The rest of the day went fairly well considering I didn't have any classes with Marth. Algebra was boring, but it's algebra, so that makes sense. Our science unit is currently marine biology, which was not my favorite subject. After school, I met up with Toon and most of the gang. The only person missing was Zelda. Finally, I saw her emerge from the school doors, deep in conversation with Marth. She smiled and shook her head at something he said, and Marth laughed. A pang of jealousy stabbed my heart.
Though I saw Zelda more often than Marth did, he evened out the score what with him meeting Zelda prior to School of Brawl. Zelda waved goodbye as she and Marth parted ways. Then she dashed across the courtyard to our group. Just before we left the courtyard, however, I spotted a very unpleasant looking scene. Peach had her arms folded across her chest, and held her head up high, as if she was defending herself. And indeed, she was. Staring down at her was… A turtle? Did turtles have spikes on their backs? I quickly recognized him as Bowser, and his two right hand men, Little Mac and Wario.
"We should help her out," Robin said with a nod. Our group approached the scene slowly, so we didn't make the situation worse.
"... Is none of your business," Peach was saying. "Besides, who ever said that I had been afraid of you before? Maybe, I just didn't want to hurt your feelings," Peach said with a sly grin.
Bowser laughed and said, "I haven't known you to be so bold." He took a step forward to tower over Peach. "Perhaps, you should receive some punishment for your misbehavior."
"The only people here who deserve punishment are you three," Lucina said, and gestured to Bowser and his goons. "If you have emotional problems you need help with, then you can take that to your mental therapist. But here, we only listen to people we can trust. You aren't one of them, so I suggest you take your leave." I didn't know that Lucina had so many comebacks stored in that wave of blue hair. No wonder Robin found her fascinating.
"Watch yourself, Lucina. You wouldn't want these problems in your life, would you, now?" Bowser said, bearings his fangs. "That goes for you and your friends."
"Well, at least we've got friends, unlike you," Zelda retorted. Bowser growled and stormed away, with Little Mac and Wario in tow.
"Why did you do that for me? Not that I didn't appreciate the help," Peach said.
"Well, I simply had to help out because 'I fight for my friends,'" I explained.
We laughed and slung our bags over our shoulders. Peach lived in the other direction, so we parted ways at the courtyard. It turns out the rest of us lived within three blocks of each other, but the streets went in all different directions. How come I didn't notice that a girl as pretty as Zelda lived so close by? I was sure I knew everyone in the neighborhood. The first to break off were Robin, Chrom, and Lucina. Apparently, they had become neighbors and good "friends" when Lucina moved next door during the summer. Though it was great for the two of them, Chrom didn't seem to happy about Lucina spending so much time with Robin. After that, Sheik left, and then Pit broke away. Soon, it was just me, Toon, and Zelda. Toon had his iPhone in front of his face, so he wasn't talking to me or Zelda. After a while, our conversation shifted to Fates/Zero, one of the best animes in the history of anime. She said that I reminded her a little bit of Artoria, in the way that we were both knights.
"But I'm no king, and I haven't got nearly as much strength as a servant," I argued
"Doesn't matter. You've certainly got enough renown to at least become a great Heroic Spirit." Zelda sighed, then turned to look at me. "Will you still let me be on your team? Even though I lost to you today?"
"Of course! Why would you ask that? You'd be an amazing teammate. You're smart, and optimistic, and strong…" I noticed Zelda staring at me, beaming.
"I'm glad that you think I'm that great," she said quietly. Then we both looked away, blushing. "You're great, too, you know. Even if there was only us two fighting, we'd be indestructible," She whispered. I felt a warm glow spread throughout my entire body. When I was with her… I simultaneously felt at ease and shy.
"It really is too bad that we couldn't have Marth join us though," she said, frowning. Jeez. Way to burst my bubble. But I didn't hold that against her. Even though I hated to admit it, Marth was a pretty great guy.
"This is my street. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow, Link. Promise the eight of us will walk again in the morning?"
"Sure! I'll let everyone else know," I called as her figure grew smaller and smaller.
"Wonderful!" She called back, then she was out of shouting distance. Toon had taken out his earbuds, and had been watching the scene unfold.
"You had a girlfriend, and you never even told me?" He asked. My face heated up.
"She's not my girlfriend. I just met her today," I told him.
"You mean she's not your girlfriend yet," he corrected.
We both laughed, and took the last few steps up to our house.
Yang: Link could certainly be a Heroic Spirit. In fact, that seems like a good writing idea... it's mine don't steal it. :)