When Nothing Is Said

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Chapter Ten: Suspicious Accusations
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It was the next day, the 7th of the month. Link hadn't awoken yet, Marth was still missing, and the Smashers were shocked at this revelation. Zelda paced the room, her ears pricking distastefully at the tense atmosphere.

"Zelda, why don't you sit down," said Lee worriedly. "We don't know if anything bad happened… We're not even sure if Marth wanted to attack Link."

"Not that that matters," said Falco. "According to Dr. Mario, Link had gotten hit on the head once, and was slammed down hard. That and the hand-shaped bruise Roy discovered, that can only lead to one conclusion."

"He was attacked," agreed Captain Falcon, giving Samus a nudge. "You're stuck with a partner like him! I pity you!"

"Well, mind you, if he tried a trick like that with me, he'd be dead before he knew he was dead," said Samus, giving Captain Falcon shifty-eyes.

"H-Hey! Wait a minute!" Roy stood up defensively. "I've known Marth for some time now! He would never do something like that! It's like what Zelda said; someone here is controlling Marth to try and do something to Link!"

"Isn't that a perfect excuse to attack someone?" asked Ganondorf. "A relationship like this shouldn't exist."

"He's right," said Samus. "What is it that you call an adult who has a relationship with a kid? A pedophile, right?"

"M-Marth's NOT a pedophile!" said Roy angrily.

"The way they've been having this relationship, that's what it is," said Samus with a shrug. "It's no insult; it's what he is."

"Enough of this!" said Zelda. "When Link wakes up, we'll learn the truth soon enough. Now's not the time to be accusing anyone here."

"You don't have to wait long," said Dr. Mario, appearing at the doorway. "He's awake…and he asked to see Zelda alone first. So Zelda…"

"Oh… Of course," said Zelda, following the doctor to the infirmary. "How is he?" she asked.

"I can't be sure," said Dr. Mario. "Right before he woke up, he yelled out loud, as though surprised by something. He shot up, and looked around. When he saw me, the first thing he asked for was Zelda. He seemed so distressed, I thought I'd bring you…"

"I see…" Zelda stopped at the infirmary door, and turned to Dr. Mario. "Maybe I should go in alone, Dr. Mario. If something happens, I'll call, okay?"

"Okay, then," said Dr. Mario. "I'll be out here."

"Thank you…" Zelda came inside and saw Link sitting up in the infirmary bed. "Link? I'm here."

"Oh… Zelda." Link looked up at Zelda, who was surprised by the intensity in those depths. "Nothing happened!"

"…nothing?" repeated Zelda, thrown off guard by this statement.

"Yes, nothing!" agreed Link. "Someone tried to control Marth! I could feel it! Zelda, someone here has power over Marth, and they're trying to make him…" Link trailed off, putting a hand on his head.

"Are you okay?" asked Zelda.

"I'm fine…" Link lowered his hand with a sigh. "I don't know… I was talking to him, when suddenly, he went crazy. That's when I felt that presence."

"Tell me exactly what happened," said Zelda. "Some of the Smashers think this attack was planned. A few are even saying that Marth's been attacking you."

"What do you mean? Th-They know?!" demanded Link angrily. "You let them know about us!"

"I had no choice," said Zelda calmly, looking down. "They would have found out anyway, what with the way Marth ran out and the way you reacted to that…"

"…" Link bit his lip and looked down too. "May-Maybe your right… Maybe I did give us away in the end…"

"So, Link…tell me. What went on. If I tell the Smashers what you told me, they'll believe it. They know I never tell a lie."

"Okay…Okay." Link laid back on the bed. "Yesterday…what I remember…"

Flashback…yesterday…

Link headed on upstairs, deciding that he could fend for himself and not worry about what Zelda said. After all…I trust Marth, and I know he'd never allow it to happen… Link looked into Marth's room. "Marth?"

"Oh! Link," said Marth, looking relieved. "I'm glad you came…"

"Are you okay?" asked Link. "The other Smashers said you hadn't come out of your room since training…"

"I'm fine…just a little worried," said Marth. "I told you already…Someone here must know about our relationship, and will try to spilt us up again…"

"I told you already, nothing will split us up," insisted Link. "Really."

Marth sat up on his bed and sighed. "Link…you mean it?"

"Of course I do! Why do you doubt me?"

"You said that even if I did rape you, you'd still love me…"

"Yes. What…what are you saying?" asked Link.

Marth stood up suddenly and headed for the door, closing it. "T-Then… You won't be able t-to run…"

"Marth?"

"I'm sorry…I'm sorry…!" Marth turned around and striked Link hard across his head!

"Ah!" Link rubbed his head and looked up at Marth. "What are you…?!"

"It's making me again… And I can't stop it this time!" With that, Marth pounced on Link, holding down his left arm forcibly by the wrist.

"Oh…! Ow…" Link winced and struggled a little. "Marth, come on…!"

"…" Marth still held Link down, but hesitated a little. "This person…I know who…it is…"

"You know?" Link opened one eye, trying to pull away from Marth. "Who is it? Tell me."

"It's…that guy…" Marth loosened his hold on Link's left wrist a little. "The one… you…"

Link sighed a little. "You're gonna keep on fighting it…"

Marth gasped out loud suddenly, re-grabbing Link's left wrist, even tighter than before! "Uh…! This is too much…"

"Ah…" Link shook his head. "Marth, come on…!"

"Link…I…" Marth held Link down even more, and gave him a hard kiss!

When Marth had pulled away, Link gasped. "Marth..! No-Now's hardly the time…! Please, fight it!"

"…!" Marth stood up and shook his head. "No! I will not do this to him!" he yelled.

Link sat up, rubbing his wrist while looking up at Marth. "Marth…"

"I have to get out of here…before this goes too far…" Marth shouted out and left the room hurriedly.

"…! Marth! Marth, wait!" Link stood up and hurried down the hall, not seeing who he had passed. He stopped at the foot of the stairs, catching his breath a little. "Marth! What's wrong? Tell me!" he yowled, and gave chase, entering the Portal and calling, "Trophy Room!"

When he arrived, no-one was there. Link looked around searching around and under things. "Marth…Marth…!" He sat on the couch, putting a hand to his lips. If you had carried on with what you were doing…I wouldn't have minded… He laid on the couch, rubbing his wrist. I shouldn't even be thinking this…but that's what I feel… his eyes drooped a little tiredly, and he closed them, snuggling on the couch. Marth…

End flashback…

Zelda was silent as she heard the story. When he had finished, she looked up at the ceiling for several long minutes. "Well…That is quite something…"

"I don't care if he thought I wasn't going to like it!" said Link, shaking his head. "I…I want us to just…"

"Link, you're only a kid," said Zelda, looking at Link again. "Of course he didn't want to make you…"

"Always 'you're a kid' this, 'you're a kid' that… I don't want to be treated like a kid…I'm young, but I'm not a child! I can make my own decisions!"

"Link, calm down." Zelda stood. "Just rest now, Link. You need to rest up. I'm sure Marth will come back sooner or later. He'll have to, if he wants to justify himself before the Smashers."

"There's nothing to justify! It wasn't him!" Link glared at Zelda. "If anything, you should ask the Smashers who's been doing this to Marth!"

"…oh… You're right…" Zelda nodded. "I'll go do that." she walked out the infirmary and said to Dr. Mario, "After you tend to Link, meet us all in the dining room. We have much to discuss."

"Really…? I hope nothing too serious comes out of this," said Dr. Mario. "Okay, I'll be there soon."

"Thank you," said Zelda with a nod, heading for the entertainment room. "Smashers, this is quite a serious affair," she said to them.

"What did Link say?" asked Lee. "Is he all right?"

"Did Marth really attack him?" asked Ganondorf.

"Will he be able to fight in the tournament?" asked Falco.

Everyone else started rising their questions, and Zelda raised her hands. "Wait, wait! I'll answer everybody's questions…but not here. We'll talk in the dining room. Come on…"

A few hours later, in the dining room…

"…and that'd the current situation at hand," finished Zelda. "Now, one of you here is trying to split them up, by making Marth do this. Link told me this himself, that someone's trying to control Marth." she looked from one face to the next. "Now… Please come out with the truth."

All the Smashers looked amongst each other. "It certainly wasn't me!" said Ness after a few minutes. "I've never had any romantic interest in anybody here! Really!"

"Don't worry, I've already ruled you out," said Zelda.

"Wait, don't stand there and accuse us!" said Samus.

"Yeah! How do we know that it isn't you who's causing this?" asked Captain Falcon.

"What?!" cried Zelda, quite shocked. "How dare you! I would never cause something like this!"

"We all know how protective of Link you are," said Nana reasonably. "And maybe when you heard about this relationship, you thought that Link was too young. So, subconsciously, you decided to help out!"

"That's ridiculous! This happened a little bit before I found out!" protested Zelda.

"That's true!" Roy stood up in Zelda's defense before he could think. "We know how nice and kind and wonderful Zelda is! None of that has happened is her fault!"

Lee had opened his mouth before Roy had, and was now staring at Roy in shock. It lasted a second, though; he smiled and stood up, too. "Exactly. Zelda isn't the type to make an adult force a kid, you know."

"Still, she's incredibly powerful," said Ganondorf. He rested his head on both hands, eyeing Zelda. "And if it wasn't her, it could've been that man inside of her, Shiek."

"That sounds-a creepy…" muttered Mario.

"If Shiek had tried something like that, I surely would have noticed!" said Zelda. "I know whatever he's doing, just as he knows whatever I'm doing!"

"Zelda, calm down," said Lee. "I'm sure we're all a little tense at this situation. After all, nobody has ever been raped before. Imagine if something had actually happened. We'd all be naturally suspicious of each other."

"Why not have Shiek justify himself before us?" asked Ganondorf. "If only one voice speaks for two people, how will we know it's the truth?"

Zelda closed her eyes, calming herself down. "Very well… Lee's right. I suppose it's unfair of me, to suspect you all, when we all have suspicions of each other…"

In a flash, there stood Shiek. He crossed his arms and said, "I certainly had nothing to do with this. But I've been watching all these things through Zelda's eyes. I think she thinks that Link said that Marth knows who it was."

"Really?" asked Peach. "Where's Link now? Is he still in the infirmary, Dr. Mario? Will he come out soon?"

"That's a question easily answered," said Dr. Mario.

"What does-a that mean?" asked Luigi in confusion.

"Link's heading down the hall towards the dining room now," answered Shiek. "I wonder what he has to say about all this…"

"What's with this big meeting?" asked Link, stopping at the doorway, looking at all the Smashers in surprise. "Has something happened? Have you found Marth yet?" he looked down. "You all already know by now, so…"

"Maybe this meeting isn't ready for your presence yet," said Shiek. "You could try finding Marth yourself."

"Shiek? Why isn't Zelda out?" Link looked around. "Oh… Never mind. I'll try to find Marth. You all just carry on." Without another word, Link left to the Portal.

"Well, there you have it," said Shiek. "Am I needed for anything else? Am I to be cast into a small part of Zelda's consciousness again?"

"Oh, 'fraid so," said Lee. "We need Zelda's expertise on this subject."

"Indeed," said Roy. "Zelda will be a big help. No offense, Shiek."

"None taken," sighed Shiek.

In another flash, Zelda returned. She sighed as well and sat down on her seat. "Well…what is my expertise needed for?"

"Naturally, we have to tell Master Hand about this," said Falco. "We may have to postpone the tournament until this mess is cleared up. And you, Zelda, are the only one who can present the right case without Master Hand thinking something weird about us."

"That's true," agreed Fox, nodding.

Zelda rubbed hr head. "Very well. I'll need a few minutes, and I'll go see Master Hand myself…"

"Let's hope you don't flob up," said Samus, standing up and stretching. "The last thing we need is for Zelda's perfection to be off balance for once."

"Don't worry," said Zelda with a small smile. "I'll try to settle this best as I can."

"Good luck with that," said Ganondorf, standing up as well and leaving the room. One by one, other Smashers began to do the same.

Roy hung back for a second, then shook his head. No… Best to leave Zelda with Lee… I won't interfere with her life…Unless she wants me too. And until she asks, I'll keep my distance. So he nodded politely at Lee and Zelda, and headed upstairs to his room.

Lee looked over at Zelda with concern. "Are you sure…you'll be all right doing this? You look worried."

"I'm worried, yes…" Zelda looked up at the ceiling. "But I know that… I'll do my best to try to make sure nothing bad happens to them…"

Fountain of Dreams, Marth's POV

Ah… I'm a horrible person. What have I done? What have I done?

This spell, it afflicted me so hard, I couldn't fight it. But Link, when I attacked him… he didn't present much a fight…he resisted very little, and…it was like he WANTED to be attacked! He's a kid… so much younger than me… I try to rid myself of these horrible lustful thoughts, sitting here in the Fountain of Dreams…

But all I can think about is Link. Everything about him… the way he looks, so adorable… And he's so small, so slim. Skin soft to the touch. I have seen him, felt him, scented him, and heard him. All that remains is to taste him… But I cannot do such a thing to Link! I love him! I will not be forced to lust him!

I know who's causing this, too… I know who. And when the tournament comes, I'll confront him. I'll make him stop. He won't tear us apart. He won't tear me and Link apart. As these thoughts are coming through me, I feel stronger…like I can release the biding effects of this enchantment. Then I heard his voice, call out to me… Link came. To see me.

I stood up, and slowly turned around to face him…
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