.

It turned out to be from an unknown sender which caused him to feel a bit uneasy. He didn't recall giving his phone number to anyone else except his friends. He couldn't help but reply back as he read their message which read "Wake up, sleepyhead. :)"

Link: Thanks for the wake up call but not to be rude or anything… but who are you?

Placing the phone on his drawer, the boy went to freshen himself up and get ready for the school day. He'd grab his uniform, making his way towards the bathroom to take a quick shower and brush his teeth. After he finished his daily tasks, he'd head back into his room, grabbing his book bag as he noticed the unknown sender replied to his text.

Unknown: Well, let's just say that I'm a friend of yours.

Link had a bewildered look on his face. He couldn't even believe that this mysterious person was being vague, almost as if they were playing him for a fool. The teen was heavily tempted to block this person however he felt the need to get to know them better. Who knows, maybe they were a person he's met before but he probably just forgot about them. Instead, he decided to play their game, wanting to see if they will reveal themselves throughout time.

Link: I see… do you attend Burazazu High?

After the reply, he stuffed his phone into his pocket as he scurried out of his room, making his way downstairs and into the kitchen. The boy was greeted by both Uli and Rusl as the older woman made him some oatmeal along with a glass of orange juice for breakfast. He'd sit down and began digging in. Rusl lowered the newspaper he was reading, glancing at his adopted son.

"How are you enjoying your school year so far?" he asked him, being full of curiosity.

"Well," Link replied, pausing for a moment. Tapping his spoon against the bowl, the blond added "It's been really good so far. I've made lots of friends and the faculty and staff there is real nice."

"That's good to hear. I was afraid you were being bullied or something just because you were home schooled," Rusl exclaimed, taking a sip of his java.

Uli glanced over at the two, joining in their conversation.

"I still don't trust that assistant principal though, Ms. Embrey," said the blonde woman. Ever since that night when the woman dropped Link off, she couldn't help but become weary of her. It may be her motherly instincts kicking in but nevertheless, she could sense she'll be nothing but trouble. Something told her that she was after her adopted son but she couldn't quite pinpoint why.

"You mean Cia? Well, she actually isn't all that bad. Just strict, but not menacing like the other one, Mr. Koopa," responded the Hylian teen.

"Are you sure about that?" questioned Uli. Even if Link reassured her, the woman wouldn't dare to believe that Cia had any good qualities in her. Recently, her hunch has been telling her to keep an eye on Link at all times before the shark gets him.

"I'm sure, I promise," replied the Hylian. Link wasn't the one to jump to conclusion about his peers or those around him. He didn't like judging people off the bat or felt it was even necessary. For him, he felt that he needed to see them act out in their own actions to determine if they're a person with bad intentions. After all, his grandmother taught him to never judge a book by its cover.

Link finished his meal as he got up, placing the dirty dishes in the sink before following Rusl. Uli waved off after them, giving her husband a kiss on the cheek before he hopped in his truck. The older man started up his car as Link made his way into the passenger's seat. He turned and looked at the boy, giving him a stern glare.

"Remember that after school finishes, you are to meet me at the front gates. After all, you're grounded ever since that fiasco Saturday night," Rusl said, reprimanding the blonde teen. He recalled Saturday as the night he became heavily disappointed in Link, especially since he brought Aryll along for this whole ordeal.

"Yeah, I know. What if I'm interesting in joining a club afterschool or something? Does that fall under strict rule too or does that allow me some flexibility?" Link asked. He knew that kendo club was going to start in two weeks and he was interested in joining. The boy wanted to try sparring with others to practice his abilities. After all, how could one get better if they don't have various partners to fight against.

"Well, if it's in that case, you'll have to text me fifteen minutes prior to when your club ends," Rusl answered. Link nodded in response as Rusl began to back up, making his way on the streets. However, a speeding car passed them, almost colliding with his truck as he growled. Link jumped for a minute, sighing of relief as he was glad he survived that horrible monstrosity.

"WATCH YOUR SPEED JACKASS! THE SPEED LIMIT HERE IS THIRTY-FIVE!"


Little did they know, the driver happened to be the devil herself, Cia. Lana held onto her dear life as her sister was driving at seventy-five miles per hour. The young girl glanced at her sister who had a crazed look going on.

"IF I FUCKING RUN LATE BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPID BITCH ASS COULDN'T FIND YOUR HOMEWORK OR IF I FUCKING GET PULLED OVER, I'M DOCKING ALL OF YOUR ALLOWANCE!" roared Cia. She was not a happy camper this morning, even smacking her sister on the face due to her vigorous ways getting the best of her.

Lana frowned, hoping the mark would fade away by the time she arrived on school grounds. Instead, she was having none of her sister's shit. She was getting tired of being her punching bag, especially for simple accidents such as almost forgetting an important assignment or accidentally overcooking dinner. Lana began thinking, wondering what would Lucina do if she was in her situation. Before her disappearance, the light bluenette viewed the indigo haired girl as her ideal role model. She recalled Lucina being very protective of her friends and others around her, sticking up against viscous bullies such as the Wario brothers and the Koopalings. She never let people feel down or out of place, even stepping out of her own social circle, mingling with everyone such as the group everyone dubbed the "cowards" or "babies" and the band geeks.

Ever since her sister broke Lucina, her life hasn't been the same. Cia began to grow more hostile as the days passed by, even started to begin planning Zelda's downfall. Lana felt guilty, wanting no part to watch as an innocent bystander anymore to her sister's twisted plans. Instead, she wanted to stop her, especially since she knows the kind of mind breaking damage she possesses.

"Well maybe if you weren't playing with your phone, you would have been there already? Did you ever think about that sister dearest?" Lana said, snapping a bit. She couldn't stand her sister's complaining, especially when she always played the victim.

Cia's jaw dropped at hearing her sister talk back. How dare she talk back to her elders, especially her older sister?! The woman began taking a deep breath, trying her best to calm herself down as she wanted to beat her sister's face off so badly. Instead, she just laughed it off as her eye twitched a little.

"You're so funny Lana, you know that? Give me a good reason why I shouldn't beat your ass right now? Or, I can just kick you out of the house. After all, you are eighteen now," said the older woman. Lana rolled her eyes and sighed. To her luck, their favorite song was coming up on the radio as it seemed to make Cia in a better mood.

"Because "Titanium" is coming on in a few seconds," piped Lana, turning up the volume. Cia gave a grin as the song started, mouthing that her sister got lucky. Making their way on the freeway, the two girls started singing, getting really into the music.

"You shoot me down, but I won't fall, I AM TITANIUM!" sang the two sisters.

Chrom was on the freeway, going the speed limit as he was taking Lissa to school. The blonde girl felt at ease since her brother wasn't driving like his usual self. She hoped it last forever but in spite of it all, a speeding car cut Chrom off, causing the bluenette to get angry.

"What the hell," Chrom snarled. He gave the bird, getting frustrated at the reckless driver. He couldn't believe the speed they were going and the fact that he got cut off. Chrom knew he wasn't the best driver in the world but he made sure to turn on his turn signal to indicate his lane change or slow down for construction.

Lissa begin getting tense, knowing where this was going to lead into. She wished her body would disappear, leaving the car and teleport itself to the school. She sighed heavily, leaning over towards her older brother from the backseat.

"Chrom, please don't try anything reckless," moaned the blonde girl. She began to clutch onto her backpack, already fearing for the worst.

The older teen didn't listen to her. Instead, he began to press on the gas, speeding up towards the car that cut him off as he began tailgating the driver.

Lana stopped singing as she turned around, noticing the car that her sister cut off right on their butt of the car. Panicking, she began trying to grab Cia's attention to the best of her ability.

"Cia….I think that driver's mad at us," said Lana.

Checking her rearview mirror, the white haired woman grinned. She felt like having some fun and wanted to get a better taste of an adrenaline rush. She began pressing harder on the gas, going faster to lose Chrom.

"Oh no you don't! "Chrom yelled, clutching onto the steering wheel. He'd pursue the driver, following their every move and turn as they got off the freeway.

Lana looked back, still seeing the driver on their tail as they were now in the city. She looked at the speed limit, worrying for her sister as she feared a cop might be around.

"Cia! T-they're still following us! Please, stop this reckless driving, I'm shaking," whined Lana, trembling. Her body was shaking from the excess anxiety that the car chase provided.

"Aw, I was just getting started. I'm not finished quite yet, after all, I'm not letting some insolent trash take me or my sister down!"

The two cars speed through the city, causing people to freak out and even almost hit couple of pedestrians. Both Lana and Lissa covered their eyes, worried that they were going to die at a young age due to their older siblings' stubbornness. They ate about five red lights, almost getting themselves into a couple of collisions. Even without using turn signals to try to get away from the pissed off driver, they seemed to be onto their every move.

The two got closer to the school as some of the students jumped out of the way, fearing for their lives. Lana screamed, fearing that Cia was going to collide into the school building. Luckily, she managed to stop at a parking space but to their dismay, the angry driver was also there.

The two Embrey sisters got out of the car, both of their hair sticking up from the wild car ride. Lana's legs shook really badly as she tried her best to attempt walking. Frederick and Emmeryn arrived at the same time, parking as they wondered what the hell even happened.

Lissa stepped out of the car, her pigtails going up like Pippi Longstocking as she trembled, falling flat on her face due to her body's sudden shock. Chrom followed in pursuit, glaring as his body tensed up looking for the jackass who cut him off.

Cia looked around, noticing no trace of the tailgater as they seemed to park somewhere else. She grabbed onto Lana, hugging her as she jumped before laughing.

"We actually did it! We got rid of the stupid imbecile," beamed the older woman. Lana's eyes widened, being surprised from the sudden hug. She couldn't believe it, seeing her sister excited was something new. The bluenette couldn't recall the last time she's ever seen Cia this happy.

"AHEM!"

Turning around, the two sisters saw an extremely angry Chrom and a scared Lissa. Lana's stomach sank, realizing the driver they had cut off was no other than Chrom Lowell, Emmeryn's younger brother. Cia just smirked, basking in her own egotistical pride.

"I won bitch. Go choke on a fucking dick jackass," taunted Cia, sticking her tongue at him.

Chrom rolled his eyes, almost tempted to beat the living daylight out of her. At this point, he couldn't care less if she was Emmeryn's precious friend, to him, she was the driver who cut him off. The one who could have caused him his licensed if he were have gotten pulled over. Luckily, Frederick rushed over with Emmeryn as he went between the two.

"What the hell is going on?!" shouted the brunet. He heard about two reckless drivers on the morning radio but he didn't expect it to be two people he was close to.

"She cut me-!"

Before Chrom could finish, Cia cut him off, putting her acting abilities to good use. Frowning, she made a devastating look as she began to shake.

"He was riding my car's ass. I was so scared, so I tried my best to try to get him off my tracks. He could have cost me my driving license," whined Cia, pouting.

"That's not true…" Chrom growled. He couldn't believe that both Frederick and Emmeryn were siding with the manipulative witch! How dare she always get her way. The indigo haired boy felt she was nothing but pure venom, one that must be stopped before she completely spreads.

"Chrom that's enough. I want you apologize to Miss Embrey right this instant," scolded Frederick. He wasn't in the mood for Chrom's antics or anyone else's.

"What?! You've got to be-!" The eighteen year old cut himself off before cussing in front of his sister and her boyfriend. He was already in enough trouble as it is and didn't want to dig himself into a deeper hole. Sighing, he gave them the most unamused face as he faced himself towards Cia.

"I'm sorry," he said, apologizing. It stung giving a compulsive liar an apology but he didn't want to deal with this anymore. He was afraid he was going to be late for his classes as he started heading out.


In the front of the school gates, Marth made his way towards Shulk, Wolt, Roy, Ness and Link. It appeared that neither Reflet, Pit nor Red arrived yet. The bluenette waved at his friends, greeting them with morning casualties.

"How was your guys' weekend?" asked Marth. He was curious to know, especially since he got to hang out with the popular kids.

"Don't get me started," answered Link. He chuckled a bit nervously, sighing. Shulk tilted his head, almost as if he was curious to know.

"What happened Link? You've got to tell us," said the platinum blonde teen.

"Well, the other Marth and I got dragged with Pit into stopping Pittoo and Shadow from peeping at Lana's sleepover. Let's just say we all got in trouble and now I'm grounded," explained the Hylian.

"Ouch, that sucks," said Ness.

"Hey Link, here's a forewarning for you. Don't try to intervene or get involved in what Shadow and Pittoo do. It's most likely to get anyone in trouble, "Roy said, giving off fairly good advice.

Link nodded, thanking Roy for the worthy advice. He figured that Shadow was the type that was always up to no good. The Hylian wondered how the other boy even got accepted here in the first place but forgot it's all about the abilities they possess. Lana slowly moved towards the group, hugging her boyfriend as she blinked, still in shock from the whole car ordeal.

"What happened to your hair?!" asked Wolt.

"It's… a long story," replied the girl, shaking. Marth wondered what exactly went on, but instead embraced his girlfriend.

"Hey, I was wondering would you like to go out on a date after school?" he asked.

"Y-yes, I'd love that!"

Ike and the other popular kids arrived as they made their way towards Marth. They were amazed to see him out and alive from the whole graveyard ordeal. After all, they assumed he was a goner.

"Hey Marth! I didn't expect you to make it," stated Boyd. Severa rolled her eyes, looking at his other friends as if they were beneath her.

"You're a pretty cool guy," said Jennifer. She thought of the bluenette to be brave, especially since he didn't say a word of turning back during their expedition.

"Hey, how about you hang out with us afterschool today," suggested Ike. "We're going to the videogame arcade and wondered if you'd like to come."

Marth thanked him for the offerr but politely declined. "May some other time. I got plans for today."

"Alright then! See you in PE," Ike replied before leaving.

Roy rolled his eyes, hinting something to Wolt as the lime haired boy shrugged. Marth didn't seem to catch onto his body language or saw what happened. Instead, they all questioned him about his experience with the popular kids.


Meanwhile, Cia touched up her hair, fixing it before making her way into the office. It appeared that all the men seemed to be surrounding a computer before noticing her. Some murmured amongst each other as they saw her, while others gave her a strange look along with their appraisal.

"Nice to see you're comfortable with yourself," said Bowser. He seemed to be in a good mood, whistling to himself as he made his way towards his own office.

Snake grinned, looking at her before leaving the office to head to his classroom. Cia blinked, wondering what was even going on. Ganondorf happened to lean against the wall smirking.

"I never knew you were that kind of person Miss Embrey. If I were running this school, I would have fired you for your disgusting action," he stated.

"What?! What in the world are you even talking about?!"

She was beyond confused. Cia made her way towards the computer, only to stare in shock. There she came face to face with the nude picture of herself, as she began shaking, trying her best not to pull out her own hair. The woman ended up screaming, barging her way over into Emmeryn's office. Frederick and Emmeryn seemed to be conversing with one another as Cia entered, bursting into tears.

Emmeryn frowned a little, wondering what was wrong. She wanted to know who hurt Cia and why they did it. Getting up, she moved over to give the other woman a hug. Frederick raised his brow, being confused by the whole scene.

"What's wrong Cici? What happened?" asked Emmeryn, trying her best to console her.

"They… someone made porn of me and the other men were giving me dirty looks. They thought I uploaded them myself," wailed the tan Hylian. She clung onto Emmeryn tightly.

Frederick's face narrowed about hearing the news. He couldn't even believe someone would try to ruin Cia's reputation and image! The counselor wanted to get to the bottom of this and find out who did it. It heavily disgusted him that there were people out there that would Photoshop someone's face onto a nude photo to frame them.

Clearing his throat, the man finally spoke. "I suggest we hold an emergency assembly to get to the bottom of this! This behavior is heavily unacceptable and whoever is behind it deserves an expulsion!"

Cia nodded, as she grabbed a tissue, wiping her eyes. She softly smiled at them both.

"Thank you, you guys are the best friends a girl could ever have," Cia said, sniffling. She made her way outside the office, smirking as they fell for her crocodile tears. Little did she know while entering her office, a student managed to catch the whole thing

Midna blinked, before picking up something from the office before making her way out. She looked back, noticing Cia's menacing and twisted grin before leaving.

"That woman is a horrible monster. She's up to something and I must find out what."


Link seemed to check his text messages, being curious about the mystery student. They seemed to reply back to him as he opened up his phone, sneaking a text during his AP Calculus class.

Unknown: Yeah… I'm a secret admirer of yours. To be honest, I'm actually too shy to approach you. ;-;

Noticing the text message was sent during the morning, he decided to reply back to it. He wanted to know the unknown sender better and perhaps get a name out of them when the time was right. He sighed of relief, being thankful it was a student who had his number.

Link: Ah, I see. I really do hope I get to meet you sometime. You should like a friendly person.

After the reply, he went back to focusing on his school work. For some reason, he happened to get an immediate reply as he felt his phone vibrate. Glancing up at Mr. Game and Watch's desk and his own, he decided to sneak in another reply as he read their message.

Unknown: I'm so upset right now. I'm actually crying. ;n;

Being worried, he couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. From what he was learning, the unknown sender happened to be a sensitive person. He decided to comfort them and find out what was going on.

Link: Oh no. :( What happened?!

To his surprise, a very fast reply came in. Luckily for the Hylian teen, he was almost finished with the assignment. Opening up his phone once again, he decided to read their message.

Unknown: I'm just so sick of being bullied. I've put up with it for so many years that it hurts. It hurts so much to know that so many people are out to get me. I did nothing wrong to them but for some reason, they just hate me.

Link: That's terrible. I don't know why people do that kind of stuff in the first place. Also, I don't hate you. In fact, I'd love to get to know you better. :)

Unknown: Aww, you're so sweet Link. ;v; I really appreciate you trying to cheer me up. I literally smiled off screen right now because of you.

Before Link could reply, the bell rang as class ended. Everyone got up, turning in their assignment as they left the classroom. The intercom turned on as it went off.

"All students are to report to the gymnasium for an emergency assembly. I repeat, all students are to report to the gymnasium for an emergency assembly."

Marth blinked, looking at both Link and Lana as he wondered what was going on. He turned around, looking at the masked boy as the other bluenette shrugged in response. The four made their way towards the gymnasium, sitting near their respective graduating class. Pit eventually found the four, joining them as well.

As the gym filled up, Marth looked besides Link and noticed the Goth kids were sitting next to them. Dark Pit seemed to be more interested in his cellphone while Tharja happened to be reading a spell book. Shadow seemed to be making faces at Midna before she slapped him, telling him to pay attention. Vaati and Hilda both looked rather unamused, wishing they could just be out and done with school already.

The chatter ceased as Cia made her way towards the microphone. She held onto her staff, trying to conceal her emotions. Her eyes looked a little deranged as she scoped the whole gymnasium, glaring at each and every student there was.

Marth looked at his girlfriend, who seemed to tense up. He couldn't quite put his finger on why she did. Instead, he squeezed her tightly, ushering her and telling her that everything was going to be okay. Out of the entire row of students, Lana noticed her sister's face expression. She could tell that little by little, her true self was starting to show.

Holding the microphone, Cia began pacing around before presenting herself.

"Good morning Burazazu High. As you can see, I'm not exactly in a pleasant mood right now due to a certain incident. In fact, one of you thought it was so clever to Photoshop a nude picture of me!" she said, growling.

Tharja rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Look, the whore's starting to show her true colors," muttered the aspiring dark mage.

Midna glanced over at her. "I honestly wonder how long she can keep her persona up. "she said, joining in.

Vaati smirked, looking over at Shadow. "Told you sooner or later she'll find out."

Shadow rolled his eyes. "Vaati, shut up."

"Now, whoever did this I want them to confess and apologize to me in front of the entire Burazazu population!"

Cia looked at her audience, holding onto her staff. Her dark aura started to surround her as it was a mixture of black and purple. The woman raised her staff as five dark beams rose out of the ground, causing a slight earthquake. Some students closed their eyes while other ducked for cover at her anger.

Looking around, she glanced at a possible suspect. She started gliding up to them, the purple and black energy allowing her to float as she made her way towards Zelda.

"It was you, wasn't it? You were always jealous of me and wanted to try everything you could to get rid of me?!" She said, inching closer towards the brunette. She stroked the girl's face with her hand as Zelda felt extremely uncomfortable.

"No, why would I even tarnish my own reputation for the sake of satisfying pigs!" Zelda protested, trying to prove her innocence.

Robin couldn't help but darkly glare at the woman. He slowly opened his back pack, holding onto his Thoron tome just in case she tried to hurt the Hylian girl.

"If it wasn't you princess, then WHO DID IT?!" snapped the assistant principal. She went back towards the center stage, gliding her way up. All the students kept quiet as Vaati kept looking at Shadow. The dark Hylian tensed up, trying to find a scapegoat. In his luck, Link happened to be sitting next to him as he pushed him, causing the other Hylian to raise his hand up.

"HE DID IT!" yelled Shadow.

Vaati smacked himself on the face as he shook his head, sighing. He couldn't believe that Shadow even had the nerve to frame someone, yet alone get a new kid expelled.

Glancing in his direction, Cia made her way towards Link. However, instead of being angry, she felt more flattered. Her face started turning red as all kinds of disturbing thoughts began flowing through her head. Midna noticed her body language, taking a good note of who to warn when the time was right.

"Why did you do it Link?" she asked. Her voice seemed to be faking that of disappointment. She gave him a sad look, pouting as if trying to charm him. Lana shuddered at her sister's advances, finding them to be quite disturbing.

Seeing how he was in a tight situation, he made himself a mental note to punch Shadow later on. "I don't know honestly," Link replied, taking the downfall.

Everyone gasped, muttering amongst themselves as Zelda looked in his direction. She knew there was no way in hell that the blonde Hylian would do something like that. This seemed more like the work of Dark Pit's perverse friend, Shadow. She felt sorry for Link, hoping Cia would at least give him an easy sentence.

"You don't know? How about this, since you're new here, I'm going to let you off the hook. Next time, I'm not going to be that nice, understand?" she said sweetly.

"Yes ma'am."


Pit slammed his fists on the lunch table. "How dare Shadow frame you like that Link! What he did was absolutely wrong!"

"I'm surprised how she let you off the hook so easily," exclaimed Shulk. "She normally never does that, then again she's nothing compared to Mr. Dragmire."

"Mr. Dragmire?" Link wasn't quite sure about the other assistant principal that handled discipline. Out of the assistant principals, he only has seen mainly Cia and Bowser.

"Mr. Dragmire is tough man," said Wolt. "One time, he sent a trouble maker to the dark world. After he came out, the kid was never the same again."

Masked Marth appeared to be out of it as his friends talked with one another. His head started pounding a bit, as he placed his right hand over his forehead. He blacked out for a second, remembering something.


Lucina wandered through the hallway, holding a survey she was doing for her psychology class. She interviewed various students and teachers alike. The bluenette passed Mario and Luigi, waving at them before opening her locker, placing the results inside.

As she walked through the hallways, the teen stopped as she began hearing the sound of the piano. Being curious, she began following the sound of the music as it eventually was joined in by a beautiful voice.

"What an outstanding voice," she thought to herself out loud. Being curious, she began slowly making her way towards the music room as the voice enchanted her. Peeking, she noticed the room was dark, as she looked around and noticed Cia.

Hiding herself, she watched the woman play, singing an original tune to the melody. Lucina couldn't help but feel a hint of sadness in the song. She wanted to tell the assistant principal that she was amazing but at the same time, she didn't want to startle her.

Instead, she watched before grabbing a violin, mimicking the tune as she began playing the instrument. The violin, piano and the woman's enchanting voice meshed together into a beautiful tune. Eventually, Lucina felt comfortable enough to join in the singing, both of their voices uniting with one another to create the sound of a beautiful angel.

The piano then came to a stop as Cia meshed the key's, startling Lucina. Storming out, the white haired woman wondered who was spying on her or even joined in. Nobody was outside as the woman looked around. Lucina ran off before she could catch her.


Masked Marth blinked, wondering why he even remembered such a memory like that. Blinking, the fuzzy figure from his dream slowly started coming together as it began forming a woman who held a staff. Feeling tense, he quickly got up, apologizing to his friends before storming out of the cafeteria. He ran outside to the front of the school, as he clutched onto his head before sitting down on the bench.

A well-dressed woman seemed to be approaching the school. She wore a red suit and skirt and had her pastel-blue grey hair in a bun. Her bangs happened to be cut straight as she appeared to have a birth mark on the left side near her eye. She noticed the young teen as she approached him, kneeling down a bit to get a closer glimpse of him.

"Are you alright?" she asked with full concern. "Do you need to go to the nurse or something?"

"No… I'm fine," the boy replied.

"Are you sure? You look kind of pale," stated the woman.

He nodded in response once again. The woman sighed, shrugging before making her way towards the school. She happened to meet up with Emmeryn and Cia outside as the masked individual hid himself, observing the three.

"Emm, it's so good to see you!" beamed the woman, grinning. She ran up to her in her high heels, hugging her.

"Phila! I haven't seen you in a while. How is life treating you?" asked the blonde woman, smiling. She was happy to be meeting up with her other friend.

Cia on the other hand, stood next to her, glaring at Phila. Her blood started to boil a bit as she tried her best to reassure herself.

Phila noticed Cia and glared a bit. "Oh, it's nice to see you too… Cia," she said in a more bitter tone.

Emmeryn didn't seem to catch on as Cia rolled her eyes before giving the woman the finger when she turned around. Frederick came outside, holding his car keys as he looked at the three women.

"Are you ladies ready to go?" he asked, smiling. Emmeryn nodded as she went to hold his hand as they made their way towards his car.


After school, Marth waited by the gates for Lana. Today was the night of his first date. The light bluenette made her way out of the school as she joined her boyfriend, kissing him on the cheek.

"Where are we going today?" she asked. Lana always felt at ease when she was with Marth. In fact, she was glad for the date because she feared that her sister still might be angry from the whole porn ordeal.

"Well, how about the botanical garden?" suggested Marth. She smiled, nodding as they both began to walk, making their way towards the bus stop. As the bus arrived, the two lovebirds hopped on, holding hands throughout the entire trip as they arrived at the botanical garden. The couple would get off, holding hands as they entered to see all the flowers.

"Wow, they're all so beautiful," exclaimed the Hylian girl. She looked around, smiling as she pulled Marth around, showing him the flowers.

Marth smiled, feeling warm whenever he was by her side. He never wanted the date to end. In fact, he wished she can stay by his side forever. She'd begin to lean her head against his shoulder, looking up as she smiled.

"I honestly wish I can stay by your side forever Marth…" She said. In the end, there was a hint of sadness in her voice. Marth frowned, wondering what or who possibly made his girlfriend upset.

"Wouldn't your sister miss you?"

She shook her head. "No. She treats me like I'm scum of the Earth to be honest. I'm either her punching bag or forced to listen to her complain about something absurd. A long time ago, she used to be so sweet…."

"I'm so sorry to hear that… Have you ever told anyone about this before?" he asked. Marth couldn't believe the words that were coming out of her mouth. How dare that vile woman laid her hand on his precious angel?! Part of him wanted to take her away from the dark sorceress and keep her safe.

Once again, Lana shook her head. "I'm afraid… if I tell someone she's going to get extremely mad. You don't know what she's capable of…."

Marth stood quiet for a moment. He then grabbed Lana, embracing her tightly. The bluenette felt the sudden urge to protect the girl from all harm in the word, including her evil sister.

"I'll want to protect you Lana. I love you with all my heart and I don't want anything bad to happen to you anymore," Marth said in a passionate tone. He truly loved her and even felt she was the one he was destined to be with.

Smiling, tear specks fell out of her eyes as she smiled. "Marth… promise me something?"

"Hm?"

"Promise me that you'll never leave my side."

"I… I promise."

With that, the couple kissed on each other's lips for the first time.


After a few hours, Elice dropped Lana off. Marth kissed her before making his way back into his sister's car. Lana waved after him, telling him that she will see him tomorrow. Elice couldn't help but find the scene to be rather cute as she was Marth's first girlfriend.

Entering her house, she looked around to notice Cia lounging on the living room couch. The woman looked up, glancing at her as she held a glass of wine.

"Hey," she said, hiccupping a bit. "How did yer first date go?"

Lana noticed her sister's face was heavily flushed as she reeked of alcohol. The girl took a good note that her sister was drunk as she wasn't her usual bantering self.

"It went really good!" chirped the happy-go-lucky teenager. Cia grinned, finding her to be quite cute as she clapped.

"That's ahmazhing lave, yawng lave is sooooo kaaaaaaaaaaayooooote," she said, slurring her words. The woman took another drink from her wine glass, chucking it before pouring another. The white haired woman laughed, finding herself to be amused by anything and everything. Glancing at her sister, she gave a Cheshire cat like grin.

"I yoosed to have a yawng lave a long time ago. Loooong before I knew about my desteened to beeeeee, hee hee! The mayun never notieeced me at all," she rambled before hiccupping. She seemed to be in her own world. Lana waved, wishing her a good night as she ran upstairs, heading over into her bedroom.

Cia chucked the wine down, grabbing the bottle as she chugged it, finishing every last drop. Suddenly, she threw the bottle against the wall, causing it to break as the glass shattered, scattering itself across the floor.

"Hahahahaha, that bitch is a trophy wife…. Fuckin' bitch Pheela, I fuckin hate her," she said. The woman rubbed her body as she giggled. "She thinks she's soooo hawt becauze she's married to the faymous race kar driver Captain Falkon. He is also a kop as well, tee hee hee."

With those words, she finally fell asleep as the alcohol knocked her out.


And that's the end of that chapter. Just a note that the what Cia's saying when she's drunk is supposed to be spelled wrong.

Also the song "Titanium" by David Guetta featuring Sia is relevant because I feel that it fits the story's theme very well, especially this part of the song(the one Cia and Lana were singing together).

~You shoot me down, but I won't fall, I am titanium~

An example of this is Lucina. Cia is the one who is shooting her down but she's making a comeback, not wanting to fall as she's invincible against her tactics. This also works for Cia's case as well, but I will not say what is is. After all, that's a spoiler, so I'll leave that to your guys' imagination. If you have any idea on what is it, feel free to guess it in your guys' reviews.

In Chapter 10, it's going to be about Marth hanging out with Henry and his rising popularity. Feel free to suggest things you want to see in Chapter 10 as well.

Story Questions

1. Who is the unknown person that is texting Link?[Hint: The answer can be found in Chapter 4: Of Magical Tours and Friendships]

2. Who would you like to see more of in the story?[I'm asking this because I feel that I'm neglecting some characters] What role should they play?(you don't have to answer this part of the question if you don't want.)

3. [Spoiler Question] Cia's mentioned she loved someone before realizing she was destined to have Link. Who do you think it is and why?

Anyways, I'm out.
Until next time! :)

-Iggy