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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 Five -- Caught

"But anyways, I'm glad you're finally here," Young Link said, after shaking various thoughts out of his head. "It's always a pleasure to see you."

Kairi's cheeks turned a light pink. "You're such a flirt, you know that? Quite the ladies' man, too!"

Young Link smiled. "Hey, I learned a few things from Link. You know how he is with Zelda."

"Of course, everyone knows how Link is with Zelda." Kairi smiled and grabbed Young Link's hand. "Let's go -- wait, he's here."

"I'll go, don't worry," Ness replied on cue. "I just came with him so no one would get too suspicious because of Link walking out on his own. But I'm gone now." Ness waved his goodbye and soon disappeared in the distance.

"Does he know?" Young Link asked slowly after Ness left. "Roy, I mean."

"No, he doesn't. I can't bring myself to tell him about... this."

"And why not?" Link inquired. "You promised to tell him!"

"And I also promised Roy that I wouldn't leave him!"

Young Link's eyes seemed to drop. "Kairi, but... "

"I guess in order to keep one promise, I have to break another." Kairi sat down on the ground below her.

"Then which of those choices is more valuable to you?" Young Link also sat down and looked at the grass.

"I know that both of you have been through terrible heart breaks, and I don't want another one for you or Roy. But Roy... he told me one of his deepest secrets today, and made me swear not to leave his side."

"You swore not to leave his side, not that you would love him, the way you say you do me."

Kairi looked up at Link. Her eyes began to tear. "Stop making this so damn complicated for me! I do love you, but I have strong feelings for Roy as well!"

"Since when, Kairi?" Young Link moved his eyes from the ground in front of him to Kairi. "Since when? I thought you said you could never love Roy."

"Things change."

"Don't I know it. If I knew that you were coming here to tell me that we can no longer see each other -- "

"That's not why I'm here! I came as I promised, didn't I?! Don't make me yell at you!"

"I'm not making you yell! I just want the damn honest truth from you!" The fourteen-year-old clenched his hands into tight fists. "Answer me, dammit!"

"Please don't get all violent! The truth is, I want you... more than I do Roy." Kairi's tears began to slolwy slide down her cheeks. "I hate making choices like this."

"Then choose the obvious. Can Roy love you -- like I can?" Link moved from in front of Kairi to beside her, closely. He put his arm around her. "So?"

"It's hard for Roy to love anyone, and you know that. You've become close to him, haven't you?"

"Yes, but it's not like we're blood brothers or something to that extent. I don't know everything about him, and I haven't asked to know. He has his secrets, I have mine, just like we have ours, together. This secret -- that you and I share. We haven't told anyone, and I didn't want you to, until you told Roy. I knew that you hadn't said anything about liking him back, but when you told me that he cared for you in that way, I wanted you to say something so he wouldn't be wasting his feelings." Link tried to smile, but once he looked into Kairi's eyes...

"I told him that I cared for him too, Link."

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"About Young Link?" Link asked slowly. "What could be so serious about him? I know everything he does and doesn't do."

"Then, apparently, you don't know this," Zelda said softly, not to make her husband mad. "He's been seeing some girl, three years older than him."

"You mean this girl is seventeen?!" Link asked. "I wouldn't mind another fourteen year old, but... "

"I know he's at that age, where he wants a girlfriend and thinks he can do whatever he pleases. Someone has to tell him otherwise."

"I thought Impa kept a good watch on him?" Link asked. "I'm not putting Impa down, if that's what you think. How could he be so sneaky?"

"He's Link. He's YOU. He had to learn how to be sneaky, remember?"

Link sighed. "Yeah, I know. But not like I can change it."

Zelda pulled Link into an embrace. "I know, sweetie. Want me to tell you who it is?"

"Of course! I want to find out who's parading around with a 14-year-old!"

Zelda lead Link over to the table and pulled out a chair. Link and Zelda both sat down. "First," Zelda said, "you must promise me that you won't get a temper and do anything too rash."

Link looked at her confused. "Someone we know? I don't know of any 17-year-old girls."

"Yes you do. But this girl might not be so obvious, speaking she's supposed to be with someone else."

Link closed his eyes. "Seventeen years old..."

"Let me give you a hint. She's got red hair, and Roy's madly in love with her -- "

"KAIRI! She wouldn't DARE!" Link shouted suddenly, pounding his fists on the table. "She wouldn't!"

"Shh! I know this is Link we're talking about, but I asked you not to get upset... Link, where are you going?!" Zelda called after Link as he got up from the table.

"I'm going to speak to Link myself about this," Link replied in a hurry. "Nothing rash, I promise. I just want answers."

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"Leaving? But Marth!" Roy protested. "You can't just up and go!"

"It's only for a little while," Marth argued back, trying not to raise his voice. "Peach, Kendall, and I -- all three of us, on a nice long vacation to get things sorted out in our lives."

"So where ya goin' ?" Roy asked. "Can you at least tell me that much?"

"Peach and I haven't decided that, to be completely honest. We just have to get out of here."

"Away from it all, huh? There was a time when I wished I could do that, but something really wonderful happened to me this afternoon."

Marth chuckled. "That blow to the head Link gave you finally knock some sense into that tiny brain of yours?"

"Nope. I had a nice, long talk with Kairi. I told her our secret... "

"Oh, that one," Marth replied, his eyes meeting the ground. "So, from the sound of it, she didn't flip out of control."

"Nope. As a matter of fact, she kissed me. She told me that she wouldn't desert me... like Malon did."

Marth let a smile creep up on his lips. "That's wonderful -- about Kairi, I mean. That girl finally got the courage enough to admit how she felt about you. 'Bout time, too."

"Yup, and -- "

Marth and Roy jumped in their seats at the sound of a door swinging open. Turning around, they saw a very outraged Link standing in the doorway.

"Hi Marth. Roy, you and I have to talk. This is urgent. Please, right now."

"What about? Is it seriou -- WHAA!" Roy was being pulled by Link outside of his room.

"I know it was rude to barge in on you when someone else was talking, but Roy, there's something serious going on with the other Link. I told Zelda that I went off to talk to him about it, but I need some information from you."

"Information? Like what kind?"

"Like where Kairi went -- or do you know?" Link asked in a whisper. His eyes, however, were still full of anger.

"What does Kairi have to do with the other Link?" Roy demanded. "She hasn't done anything to him, I swear that to you!"

"Just tell me where she is, alright?"

"That's something I can't do, because I don't know where she went. For all I know she went back home. That's what you normally do once you're through visiting someone, unless she had another stop to make."

"I went to talk to Link, but he wasn't anywhere around the Smash Building and he wasn't in his room in the castle. Impa hadn't seen him, and that's why I want to know where Kairi is."

"I still don't get it."

"Look, more information on that subject later. If you don't know where she is, then I'm sorry to have bothered you. Later, Roy." Link dashed off in a hurry, leaving Roy standing outside his door.

"What was that all about?" Marth asked, joining the other swordsman in the hallway.

"I'm highly confused. What could Kairi have to do with Young Link?"

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"You... You did what?" Young Link asked, sounding as though he were choking back tears. "You told him that?"

"I had to, Link. He seemed so... down, and everything. And I do care for him, a lot. And I kissed him, too."

"I don't want to hear anymore," Young Link inturrupted. "Don't say another word about Roy, I can't bear it, I can't, I can't, I CAN'T!" Young Link jumped out of the grass.

"Wait! Where are you -- don't leave!"

"Why not?" he asked, abruptly turning around. "Why do I need to stay here and listen to what I know is fixing to be said? I can't handle that, not here, not now -- and probably not ever!"

Kairi walked over to him and put her arms around him. "I'm sorry, Link. I do care about you, so much!"

"But do you love me?!" he asked, tearfully. "You care for me, you care for Roy -- but love is what separates Roy and me. Which one do you love?"

"Love is such a strong word... "

"Just tell me!" Young Link cried. "Don't feed me the 'I don't know' line either, because I don't want to hear a white lie! I want the truth!"

"That is the truth! I don't know!"

"I LOVE YOU, KAIRI!" Young Link blurted. "I love you!"

"You don't know that!"

"Oh, I don't? And why wouldn't I know my own feelings?"

"Like I said, love is such a strong emotion -- "

"Link loves Zelda! And he always has, you can see it in his eyes! I think I recognize love when I see it!" Young Link put his amrs around Kairi and forcefully pulled her close to him.

Kairi's eyes grew wide with fear. "Don't hurt me."

"I don't plan on hurting you, love... kiss me. You can kiss Roy, you can damn well kiss me, too."

Kairi relaxed, trying to make the situation more comfortable. She had never kissed Link before...

But she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in close, pressing her lips firmly against his --

as Link came running down the pathway to see the entire scene.

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Author's Notes -- End of Chapter 5! Another short one, I'm sorry! I plan on having Chapter 6 up tomorrow, though. I just figured that that was the best place to end the chapter. ^_^ Not much happened, but I hope to make up for that in the next few chapters. I also need to involve more characters as well -- hrm...

Hrm... I don't really know if there's much to write on my author's notes. I've been going through a pretty tough time the past few days with various events in my life -- so hopefully, that will work out. And we get to start sight-reading Christmas music in band class tomorrow! It's back to the flute for me after several long months on the piccolo! YAY! [I love my flute!]

Please review and tell me what you think! Since we don't have anymore ball games this year, that will help with the time I have to work on this story! Thanks for all the reviews so far!!