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...Daisy kept her eyes to the floor, though making sure she didn't trip over anything in her way. Far behind her, Dark Pit was silently following her. She could hear the leaves crunch beneath his shoes.
This was a stupid idea.
And so was his.
He shouldn't have asked that question.
"Do you like me?"
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Daisy could only stare at him. She was speechless. She didn't know what else to say. So, without a word, she stood up from the rock and began walking back to the building.
Dark Pit sat there for a few more seconds before standing up and following her. She wasn't holding his hand this time.
This was not part of the plan.
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After a few minutes, they both finally made it back unscathed. Daisy pushed open the door, entering a room full of her friends, including Samus, Peach, Palutena, Bayonetta, Corrin (F), Pichu, Leaf, and Pirahna Plant (placed on the counter).
Corrin and Samus looked to the door once they heard it open. Samus smiled. "Heeyyy, how'd it go?"
Once Samus spoke up, everyone looked at Daisy, brushing off her obvious solemn attitude. Corrin leaned back in her chair. "Heyy! How's he doin'? How's your boyfriend doing in training? Gahaha!"
Daisy's eyes zipped to Corrin after she said that. Peach smacked her arm and told her to stop.
Palutena & Bayonetta silently stirred their tea. ...Except, Palutena had a bad feeling in her gut. Without another word, Daisy moved on and left the room. Leaf peeked around the corner to catch Daisy turning the corner.
Not long after, Dark Pit opened the door and kept on moving. He had his hand covering the left side of his face, preventing the girls from seeing him.
"Uh-oh," Samus said aloud once he was gone.
Pichu hopped off the counter and ran after the angel, and Jigglypuff ventured off to find Daisy. Peach frowned. "They don't look so good."
"You think something happened?" said Corrin.
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Leaf held up a finger. "Maybe his dick was small."
"Don't start!" Peach snarled.
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knock knock knock
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knock knock
"Hey..." said Lucina's voice from outside Dark Pit's room. "You in there?"
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The door cracked open, only slightly. His magenta eye peered through the crack and at Lucina. She looked concerned.
"What."
"I...The others said you and Daisy weren't...uh, behaving like you guys usually do. Is...something wrong?"
Dark Pit opened the door more, allowing Lucina to get a good look at his reddened face. "No."
She paused and looked to the floor, holding her arm. "M-May I come in...? I just wanna ask you something."
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He stepped aside and let her in. With a sigh of relief, she proceeded inside his room. It's been a while since she saw the inside of his room, that's for sure. It's not like it's changed much; it looks exactly the same.
"What do you want?"
"Uhm..." She cleared her throat. "What...What did exactly happen?"
"You just asked me that. Get out."
He began pushing her back to the door. "N-No!" she said, retaliating and moving away from it. He glared at her and pointed to the door. "No," she said again, this time backing away more. "I need to know. I wanna help. Daisy hasn't ever looked so upset, and you...you were..."
"I was what?"
"—N-Nothing...but...whatever happened, I want to know."
"Why?"
"Because I wanna help you! I just..." Her face darkened. "Please...let me talk to you...I miss that."
Dark Pit looked to his side. It really has been a while since he's seen Lucina. With Daisy always beside him, it basically makes it impossible for him to have time, if it's even there, for anybody else.
But...how can he tell her exactly what he asked Daisy? She might go and tell everyone else. Then everyone would mock him again. Idiots...
Lucina leaned against the wall, still trying to figure out what to say. Dark Pit was silent through the whole process. She felt like he wasn't really there, so, she moved closer. He moved away.
"Dark Pit," she started, only to be interrupted.
"When did you start calling me that?"
"...H-Huh?"
"You used to fall me Pittoo like everyone else up until...yesterday."
"Oh," she laughed. "Haha...yeah...I thought it suited you better...like...Pittoo sounds a little dumb, don't you think?"
He nodded.
Lucina chuckled. She sat down on Pit's bed. "Okay...now, tell me what happened, I won't laugh."
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knock knock knock
"Who is it?"
"It's me," said Peach's voice. "I'm coming in." She opened the door to Daisy's room. Daisy was sitting on her bed with her hands in her lap. Her face was highlighted with blush. Peach sighed and closed the door behind her.
Daisy looked away and stared at the floor.
"What happened?" Peach said.
"...What're you talking about..."
"Out there. You and Pittoo weren't holding hands. He looked upset. You look upset. Tell me right now, Daisy. What happened out there?"
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Peach crossed her arms. "I won't say it again, Daisy. I swear nothing bad will happen if you tell me. Lucina has already went to check on him, and she—"
"She did?!" Daisy's head instantly turned to the pink princess. "What's she checking?!"
Peach nodded. "She's asking about the same thing. If he doesn't tell her, I at least need to know from you. Come on." She sauntered to the other side of the bed and sat down next to Daisy. "Please. We're cousins. Family. We need to discuss things like this."
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"O-Okay..." replied Daisy.
Peadh fixed her posture and listened closely.
"We...We were training, like I said we were. And then, he asked me if I..."
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"If you...?"
"He...asked me if I liked him..."
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"That's all?"
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"What?" Daisy met Peach's eyes.
She was smiling a little. A little smirk was on her face. She was giggling. "Is that it? He asked you if you like him?"
Daisy blinked. "Uh...Uh-huh..."
"What did you say?"
"I just...got up and left, and, yeah."
Peach barked out a laugh. "Ahahahaha! Oh, Daisy! You're so funny. It's not that big of deal. Do you?"
"D-D-D-Do I w-what?"
"Do you like him, or do you not?"
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Daisy looked back down at the floor. No way. There's no way she liked him. ...Or, did she? Does she like him and she just never knew it? Was he testing her? Was that just a subtle hint to his attraction? Does he like her? Was he just joking around?
"I don't know."
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The pink princess got off the bed and approached the door. She exited the room, leaving only her head in before closing it. "I think it'd be best to just pretend it never happened, okay? He might've not meant it. I'm going back to the others now. Lucina said she'll bring Dark Pit out back with the rest of us. See you soon." And so, she left Daisy to her own thoughts.
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How did it even come to this? This whole time it was supposed to be the mission to make him crack a smile. Now she's here and freaking out over something stupid. ...Maybe what Peach said was right. Pretend as if it never happened, and it'll all go away. Things will go back to normal.
She took a deep breath and smoothed out her dress. Confidently, she exited her room and made her way to the back. Back outside.
On her way, she waved to a few fighters wandering around. One was Marth. When he spotted her, his face lit up. He stopped her and cleared his throat.
"Ahem, Hello. My name is Marth. Your name is Daisy. It is nice to see you today. May I ask," he paused, checking her out, "Where is your friend?"
She took a single step back. Wow. "You're getting good, Marth!" She patted him on the back. "I gotta go now, though, sayonara!"
"Goodbye!"
She moved around him and hurriedly moved down the hall. She turned the corner and found the door that leads outside. She creaked it open slightly, trying to see if the coast was clear. Looks like it is.
She pushed it fully open and checked out what was going on. Currently, Duck Hunt & Mr. Game & Watch were playing a giant game of PONG with R.O.B and Pac-man. Two large rectangles were separated on both sides of the court, and a little pixelated ball bounced off the ground and the rectangles. There was another line used as a roof.
The Assist Trophies and a few other fighters were watching the game go on. Isaac was the scorekeeper. Giant hands of his flipped numbers to keep score. The fighters who were watching were: Peach, Lucario, Leaf, Palutena, Bayonetta, Incineroar, Roy, Lucina, Dark Pit, and Pit.
Daisy gazed at the enormous game going on. Looks like team Game & Watch was winning...anyway, she didn't have time for that. She saw Lucina and Dark Pit together. Lucina was chatting it up with him somewhere near a bench. Daisy began approaching them, that is, until Lucina suddenly leaned into him.
Daisy stopped. Lucina held her position like this for a few seconds. Then, her head moved away and averted to the floor.
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Dark Pit turned to Lucina. He said something. Lucina shook her head.
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What just happened? What did she just do?
Without thinking, Daisy opened her mouth. "Hey!"
Lucina jumped, startled. She looked back at Daisy for a second, then smiled. "Hey, Daisy."
Dark Pit didn't move.
"Hey, Lucina...what's...up...?" Daisy asked, her eyes constantly moving over to the angel. His head rested on his hand as he watched the PONG game.
"Nothing, actually," Lucina said. Then, she made finger movements that pointed to Dark Pit. Something about him being an idiot for asking that question earlier. Daisy nodded and giggled. The warrior-princess then took a step away from Dark Pit, allowing Daisy to take her spot.
Daisy smiled. She accepted.
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Dark Pit felt something grab his hand. He squeezed his eyes shut as he endured the embarrassment. He knew exactly who was holding his hand.
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"C'mon, don't give me that face," she said. "You're missing the game."
He sighed and opened his eyes. His entire face was red. "Y-Y-Yeah." Why is she doing this? Did she forget about what happened earlier? Is she just pretending it never happened? Why?
Moments went by as they awkwardly stood like this. R.O.B got smacked with the PONG ball. Daisy chuckled to herself at it. "Um," she started. "And, to...t-to answer your question..."
He looked at her.
She was smiling brightly. "Yeah."
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He flushed. "Oh...you do, huh..."
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His mouth began to twitch. Daisy tightened her grip on his hand. Far behind them, Palutena stood with Bayonetta, who sat crossed-legged on a chair. They, too, were grinning.
And so was he.
Finally, after too long, the corners of his mouth turned up. Dark Pit was smiling. Smiling like an idiot. He hid his face.
But she reached over and grabbed the side of his face. "Don't hide from me," she laughed.
"Stop," he said through his teeth, then nervously chuckling to himself.
"Come ooonnnn, live a little!" She pulled him into in an embrace. His arms wrapped around her, hugging her tightly. She sighed in relief as she looked to sky. "Mission complete."
Dark Pit didn't know what that meant. Even so, he was still grinning.
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"Well then," Bayonetta said. "What did I tell you?"
"You were not wrong," Palutena admitted. "She is very good at that stuff."
Bayonetta slowly bounced her leg over the other. "Perhaps she could even convince that alien robot to take off its helmet."
"Doubt it."
"Well, whatever. Besides, she has already completed her mission. She can finally die happy. She has finally Tamed the Tyrant."
