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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 Six -- Unfortunate Turn Of Events
"What the hell?!" Link exclaimed upon seeing Kairi kiss his younger self. "Can anyone explain to me what on earth I am witnessing?!"
Kairi immediatley broke the kiss and turned to look behind her. "Oh, Link, hi -- "
"Don't talk to me. I was speaking to Link!" Link's icy eyes turned to the other Link. "Now, speak to me. What is going on here?"
Young Link pushed Kairi behind him and took several steps toward Link. "I was kissing her. She and I -- we care about each other."
"But don't you have any idea -- you are fourteen years old! She's seventeen! Couldn't you find some other... nice girl to be with?" Link asked. "One your age?"
"Why? When two people care about each other... "
"I know what that's like, don't feed me that story," Link began. "Just tell me -- of all people -- why Kairi? You know that she's with Roy! Why are you doing this?"
"I've already thourougly explained that to you. We care about each other!" Young Link yelled.
" 'Thouroughly'? You call that a thourough explanation?! I want answers!"
"It's all the explaining I need to do, simply." Young Link looked bak at Kairi. "Let's go, remember, we said we had plans."
"Not anymore, you don't," Link inturrupted. "You're coming back to the castle. With me. Zelda told me all about this."
"How did Zellie know?" Young Link screamed. "And most of all, if she knew, why didn't she try to stop me?"
Link started blankly at his statement for a moment. This had never occurred to Link. Why hadn't Zelda tried to put a stop to this? Maybe she... approved? No, of course she didn't, otherwise she wouldn't have said it was a "problem". But still the thought lingered...
"I... I don't know," Link plainly answered. "I don't know, but whatever the reason, you're coming home. Kairi, I suggest you do the same. And tell Roy."
"Tell Roy about what?"
"Oh, come on! Don't give me this! You know damn well what I'm talking about! You and my younger self! Tell Roy all about it!"
"But why? It will hurt him!" Kairi argued. "I simply won't!"
"Exaclty! So why are you doing this, if you so called 'care for Roy'?! If you don't tell -- "
"You won't do anything," Young Link said, stopping his older self. "Don't you dare!"
"I'm sick and tired of Roy being hurt, and dammit, I won't allow you to be part of his already troubled life!" Link grabbed Young Link's arm. "Let's go, now! Kairi, do as I asked, and tell Roy. Don't make me do it and break his heart. It's best he hear from you."
Without a word, Young Link was drug back to the castle. Kairi lingered there in the area for a moment, surrounded by all the trees and bushes.
"I can't tell him," Kairi began. "But Link is really serious. He loves Young Link -- and Roy, for that matter. If Link gets to Roy before I do, I'm done for."
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"So, it's set? We leave tomorrow morning?" Marth asked Peach.
"Yup. But where to? How on earth do we get a plane for somewhere when we have no clue as to where we're going?"
"We could always take a relaxing trip to the beach and stay in a condo. Or maybe the mountains would be nice."
"Too cold for the beach -- mountains sound okay... Marth, I've been rethinking this trip. It's too late in the year -- "
"So you don't want to go anymore?" Marth asked, almost hurt. "Peachie, I thought this would be a nice opportunity for us to be alone some, without any obligations to do anything. Just me, you, our daughter, and a little relaxation."
"As tempting as it sounds, Marth, I don't think we can do this." Peach put Kendall down inside of her bed. "We haven't done any planning. It's next to impossible to book a trip and get planned for something, especially something this spontaneous."
Marth sighed, then asked hopefully, "Maybe next week? Once we get something planned?"
Peach looked up with a smile. "You really want this, don't you?"
"More than anything," the prince said, taking his wife's hands. "Please."
"Seeing you beg absolutely melts my heart," Peach said with a laugh. "You know what? You really deserve this. We ought to go. Just with a little more planning. The only reason, and I assure you this, is because we hadn't planned. And packing would have been a problem. Us, and goodness! A child! Marth, do you realize how much we'd have to pack for a child?!"
Marth laughed. "Of course, honey. I'm sorry if this was so sudden, I just have to get away from it all!"
"I know what you mean," Peach said, kissing him on the cheek. "Things have been so stressful, and leaving for a little while will help us get ourselves back together. Come on, go to bed. You need your rest. We can start planning our long vacation tomorrow."
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Kairi tiptoed down the hallway, not wanting to be seen by Link. She had really grown to dislike Adult Link, but tonight in particular had really set off these emotions. How dare he come and act as though he could control his younger self's life! Sure, Adult Link was "Hyrule's Prince", but that meant zero to Kairi. He simply had no right!
She peered around the corner, checking to make sure no one was watching. Taking a deep breath, she proceeded to Roy's room. She knocked on his door, but no one answered. Kairi then decided to open the door a little, but after inspecting his room, she found that Roy wasn't there.
She was slightly relieved that Roy was not in his room. "Great, I'll just put it off until a later date. I honestly didn't want to do it anyway." Smiling, she began walking back down the hallway -- in time to run into Roy.
"Hi, Kairi, you came back."
Kairi swallowed hard. She thought she had gotten out of seeing Roy, but it appeared as though it would have to be tonight. She had promised herself that once she met up with Roy, she would tell him everything.
"What are you doing out of your bed?"
Roy laughed. "Kairi, it was just a simple blow to the head. I get those all the time out on the battle grounds."
"If you're sure you're feeling alright... Roy, we need to talk," Kairi finished slowly. "It's important. It can't wait."
"Oh, alright," Roy answered with a hopeful smile. He opened the door to his room. "Come on in."
Kairi forced herself to smile while trying to hide an obvious fear. She was scared of the way Roy might act. She seriously didn't want to break his heart....
Roy sat down on his bed, and patted the spot next to him for Kairi to sit down. She did so, and took a deep breath. I just want to get this over with, she thought.
"You seem nervous. Relax," Roy said, taking his hands and placing them on her shoulders. He slowly began to massage her shoulders. Kairi leaned her head back, but then remembered the reason she was there.
Kairi turned around to face Roy. "I have something to tell you. And I have to tell you now. It can't wait."
"Go ahead, if it's really that urgent," Roy smiled.
Seeing him smile... upset Kairi greatly. To her, it seemed as though Roy were expecting something huge from her. And he was right. This was huge, but certainly not what he expected.
"Roy, you and I have been so close lately. And I like how close we've been getting. But... "
"But what?" Roy asked, his smile now fading to a frown.
"You know when I left your room earlier, right? I had to go meet someone."
"So? It doesn't bother me that you left, if that's what you think -- "
Kairi silenced him with a finger over his lips. "I went to meet someone at a time I had told them. I said that I would meet them at 7:00, and I was about fifteen minutes late."
"Are you blaming me for something?" Roy asked, his eyes filling with a confused glare.
"No, I'm not, but what's important is who I met."
Roy shook his head. "What does this have to do with anything? You're confusing me, Kairi... "
"I went to meet another guy!" Kairi blurted out. "I promised Young Link that I would meet him at 7:00 in the Royal Garden!"
Roy's eyes widened. "Royal Garden? Young Link? What on earth did you meet him for?"
"I met him because he and I have been seeing each other -- yes, that way! I'll tell you all of it now! I've been seeing Link for a little while now!"
"Wha -- I can't believe you," Roy said softly. "You told me you cared. My gosh, you kissed me! Why were you with him?"
"Because! He was so handsome, and so sweet! I don't know what all attracted me to him! I just happened one night! We were talking and we kissed, and that's when it all started!"
"No... no! I told you! You really are just like her! Just like Malon! Hiding stuff from me! You say you care, but yet, secretly, your heart is elsewhere!!" Roy headed for his closet and opened it.
"What are you doing?!" Kairi shreiked. Her body filled with fear.
Roy grabbed a coat out of the closet and shut the door violently. He put the coat on quickly. "What am I doing? I'm going to Hyrule Castle. I'm going to talk to that little under-aged Hylian and his so called 'responsible' older self!"
"NO!" Kairi yelled, chasing after him as Roy flew out the door.
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"Tell me, how did you come to start seeing Kairi?" Link asked Young Link.
Young Link took a sip of juice and began to talk. "I met her, you know, while she was with Roy. She and Roy were out dancing one night, and remember, you let me go to, since Roy asked. That was the night you and Zelda had to meet with some of those high class people from some other um... what do you call it -- kingdom?"
"Yes, I remember," Link said. "That's also the night Zelda and I agreed to start letting you go out once in a while, but that's if you didn't abuse that right."
"And I didn't, I promise. It was dancing, and then to dinner, just like we agreed, and then straight home. But anyways, on with my story. I met her there, and she was just so kind. Honest to Din, I had no idea that she was seventeen at the time. But when she told me, about two weeks later, I didn't really care."
"Didn't care?" Link placed a hand on Young Link's shoulder. "But I care. I care what happens to you. What if she's out to... to... Godesses, what if she wants to take advantage of you?!"
"She wouldn't!" Young Link yelled. "She wouldn't -- "
"And how do you know? Because she said she wouldn't? Look what she's doing to Roy! How good do you think her word really is?"
Young Link sighed. "But I'm in love."
"Are you sure?" Link asked. "Do you really believe that?"
"Yes." Young Link breathed a heavy sigh. "You wanna know why I can't do anything or meet anyone? It's because I'm always holed up in this castle, taking private lessons from Impa! Why can't I go back to public school? Sure, I'm the 'younger self' of a prince, but still. Marth was a prince, and he went to public school!"
Link smiled. "Is that really what you want? To go back to public school?"
"More than anything!" Young Link exclaimed, hopefully. "All my friends are there! The only friends I really see now are Ness, Nana, and Popo! And that's because they're in Melee, with me! I had some other friends that I hung out with... and I bet the girls have really gotten cute in three years!"
Link tried to hold in a laugh, but couldn't. "You know what? I'll certainly talk this over with Zelda. I'm sure she'll agree that it's a great idea, just as I do. It would give you something to do. And being back there will help you find someone your age."
Young Link smiled, but still felt sad inside. "I like Kairi... a lot, to the point where I think it's love."
"Let Destiny decide that," Link answered. "If you're meant for someone else, you will find her, and you will move on from Kairi."
"You know what? Maybe I should be the one that tells Roy, not Kairi, because I was the one that pursued her. Not the other way around."
"That's a wonderful offer, but Kairi could have controlled herself. It's not all your fault, even though you do need to take some blame, considering you knew how Roy felt about her."
"Yeah... Well, I'm going to go upstairs now, and try to get a little sleep." Young Link began to walk upstairs.
"Wait," Link called after him. Young Link turned to face him. Link continued. "We'll discuss your public schooling in the morning, alright. And there's another thing I want to have a nice, long talk with you about?"
"And what might that be?" the younger Link asked, interested.
"Just look at the way you're dressed."
Young Link glanced down at himself. "So? The usual attire. My tunic."
"And what's missing?" Link grinned. "You're getting older now. If you insist on wearing the tunic... "
Young Link's eyes grew wide. "No... you're not... "
"You're too old to be wearing just a tunic. You need an undershirt and tights if you're going to wear that. Those boxers aren't going to suffice anymore. Or, you could always start dressing in polo shirts and jeans."
"You wear polo shirts and jeans, and your tunic for battles... "
"Exactly. Batting in just a tunic isn't going to work for you anymore. I came to realize that the other night."
Young Link smiled. "I really am growing up, aren't I?"
"Yup, now get to bed. It's a little late. We'll talk mor tomorrow, alright?"
"Sure thing!" Young Link dashed upstairs as quickly as he could.
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Roy jumped in his truck quickly. "And don't bother following me, Kairi! Just don't!"
"ROY! PLEASE! DON'T!" Kairi cried as tears flowed down her face. "DON'T!"
"Trust me, baby, nothing serious. I'm not going to do anything too serious, I promise!"
"YOU BETTER NOT!" she called as Roy started the truck and pulled out of the driveway. Before she knew it, Roy had disappeared down the street. She stood there and let the tears flow for the next few minutes, praying silently that Roy would keep his temper.
Roy breathed heavily as he drove, concentrating on nothing but Link and his younger version. His so called "best friends", who were always there for him. Now, they seemed to be betraying him, leaving him for a fool.
"Not anymore," Roy growled as his hands gripped the steering wheel. "I refuse to be treated as dirt by that prince! Ever since he married Zelda -- he's changed." Roy kept his eyes straight on the road...
... Yet he was unaware that he was driving at very high speeds. Out of nowhere, rain soon came pouring down onto his windshield.
"Great, not this," Roy said through clenched teeth. He fumbled for the controls to turn on the wipers. "There," he said once they came on, clearing his vision slightly. Yet Roy still didn't let up on the gas pedal....
"Gosh, can this get any worse?!"
The rain beat heavier on his windshield even harder than before. It was now almost impossible to see where he was going.
Roy was concentrating so hard on not being able to see the road that he ignored the obvious...
... a stop light, just turning red...
... and Roy was driving too fast to stop himself in time to prevent colliding with another vehicle, which hit Roy's truck dead on the driver's side.
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Author's Notes -- There's Chapter 6!! Thanks so much for the reviews and comments! (*Covers head* Hope I don't get mutilated for the ending of that chapter.... @_@) I'm almost afraid that the idea was a little over used. But to be honest, I was going to use it for an alternate in Chapter 7 of OHD. The original plan for that Chapter 7 was if Zelda said no, it was to happen to Link, etc... but I changed my mind after talking with Katie to hear her ideas.
Football season is now over. No more ball games to go to. (In a way, I'm glad, but next year, I'll be a senior, so it will be my last year with the Marching Black and Gold.)
I have begun work on another website! It should be up, hrm... within the next couple of days. Basically, it's going to consist of several different things. My fanfictions will even be on it! I might include some artwork I've done once I get some good pictures drawn. It will also have screenshots of Melee taken in camera mode. (Most of them will be Link/Young Link/Zelda, but I have a few cute ones of Roy, Marth, and Fox, too, that I will add. This website will just be for me to express myself, I guess, and put what I like on it. (I also have a cute drawing of Link sprite I did on the computer using Paint Shop Pro 7! I drew him, and my brother traced him onto the computer. (I'm a realistic artist, but this Link is so cartoony that it's adorable!)
Anyways, enough rambling! Please review and let me know what you think!! ^_^ See ya next chapter!! And I'll let ya know when the site is up!!
