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Disclaimer -- I do not own Super Smash Bros. Melee. The characters and such are property of Nintendo. (*Although, I do wish I owned Link! He's my fav!*) All of these writings are pure fiction and came from my imagination! (*Um.. what little imagination I have, that is!*) I am also sorry if any part of my story resembles anything else that has already been done or any other idea.

On another note, I do not own Kairi, Sora, or Kingdom Hearts since I used them in the story. ^_^

See Chapter One for additional author's notes and information.

Fiction By Sherri

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What The Future May Hold

Chapter Four -- A Secret Meeting

"No, not this again!" Marth whined as he went flying off of Green Greens. Young Link was laughing at him, knowing that he had won.

"Beaten by me again!" the younger Hylian sang. "I managed to KO you twice, and I recieved a score of 'immortal'!"

"Don't rub it in," Marth said, coming over to meet Young Link. "You know how bad I hate losing. But it wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't to a swordsmen somewhere around eight years younger than me."

"The truth hurts sometimes," Young Link said, smiling. "Face it, I've had more practice time than you've had. You've been so busy with your daughter that you haven't had time for anything else. Maybe you should consider dropping out of Melee until Kendall is older."

"If I do that, then I surely won't be any better! If I want to get back to where I was before, I have to keep going!" Marth argued. "Dropping out is the last thing I want to do!"

"Sheesh, don't yell at me! It was just a suggestion. Don't get so upset." Young Link shrugged and left to find Link.

Marth stood there alone, pondering Young Link's preposition. "Maybe he's right. Some time off wouldn't be such a bad idea."

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"You... what?" Kairi asked slowly. "Say that again, I don't think I heard you right."

"You heard me right, Kairi," Roy said. "Trust me. I kissed Marth. Years ago, though. I was fifteen."

"How did that come to happen?" she asked, sounding rather upset, yet still interested in what Roy had to say.

"It was during Homecoming of my sophomore year," Roy repeated, closing his eyes. He didn't want to see Kairi's reactions. "He was upset after his date had chosen someone else for the featured dance."

"Who was his date again?"

"Peach. Not only was she Marth's date, but she was also crowned Homecoming Queen at the ball game. But anyway, after Peach chose to dance with Mario, he was rather upset, and went outside to be alone. I followed him. We began to talk, and before I knew it, he had kissed me. And I liked it. For that one moment, I felt someone cared for me. That wasn't the only time," Roy said cautiously, finally turning his eyes to Kairi. Her expression was unreadable.

He continued. "Some of the other instances were when I was taking care of him after a nervous breakdown. But that one's a long story. Soon after, I began talking to Malon, and Marth and I even stopped talking to each other. After a while, we finally became friends again. Marth and Peach got married soon after Link and Zelda did, and things went back to what could be considered normal. With the exception of a baby. But she's loads of fun to take care of... "

"You're rambling again." Kairi smiled. "Listen, if you think I'm going to do what Malon did -- "

"I would be right, wouldn't I? Why wouldn't I think it? It's the perfectly typical thing. The seemingly -- "

"Don't say that about yourself, alright? Do me a favor and relax. I'm not going anywhere."

"You promise?" Roy asked nervously. "Promise me. Look into my eyes and swear to me that you're not leaving."

Kairi looked deep into his eyes. "I promise, Roy. I'm not going anywhere. That was then, this is now, as you've said: things have changed. Nothing to worry about if that kind of thing isn't going on now."

"It isn't, I can assure you. The only one I care about is... is you."

Kairi smiled. "I know that you've confessed your feelings for me, but I've never replied to your confessions."

"So, would you mind doing that for me now?" Roy asked with a sparkle in his eyes.

Kairi nodded her head and slowly leaned in, placing her lips against Roy's.

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"Link, how did you get that wound?" Zelda asked Link when everyone else had left the cafeteria.

"It's nothing, Zelda, honestly. Just a wound."

"You're avoiding my question. Entirely. I asked how you got it, not what it was." Zelda folded her arms across her chest. "Tell me, honey."

Link glanced down at his bandaged hand. It hurt Link to even move it. He wasn't even allowed to fight in the tournaments until the friend-infliced wound healed.

But he decided against hiding the truth from Zelda. She would find out anyway, somehow.

"You know how you asked me to speak with Roy?" Link finally asked after an uncomfortable silence. "Well, we began to talk, and I brought up his past."

"His past? You mean with Malon?"

"Of course. He wouldn't have gone absolutely crazy if I had mentioned someone else. You know how close he became to her. And when he lost her... nevermind. I'm off subject again. But after I mentioned her, he went crazy. I tried to reason with him, but he yelled something to the extend of 'How dare you mention the name I made you swear never to say again!' He held me up against the wall. I kicked him, and broke free. That's when Roy grabbed a knife from his night stand and stabbed me in the hand when I tried to block him. So I grabbed his sheath and hit him with it."

"So you guys fought over that?!" Zelda yelled. "I can't believe... "

"Listen, Zelda. You know as well as I do that powerful emotions can make you go crazy."

"Crazy enough to stab a best friend? See, I told you. He needs to see someone about his problems."

"Like a shrink?" Link asked, almost insulted. "I personally didn't think he was that desperate for help."

"Listen, he just needs to get over this... this thing he still has for Malon. But we'll deal with Roy's situation later. Right now, there's something else on my mind."

Link thought for a moment, then smiled. "Like the baby we're planning?"

Zelda smiled back. "That's been on my mind, yes, but this is something different."

Link's smile faded into seriousness. "What?"

"It's about Young Link."

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Marth collapsed on a sofa in the main lobby of the Smash Building. He was exhausted, just like the other Smashers, but everyone else seemed to have more energy than him. Some of them were still out on the battle fields. But he kept focusing his thoughts on the words spoken by the younger version of his best friend.

"Maybe you should consider dropping out of Melee."

The Prince didn't want to drop out. No, he had worked long and hard for his prestigious spot on the team. If he gave it up, the officials would only try to fill it with someone else, perhaps another swordsman that would just give the Links and Roy even more competition than he himself had been offering.

Young Link was right, the plan sounded good, and it would be favorable to himself and to Peach. But more so favorable for Kendall, who hardly got to see her father because of his job. Being in Melee payed well, but sometimes Marth questioned if it was worth not being able to spend time with his daughter.

"Peach, I'm glad your here," Marth said, finally spotting who he had been waiting for. "We need to talk."

"About what? You did say this was urgent," Peach replied softly. "Do we need to go somewhere private?"

"Private might be better, yes, but this can be said in front of everyone. Not like they're listening anyway." Marth looked around to see that, in fact, everyone else was doing other things -- and paying no mind to the royal couple.

"Alright, then, tell me," Peach said.

Marth sat up straight in his seat. "Peach, I've been thinking. I know this was a good idea for me, but it might be for you, too. I have been considering dropping out of Melee until our little princess is older."

Peach's eyes grew wide. "But Marth! You always said -- "

" -- that I would never leave, true. But this might be for the best... for Kendall."

"If anyone drops out, it should be me. Maybe you should reconsider? Maybe all we need is a nice, long vacation. And during a vacation, we'll have time to clear our heads, and then we can make further decisions from there. Deal?"

Marth thought it over for a moment. "You know what? You're right. How does somewhere along the lines of two weeks sound?"

"Hrm... " Peach pondered, "I was thinking somewhere along the lines of a whole month."

Marth let a smile creep across his lips. "And I like that even better. So it's done. When shall we leave?"

"As soon as possible."

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Roy released his lips from Kairi's. "I can't believe you just... "

"Shh, don't worry about it," Kairi answered softly. "I've been meaning to do that for a while."

"Yes, but... You never showed it."

"But you've told me time after time how you feel. You were so strong as to move on from Malon, and try and concentrate your feelings on me."

Roy smiled a half smile. "Hard to believe you see things that way."

"No it isn't, not if you were me." Kairi hugged him. "I didn't want to scare you away or anything, but I've liked you for a while. The night you finally confessed to me for the first time how you felt... I was overjoyed! But showing my feelings at that point in time was hard for me as well."

"Because of Sora."

"Yes, because of Sora."

"So you felt about him the same way I felt for Malon?" Roy asked, placing his hand over hers.

Kairi only nodded. "Yeah, but that's history now. I'm doing better than I was to start with."

"Everyone heals with time," Roy said in his most comforting tone. "I just haven't figured that out for myself yet."

Kairi giggled. "One day, you will, Roy." She kissed him on the cheek. "I'll see you later, alright? You need some rest." The red head smiled and walked slowly to the door, closing it behind her, to leave Roy in a state of pure happiness.

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"SHH! Someone will hear you!" Young Link barked into Ness's ear. "This is something we can't let get out!" The Hylian removed his hand from over Ness' mouth. "Now stay quiet!"

"Geez, alright! I'm older than you, I can -- "

"Just shut up, alright?! Now, what time were we supposed to meet her here?"

"At about 6:30. And that was ten minutes ago!" Ness whispered, trying to obey Young Link's orders.

"Damn! And how much longer is that girl gonna keep us? We don't have all night. I told Link I would be back at approximately 8:00! If she doesn't hurry and get here, that's not gonna give us much time at all!"

"And you told me to keep my voice down?" Ness asked rudely. "Come on, everyone in about a twenty mile radius could have heard you!"

Young Link closed his mouth and just stood there. "Sorry. I'm just so tired of this. She gives us a time, and keeps us waiting."

"No. More like she keeps you waiting. I'm just your accomplice in all this, right? I don't have anything to do with any of this."

"I know, I know, but you agreed to come with me."

"Yeah, more like pose as your cover." Ness crossed his arms.

"Whatever. You know you like her company just as much as I do." Young Link teased.

"But I'm not the one madly in love with her!" Ness exclaimed.

"Shh!" Young Link put a finger over his mouth. "Quiet!"

"Boys?" A soft voice coming from behind the bushes filled Young Link's sensitive ears.

"Sorry that I kept you waiting, I was with -- "

"I know. Him." Young Link tried to hide the disappointment from his voice and his eyes.

The girl then came into full view. Young Link forgot her excuse for being late and concentrated on her. Soft red hair. The light body frame. Big blue eyes.

"Yes, I'm so glad you finally made it, Kairi."

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Author's Notes -- End of Chapter Four!! This may not have been the longest of chapters, and I am sorry for that. I am also sorry for the delay in "action". I will certainly try to add more actions and battles in the future chapters.

Yet another HUGE delay for this chapter. I'm so sorry that it took this long. =( Time for my excuses for that, I guess. =) I'm a flute and piccolo player. Around this time of year, try-outs for several honor bands come about. I am trying out for... hrm... a total of five honor bands: Troy State University, Alabama University, Auburn University, District VIII Honor (Senior High), and the most prestigious of them all, All-State Alabama. Last year was my first year trying out for any of those, and I made District VIII Honor Band. *whew* So this year, with more confidence, I am trying out for more honor bands -- which means lots of practice time and work on some very hard music in some keys that flutists normally don't play in. (It takes a lot to make one of these bands, and I am dedicated to my flute playing. I am the 1st Chair/Section Leader at OHS.) So more practice time means less time to write on this story. =( But I will try my very hardest to update at least once a week. ^_^

I had a question asked about Link and Zelda. If they had a child -- would the Teenage Link be his uncle, brother, or father? This question made a whole lot of sense to me. I was at first confused, because technically, Link and Young Link are the same person. So if you got technical, you could say that Young Link was the child's father. But if Young Link were considered Link's brother, like I think I wrote in this story, he would be the uncle. But if Link and Zelda treat Young Link like their child, Young Link could be the baby's brother. So I guess it's all how you look at the situation to determine Young Link's roll in Link and Zelda's child's life.

Well, that's about all for now. Please review and tell me what you think!! ^_^