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

SSBM: What The Future May Hold

Chapter Twelve -- Truth Be Told

"Sora, what are you doing here?" Kairi asked. "And how did you find out about Roy?"

Sora just smiled at her. "Kair, Roy's mother told me. She's on her way over as well, but the trip is a little longer for her than it was for me. Luckily, I was in town."

"My... mother?" asked Roy. Silence then filled the room as everyone watched Roy's expressions.

Roy let his mind drift to the last time he'd seen his mother. It wasn't that long ago, but it felt like an eternity to him. She had left on a "personal trip", leaving Roy to take care of himself. She had assured him that he was old enough, and left him with his friends he had made in Melee.

"I can't believe it... I'll finally get to see her again."

"But I still don't understand," Kairi said, standing up. "How... and why... did Roy's mother contact you, Sora?"

"She contacted me on a cell phone, after hearing about her son's accident." Sora pulled up a chair. "Sorry I startled you, Roy. I really didn't mean to."

"It's fine. What else did she say, Sora? Anything about her trip?"

"No, but I think she'd be more than willing to share it with you when she gets here."

Kairi sighed. "Hello? Have you been ignoring me? That doesn't answer the other question."

"What other.... oh, that one," Sora said, a grin spreading across his face.

Roy smirked. "Kairi, you and I have known each other a while... "

"... as have you and I," Sora finished for him.

"... But, since I've known you, there's something I haven't told you," Roy admitted, his face blushing slightly.

Kairi glanced at him. "And what would that be?" She look almost accusingly at the two.

"Kairi, Sora's my cousin."

~*x*~*x*~*x*~*x*~*x*~

Zelda let go of her husband. She looked into his eyes and forced a smile upon her face.

She loved him. The princess loved her hero. Their relationship had gotten weak, but every now and again, things do get tough. And she was going to talk to him, just as Roy suggested.

But another matter was weighing on the Princess of Hyrule's mind. The kiss. If only she'd pushed him away, and not allowed him to do such a thing to her...

But she had. She had let Roy take her where no other man but Link had ever taken her. Link was her first kiss, and she swore that he would be the only one she ever shared such a bond with.

Certainly there were no feelings for Roy. But then, why was she battling herself like this?

"Zelda... honey, you're in a daze, what's wrong?"

"Link, do you still love me?" Zelda nearly blurted.

Link's eyes took in a look of hurt. "Love you? Zelda, I love you beyond love. How could you ask such an absurd thing?"

It hit her then. She was supposed to confess at this point that she had kissed another man. The Princess of Hyrule betraying the Prince? Zelda felt ashamed of herself, knowing that she could never look Roy in the eyes the same way again -- if she ever allowed herself to.

"You and I... I'm going to be quite honest with you. We aren't as close as we used to be. We argue more than we used to, and it's been so long since we even... you know... made love."

Link looked down at the bed, not daring to argue. Deep in his heart, he had known this, but wasn't willing to admit to it just yet.

"And," the princess continued, "when we conceived the baby that I lost... I remember that night well."

Link bit his lip. So did he.

"You were so forceful, like all you wanted was sex," Zelda said tearfully, her words beginning to slur. "It was almost as if you were possessed, like you weren't yourself."

Link got up and walked across the room. He didn't want to face her, to see her cry. His arms folded across his chest, his face cringing with the sound of her tears. He couldn't bear it...

"I'm so sorry," Link choked. "Zelda, I'm so sorry... "

"You know that I can't say no to you! Tell me, what possessed you that night?"

"I don't know, it was like something was just taking me over! Sure, we had been together like that many times, but the last time was Marth's birthday party. It had been three months, Zelda, my body craved you... craved what had been absent for so long!"

"Then why didn't you just tell me! You took me over like... "

"Like I raped you," Link finished. "I never thought it was possible, me to treat you like that. You didn't cry, and he didn't tell me to stop, but deep within me, I know you didn't feel it that night." Link swalled the knot in his throat. "You didn't want to be with me."

Link sat back down, still not facing his wife. "You haven't had love, Zelda. It's been pure physical attraction for so long now. And I almost went as far as hurting you for it!"

Zelda's tears were beginning to slow. The hurt in his voice... the sincere concern... she knew he loved her. And all he wanted was to be close to her, and she knew that.

"I'm sorry," Link sobbed softly. "So sorry, my dear princess. I never meant to hurt you."

"Shh... " Zelda quieted him. She slowly got up out of her bed for the first time on her own, and walked over to Link. She wrapped her arms around him gently. Link stood from his chair and placed his arms around Zelda's frail body, making sure not to squeeze to tightly.

"I love you, Zelda, and I swear, I always will. Tell me, what happened to us? The love we had, it was so strong! How did it fade?"

"It didn't fade, we've only been ignoring it because of other important matters. He haven't been spending enough time together. You and I... we haven't done anything together in so long! It's always doing something for Hyrule, something for the Zoras, something for the Gorons, you know the drill! We can't be alone together anymore! It seems as though our political lives have destroyed our bond!"

"We can work back up to where we were... starting now. Today, Zelda, I swear to you, I will always love you. Always. And be honest with you... and remain faithful for as long as I live... and next time, Zel, I want you like that... I'll ask."

Zelda giggled at Link's offer. "No need, my love. You'll know when I want you, too. And right now, I do, but we'll have to wait 'til I'm out of this establishment first!"

Link smiled and kissed her gently. "It will be better, I promise. I promise you, Zel."

Zelda leaned up agains Link, burrying her face in his chest. He swore his love and his faithfulness. And his honesty. Zelda didn't want him to see her cry as she though about the secret she was forcing herself to keep.

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"Well, almost everyone has gone home," Young Link said, talking to Fox, the only remaining Smasher besides Marth.

"It's been a really long day, and... we've been here every day for the past two days with them." Fox kicked back in his chair and yawned. "I want to stay and see Roy one more time before I head back to the Smash Building to eat. I've only been to the Building once in the past two days."

"You and Roy have become pretty good friends, right?"

"Yeah," Fox said, smiling. "He's a really great guy, you know?"

Young Link frowned. "I wasn't a very good friend to him."

"Yeah, I heard about that, but listen, Squirt, don't let it get you down. Stuff happens, you know? Life isn't perfect, if you know what I mean."

"You're tired, Fox, go home."

"Na, I'm fine, Link. You need company. So, what are you going to do about Kairi?"

"I told her to be with Roy. Sure, I like her and everything, but it's just a 'like'. It's not like I'm dead in love with her or anything like that."

"Good for you. Public school is sounding like a better and better idea as the day goes on. Speaking of that, don't you have school?"

"Nope, Link still has to get me registered. And Impa is taking off since Zelda is in the hospital." Young Link yawned and felt his eyeslids get heavier. "Fox?"

"Yeah?"

"You'd make a wonderful pillow," Young Link layed over on him and got comfortable. " 'Night."

" 'Night, Squirt."

A door down the hall the opened with a bang, making both of them get up.

"So much for that," Fox mumbled under his breath.

And soon, into sight came Link, with Zelda walking with him.

"Zellie!" Young Link shreiked, making the nurses look in his direction.

Dr. Mario then came out of his office, holding his usual clipboard. "Zelda! You're up and walking! Better than I thought! I was just about to start working on your release forms!"

"My release forms?" she asked, hope rising in her voice.

"Yes, Princess, you're going home, and Link will take wonderful care of you."

Zelda smiled. She couldn't have heard better knews. She wanted to be gone, out from this place. She felt trapped, but had only been lying in that bed for two days.

"Since nothing was really wrong with you, it's perfectly fine to let you go home," Dr. Mario continued. "Just make sure not to do too much, alright? Please, take care of yourself. And I'll be over to check on you at least once a day."

"Thank you," Zelda said, greatful. Not only was she going home with her husband, but she would at least be away from Roy... for a while.

~*x*~*x*~*x*~*x*~*x*~

A week had passed since Zelda had been released from the hospital. Roy was out now as well, his arm still in a cast from the break.

Roy had noticed Zelda avoiding him at all costs. At the moment, they were in line to get lunch at the Smash Building.

"What's up with Roy?" Marth asked Link, leaning to whisper. "He's been acting funny."

"Of course, he just got out of the hospital after a terrible accident. He's going to be pretty scarred by it for a while."

"No, Link, I think this has something to do with someone in particular. He zones out so much. Maybe it's Kairi? She hasn't been here as much to see him since Sora came to town. She's been with him."

"Of course, they share a bond similiar to mine and Zelda's," Link said. "They shared a special fruit. Zelda and I share a bond by the Triforce. I sense that Roy's going to get hurt again, though."

"That's what I'm afraid of," Marth confessed. "He's dealt with too much, too soon. Everything seems to be going wrong for him, and it's happened all at once."

"I know," Link agreed. "Glad Young Link made the choice he did, to leave Kairi alone."

"Yeah, but once Young Link gives up, Sora starts in."

Link nodded and found Zelda, already sitting at the table with Samus.

"So, what are you two talking about?" Link asked warmly.

"Oh, the usual," Samus said, smiling. "My problems."

Link laughed. "Falcon again?"

"Kind of... "

"Getting those warm feeling now that the holidays are here?" Zelda asked cheerfully.

"And that damn mistletoe isn't helping." Samus took a bite of a baked potato. "It's sickening."

Roy sighed deeply as he watched the three laugh. Roy had also remembered a bond he was developing with Samus. But she seemed to have her mind on one person, and that was Falcon.

Nothing seems to be going my way, Roy said to himself. They always say things will look up, but why hasn't that happened for me yet?

Roy took his usual spot beside Fox and Pichu.

"Why the long face?" Fox asked immediately.

"I told you my secret, and it's coming back to haunt me."

"Has Link found out yet?"

"No, and I pray he never does," Roy sighed. "I've done enough to them. I killed a baby, I almost killed her in the process.... and then that thing that I told you about happens.... and remember back in high school? When I was scheming to break Link and Zelda up?"

"Yeah, who could forget that? The look on Link's face when Zelda accused him of those things."

"Yeah, when it was really Marth," Roy mumbled. "I still can't believe Marth did such a thing."

"Well, that's in the past," Fox said firmly. "And he's got Kendall... or Natalie, if he's still insisting... to take care of now."

"Fox, what am I supposed to do?" Roy asked desperately. "What do you do when you've reached your lowest? Try to live with it, or just... "

"You won't do that, and I'll see to it," Fox said, placing a hand on Roy's shoulder. "Just believe, and things will be alright. No doubt about it."

"With I had that kind of faith. When -- if -- Link finds out, I'll never live to see another day."

"... If Link finds out what?" Link asked, walking up behind Roy. "Are you hiding something, Roy?"

Roy turned around, his face draining of color.

"Sorry I overheard," Link said softly. "I just couldn't help but overhear you talking about me and Zelda."

Roy swallowed hard. "It's nothing, Link. Just... something -- rather personal."

"Alright, but it sounded pretty serious. You can talk to me about anything, you know that, right?"

Roy nodded and forced a smile. Link smiled back and returned to his table.

If only he knew... Roy thought painfully. But I won't do that to him. I can't.

~*x*~*x*~*x*~*x*~*x*~

Samus smiled as she sat in the lobby, eyeing the mistletoe. It was one thing to be sitting there bored, but another to be sitting there alone.

She had kept Falcon on her mind constantly. Samus knew that it was practically improbable that she and her ex would reunite.

"Don't let it bother you," she said aloud. In a quiet room with no other occupants, her words sounded terribly loud as they echoed.

She closed her eyes and let her self remember the short while they actually went out. It was short, but as they say, sweet. She had never known Falcon to be so sensitive, but still, he was his usual self most all the time, especially around other people.

But little did she want to admit, Roy was also a raging force in her mind. He had been on her mind as well, almost as much as Falcon, if that was possible. All the pain he had been going through. She was there for him. And she cared for him.

Samus flung her long blonde hair over her shoulder. Her hair was well past her shoulders, which got on her nerves at times. But she kept it long for a few personal reasons: one being Roy liked long hair... or was it Falcon?

Her mind was a jumbled mess. Roy was very handsome, but Falcon also had his own special charm. Both of them had qualities she adored. But she could only choose one.

But who was for choosing? Maybe she should make them make the choice, by whichever one spent the most time with her. Falcon had talked to her on and off, but showed no real affection like he used to. And Roy? He was that way with practically every girl he ran in to.

Samus smiled as footsteps were heard coming down the stairs. She turned to see her fiery red head, Roy.

"Hi," he said quietly. She motioned for him to sit beside her, so he did.

"How do you feel?" Samus asked in her soft, sweet voice.

"I've been better, but hopefully, things will clear up soon," Roy replied, gazing into her soft blue eyes.

Roy had always known Samus was beautiful underneath all her armor. And he had agreed with himself many times that a girl like her should not hide herself from the world.

He shook his head. It was those sweet thoughts that got him into trouble with Zelda in the first place, and he wasn't about to cause anything like what he knew could happen, at least not this soon after the first instance.

Roy then saw what was making Samus so quiet. Mistletoe, hung above the doorway of the lobby. Roy just looked at it for a moment, and forced himself to shake the remained of Zelda's kiss out of his mind.

~*x*~*x*~*x*~*x*~*x*~

Zelda slipped on her pyjamas, glad that the day was finally over. Of course, she hadn't been training, but she still felt considerably weak.

She stretched as far as her body would allow and fell into bed. Her mind was relaxed, yet she didn't feel right.

No longer did she want to keep this terrible secret. It had been over a week. Her husband had a right to know what she had done.

She knew that what she had done was wrong, but the guilt would never go away if she kept this secret bottled up inside her. And the longer she kept it, the worse it would be on Link, to know that his wife was able to keep something like that from him for so long.

Zelda decided it was time. She and Link normally talked before they turned out the lights every night. This would be the time to tell him. But lying in bed next to him, then telling him that she had kissed another man? It was inapropriate.

You're just making excuses, Zelda said. Be realistic. If he can forgive Roy and Marth for the horrible things they did to him in high school, surely he can forgive me for a passionless kiss that wasn't even my fault.

But I still could have pushed him away....

"Link!" Zelda exclaimed, her husband getting out of the shower. "Out already?"

"Yeah, I just had to feel clean, that's all. So, ready for bed?"

Zelda smiled her best smile. "Yes."

Link positioned himself into bed next to her and wrapped his arms around her. After their "discussion" in the hospital, Link knew that something had to be done about their relationship. So he started doing the things he always used to do when they first got married. And one of them was actually spending a few moments with his wife, holding her and falling asleep with her in his arms.

This is it, Zelda told herself. No more waiting. "Link?"

Zelda slipped out from his hold and sat up in her spot. Link looked puzzled, but he too sat up. "What's wrong, honey?" Link asked, now concerned.

"You swore to me that you would be honest with me, and that means I have to be honest with you in return."

"We promised that to each other on our wedding day... and again in the hospital." Link took Zelda's hand.

"I've been keeping something from you." Zelda frowned at how easy this seemed to be for her.

"Like what?"

"It happened in the hospital, when Roy came to see me, remember?"

Link nodded.

"He and I got to talking about our relationship. You know, mine and yours, and how things had been going a little... rought."

Link frowned. "Are we past that now, my love?"

"I feel as though we are, but to be truly past it, you must know this. And this might affect more than our relationship. Your friendship with Roy might be altered as well."

Link only looked into her eyes, only wondering what she might say.

She filled her lungs with a deep breath before telling him what had been plauging her. "Link, Roy and I were talking, and... I don't even remember how it happened. But... before I knew it, he had leaned in -- and kissed me."

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Author's Notes -- There's Chapter 12!!

Thanks to those that read the "important author's note" that I had placed as a temporary Chapter 12. It was a rather long one, I know, and I'm sorry if I offended anyone by what I wrote. I wasn't referring to everyone on the specific reviews, only the ones that got violent.

But I must say this: When I wrote the part about not being able to write like I felt I should write because of obligations... this chapter truly turned out to be MY style. I just relaxed and wrote with my words and my feelings and my imagination.... and it felt great! I feel like it's me again writing, not some robot that's programmed to write as others tell it to....

I feel like I'm back! It's me again! ^_^ That probably sounds weird to those that weren't on during the 5 hours I had that author's note up. But I discussed how I felt like this story was getting hard to write. But now, I feel things going downhill. I was stuck at first, but now I think I know what's going to happen.

Thanks for the encouraging reviews and helpful words. Please review and tell me what you think. I didn't understand how important reiviews were until I started getting reviews and emails that were almost threatening. But thanks to those that supported me!

-- Sherri
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