Chapter Ten: Almost

Months passed by and it was already November. Only one more month to go until the big day in December.

"I'm almost done. Only thirty-five pages to go I'll be done by then," Zelda said.

"Oh Zelda!" Peach said excitedly.

She came in and smiled really big.

"Peach, what's wrong?"

"Oh nothing. You've been working hard ever since October, how about a break?

"Sure, why not? Perhaps some tea and cookies will help,"

"Okay, meet me downstairs in the kitchen," Peach said.

"Okay,"

Peach ran off. She bumped into Ike.

"Oops, sorry Ike,"

"It's okay,"

"Oh it's Ike! Yes perfect timing for my plan to work," Peach thought.

"So Ike, Zelda and I are having tea and cookies, and I'm so busy at the moment. Can you go instead of me? Please?"

"Tea and cookies? With Zelda?"

"Yes, she's been working so hard on her book, she hardly has any free time, so I thought maybe a break will help her,"

"I guess, for Princess Zelda,"

"Okay, go downstairs right now to the kitchen, I already set everything up,"

He simply nodded and walked off.

Peach smiled very big.

"Hee hee hee… good luck Zelda, spend some time with Ike,"

Zelda went downstairs and saw Ike at the table waiting patiently.

"Oh… Ike," she said.

"Zelda, Peach told me that you haven't had any free time lately,"

"I haven't. Why are you here?"

"Why? Is it bad that I'm here?"

"N-no! That's not what I meant! I mean Peach was said she would meet me and-" she trailed off.

"I'm just kidding. Peach said she was busy and I took her place. Anyways, sit down and relax,"

Zelda walked over and sat in her seat. She took a cookie and bit into it. Ike did too.

Peach, Pit and Link peeked to see how they were doing when all they saw was silence.

"Are you serious?" Link whispered.

"You'd think they would be talking by now…" Pit said.

"SHHHH! Don't interrupt the moment!" Peach hissed at them.

"Zelda, I've been hearing about your story, a lot," Ike said.

"Yes, I've been working hard on it,"

"Now that I think about it, what's the title of the story?"

Zelda stopped what she was doing. The title of the book… was blank. There was no title. She's been writing the story this whole time and she forgot about the title.

"The… title?"

"You… don't have one?"

Peach almost fell down. That was one of Zelda's hardest things to figure out for her books; the title. Zelda's titles have deep meanings and since no one has even read the book (because Peach usually reads it and gives out suggestions, but this time it didn't happen) there was no title.

"No, I don't have a title for my new book; I think by the time I'm done with the book, I'll have a good name for it. Would you like to read a small part?"

"I would love to," Ike replied.

Link and Pit giggled, "Ike said 'love,'"

Peach glared at them. It was the If-you-ruin-this-moment-right-now-then-you-guys-are-going-to-pay glare. They were silent.

Zelda gave Ike the book and he began to read,

"Eliza… tomorrow is your birthday isn't it?" Nite said to me.

"It is. How do you know?"

He smiled at me.

"Your mother told me. I'll get you a gift, a really beautiful one,"

"Oh no Nite, you don't have too,"

"It's okay I want too,"

He grabbed my hand and we walked.

"Nite… he does that beautiful smile at me all the time. It makes my heart melt, but sometimes I think… it's not for me. He's had a previous girlfriend and he's probably done that smile to her too, everytime I think that; I want to cry. There are times where I think he still thinks about her. It makes me sad…" I thought quietly to myself.

"Eliza? What's wrong? You don't look too happy," he said to me.

We stopped walking.

"Nite… I'm really happy that you're here for me, but… I think I shouldn't see you anymore," I said.

"What?"

He let go of my hand. I can feel his beautiful cerulean blue eyes looking at me, but at the same time, they were terrifying me. So I looked down.

"Why? Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"

"Nite, I think it's better for us to part before we get hurt,"

"What are you talking about? We?"

"It's no good, my tears are going to fall, I can't cry here…not now…" I thought.

I looked up to him and tried to smile.

"Nite, all those time we spent together, you've made me so happy, especially after what I told you for what my ex-boyfriend did to me. I've never felt this feeling ever since then, but you… deserve better than me. You should be with someone else, spend more time with someone you truly love, and not with some girl like me, and… and…"

My tears fell down.

"I'm… not the one…"

I ran away from him…

"Eliza, wait!" He called for me.

But I didn't. I ran off, my heart… just like what Maron (suppose to be Marth) did, it broke once again. My tears fell down faster than ever because… I really did like Nite. But, there's no way he can… no... this time it's for the better because Nite… you don't think about me do you? I'm sorry… I'm sorry… I'm sorry… Nite.

"Eliza… what's wrong?" Nite said.

Ike flipped through more pages, but it was blank. He kept flipping.

"Zelda, what happened?" Ike asked.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"You can't end it right here! I'm in the middle of Eliza and Nite's breaking off and the rest of the pages are blank!"

"Oh I'm sorry. I'm almost done with the book. Don't worry,"

"Oh great… now I have to fantasize what happens next…" Ike thought.

"Anyways, thank you. For being here with me Ike, I feel more motivated to write more. I will see you around the mansion, and I promise, when my book is done you will get the first copy,"

"Okay, Nite and Eliza have to end up together," Ike pouted.

"Who knows…?" Zelda said then took her book and went upstairs.

"Wow… that took so long," Pit and Link said.

"Well everything is turning out well for the both of them," Peach said.

Peach smiled and walked off, Link and Pit followed her.

Marth waited.

"Hmph, well see about that…"

Marth went upstairs and went in Zelda's room.

"Marth,"

"Zelda, I won't let you," he hissed at her.

Zelda closed her book and held tightly onto it.

"I won't let you… go to him! You're mine!"

He charged after Zelda. She dodged him and ran out of her room. She ran towards the living room. Marth got up and ran after her.

"Marth… no matter what, I won't hand you over my book! I'd rather die than give up this book!" Zelda thought.

She hid in the closet. Marth was in the living room and looked around.

"I know you're here Zelda. Come out now, we don't have to do this the hard way. All I want is your love. Your beautiful love and your perfect pure soul. Everything's perfect about you Zelda, I want it all. Just be with me and no one will be in our way," Marth said out loud.

"You're a fool Marth. My love is not for sale. All I want is that special person and I know that person is…"

"Ike," she said quietly.

"I found you, my Princess,"

He was about to open the closet, but then Pichu came out and electric shocks came out.

"You leave Princess Zelda alone you crazy Prince!" Pichu said.

"Ahh Pichu, Zelda's pet,"

"I'm not Zelda's pet! She's my savior! I will protect Zelda because what she has done for me!"

"Just like a pet would do," Marth snickered,

Pichu charged after him. But he only grabbed him and tossed him on the ground. He got up again and jumped on Marth. Marth grabbed him and this time threw him on the ground.

"Pichu," Zelda said.

"You're beginning to annoy me, you little rat. No one would care if you disappeared from the Mansion,"

"Zelda… thank you for… everything…" Pichu said.

Marth was about to grab his sword. Zelda's tears fell down.

Marth was about to stab his sword into Pichu, but then it was grabbed. Marth saw the blood dripping down on the ground.

"You know, you've beginning to annoy me. I only held back because you were a prince, but now I see no sense of holding back now," Ike said to Marth.

"So, what are you going to do?"

"Something I should've done a long time ago, especially when Zelda was crying,"

Ike grabbed Marth's collar and pulled his arm back. He struck Marth's face and left a bruise. Then he threw him on the ground while he winced in pain.

"Zelda, you can come out now,"

Zelda came out of the closet. She ran to Pichu and picked him up.

"Pichu, are you okay? Answer me, please,"

She hugged Pichu.

"I'm… fine…" Pichu spoke.

"Thank goodness,"

She got up and went next to Ike.

"Thank you Ike… so much,"

"It's nothing Zelda. I've noticed that Marth's been following you, but don't worry,"

He grabbed her and hugged her. She blushed.

"Because I'll protect you,"

"Ike…"

Pichu smiled.