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, Kingdom Hearts, Yugi or Yu-Gi-Oh! since I used them in the story. ^_^
See Chapter One for additional author's notes and information.
On Another Note: This story centers around a few main characters. They are Link, Zelda, Marth, Roy, Young Link, and Samus. I try to include as many of the others as I can, but coming up with storylines for them all is quite challenging. So I add as I go along, or when I think of the perfect storyline for a particular character.
Fiction By Sherri
SSBM: What The Future May Hold
Chapter Fifteen -- Marth's Secret
"Zelda!" Roy called after the princess. So many questions were on the young swordsman's mind, and he knew that if anyone could answer them, it was the Princess of Hyrule.
Zelda snapped around to see Roy, running like mad in her direction.
"Zelda! Can I please speak with you?"
Zelda's face took on a somewhat shocked look. "Uh... sure."
Roy then caught up with her and tried to catch his breath. "Let's go somewhere private, okay? It's kind of... important."
"Alright, as you wish," Zelda said, baffled. I wonder, she thought to herself. What could this possibly be about?
Roy grabbed Zelda's wrist and took her into his large bedroom. "Sorry if it seems inapropriate," he apologized. "But this is the only place I could think of."
"It's fine," Zelda said, taking a seat. "Now what's this all about?"
Roy took a seat as well. "Zel, it's about your husband."
Zelda raised her eyebrows and gave Roy a questioning gaze. "Link? What about him?"
Roy sighed heavily, preparing for his practiced speech. "Zelda, I know that you told Link, and I'm proud of you for that. But I honestly don't know what came over me for kissing you, especially in such a circumstance as the one we were in at the time. And you said that Link forgave you, and everything's alright now. But... " Roy paused, wanting to find the right words. "Why hasn't he... forgiven me?"
Zelda remained silent. Her suspicious were true. She had the strongest feeling that Roy wanted to speak with her about the events that occurred several weeks before.
"I don't know," was all she could answer, in all honesty. "All he's told me is... " Zelda wondered if she should continue. Roy's heart was sensitive, and Link's words were not.
"Go on, Zelda, please," Roy begged. Zelda sighed and gave in easier than she thought she would.
"Link said that he just couldn't face you... and didn't want to. It was almost as if he wanted to forbid you from his mind."
Roy hung his head with her -- no -- Link's words. He let them sink in slowly. To any other person, they might not have seemed a big deal. But this was a friend that he had known for a very long time, and lost him, because of some stupid action that his body decided to take.
"Roy?" Zelda whispered, putting her hand on his shoulder after a few minutes of silence. "Are you alright?"
"No," he answered quickly. "I'm not. I've finally blown it -- big." Roy got off the sofa and headed for the door.
"Where are you going?" Zelda asked, worried.
"To find Link. I have to make him understand!" Roy left his own room in a rush. Zelda stood there, hoping that her husband's mood swings wouldn't be in affect this night.
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"Wha -- what?" Nana asked, shaking her head. "What did you say?"
"I asked you if you'd go out with me," the younger Link asked. "Will you?"
Nana stood there, Link's hands in hers. Never had she been asked that question, and in front of her was the guy that she had been dreaming of, day and night. But her brother... what would Popo think? Would he care? Did she care?
So she just stared at him with a blank expression, not knowing how to answer, or even if she wanted to. To her, Link's eyes had a certain longing and pleading to them that she had not seen since he had cared for Kairi. But now, it was her. It was her his eye was on.
"Sorry I'm being so quiet," Nana said, once she realized her silence. "I don't know what to say."
"Then say yes," Link pleaded to her.
Nana looked deeper into his eyes. "What brought this on all of a sudden?"
"But don't you know?" he asked sadly. "Nana, I've liked you for a while now, but I was so blinded by Kairi that I didn't realize it until I let go of her."
"I've liked you too, Link," Nana confessed. "But my brother -- "
"What about Popo?" Link inturrupted. "Does he not approve?"
"I told him everything," Nana replied. "And he doesn't think it's right."
"So he doesn't think we should? You've already talked to him?"
"Yes, I talked to him when I told him about my feelings for you." Nana dropped Young Link's hands. "And I don't know what I should do about it."
Young Link sat down, as did Nana. "What do you think you should do?" Young Link asked. "And I'm going to give you the same speech that the older Link always gives me. Follow your heart, alright, and not what someone or something else is telling you to do."
"And I'm not sure what that is at the moment."
Nana leaned her head over on his shoulder. Link put his arms around her and rested his head on hers. "Do you want to just wait until you can give me a definite answer?"
Nana smiled. "I think that would be better, that way, I can talk to Popo and tell him how I feel."
"Alright, it's settled. Just let me know, alright?"
"Sure thing," she replied. They sat there together for a few moments more, discussing how Nana should go about confronting her brother.
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Marth stumbled inside the Smash Building, the horrified look still smeared on his drunken face. Why was he here? He should be at the castle with Peach and his daughter. But he just couldn't go back, not now... and maybe not for the rest of the night.
At least he'd been at the castle for about an hour. After discussing with Roy about taking his vacation, Marth discovered something else he needed: some alone time.
And going to a bar shouldn't have been the way that he got that "alone time". And that night of all nights -- why? Why had he chosen that particular spot, on this particular night? It was a complete nightmare.
Luckily, there were no other Smashers in the main lobby. So Marth just collapsed, to afraid to do anything else, his limbs still trembling. How he had managed to get anywhere in his state, he'd never figure out.
It wasn't his slight drunkeness that was making him act in such a manner. With his heart rate still increasing, Marth tried to remember the sights that were presented to him at the bar.
Everything was still vague, but he silently prayed he remembered everything soon. The only thing he could recall at the moment was... that he had never seen so much blood in his entire life.
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Roy nervously knocked on the Prince's door. The royal couple of Hyrule were still at the large Smash Building, to Roy's suprise.
Roy closed his eyes and began to sweat. It wasn't every day he had to do some explaining. But it was every day that he had to live with his own guilt. He was going to make Link understand, one way or the other.
Link opened the door slowly, almost as if he knew that someone he didn't want to see was there.
Once Link opened the door completely, he saw a terrified Roy standing in front of him.
"Get out of my sight," Link said, attemting to shut the door. But Roy grabbed it, and forced his way in the room.
"Not until I get through to you," Roy said, rather harshly. "I just wanted to come and talk to you."
"About what? How much you enjoyed kissing my wife and making our lives completely miserable?"
"Listen to me!" Roy all but screamed, "I think about what I did every day and continually punish myself for it, alright? I can't live with it anymore! And it's not like you to be so utterly cold towards someone!"
"And I didn't think it was like you to lay your hands on someone that wasn't yours."
Roy bit his lip. This wasn't Link. It couldn't have been. "The Link I know would at least listen when someone has something to say to him, so why don't you just do that, okay?"
Link turned his back to Roy. "Maybe I've changed.."
"Yeah! And Zelda's noticed it, hasn't she? Nevermind, dumb question, she told me she noticed your changing!"
Link turned back around, his face softer, his eyes glossy. Just the mentioning of her name tamed his heart. "Zelda?"
"That's right, pal," Roy said, pushing Link's chest with his finger. "You've been acting like a total ass. And everyone notices it. And it's killing Zelda."
Link swallowed hard, his look softening... only to harden back up. "What business do you have talking to Zelda, huh? After what you did?"
The door then opened softly, but slammed shut. "That's mine and Roy's business, Link," an angry Princess said. "Now tell me what's going on."
"I was only trying to talk to him," Roy butt in before Link could say a word. "But he's being... heartless."
Zelda walked slowly over to Link... and slapped him.
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"Gosh, where is he?" Samus muttered. She had been looking for Roy. He wasn't in his room, nor was he anywhere else for that matter. The only place she hadn't looked was the main lobby. But she figured everyone else was in bed.
But Roy's not in his room, she thought. So he must be somewhere.
Samus made her way to the main lobby of the building. However, she quickly hurried her pace when she heard loud sobbing coming from the lobby's direction.
"Marth!" the bounty huntress exclaimed. "Marth, what happened?"
"Sammie?" he asked with the voice of a three year old. "What are you doing here?"
"I should be asking you the same question. Now what happened? Something with you and Peach?"
"No, no, it's nothing like that. I'm fine, really."
"You're crying, Marth. I don't call that fine."
Marth sighed deeply. "I just... need to be alone to think. That's why I'm here." Good excuse, he thought.
"Alright," Samus said, giving in. "If that's truly what you want. By the way, have you seen Roy?"
"Nope," Marth replied, his voice returning to normal. "I haven't seen him since dinner."
"Alright thanks. If you see him, tell him I've been trying to find him."
Marth nodded, and Samus walked back in the direction she had come from.
Something's not right, she thought. Marth doesn't act like that. Now what's he hiding?
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Link grabbed the side of his face where Zelda's hand had made contact. Link felt his cheek burning, but his eyes burned even more from the hot tears he so desperately wanted to keep from falling.
Zelda's face softened once she saw the pain in her husband's eyes.
"This is slowly becoming the end for us, isn't it, Zelda?"
Link's words hurt her. She had truly not meant to hurt him, especially not physically. He had never dared to lay a hand on her like that, and she never thought she would, either.
"You're standing up for Roy now. You hit me... without even hearing what I had to say."
"You should have given me the chance to speak and apologize to you, and it wouldn't have happened!" Roy snapped.
Zelda turned to the fiery-haired swordsman. "Roy, I think it's best you leave -- for now. Okay? I'll come speak with you later when I've had a talk with Link."
Roy nodded and abruptly left the room.
Zelda turned her attention back to Link, who was now sitting on the bed, tears flowing freely.
"I couldn't control myself," Link began. "I was so mean to him... I should have given him the chance, like the chance you gave me."
"Just tell me what you said to him."
"I was cold, Zel. I asked him if he enjoyed kissing you -- and making our lives miserable." Link could hardly finish his sentence. "What's become of me, Zelda? I've turned myself into someone without a heart. I've treated you badly, and now, one of my best friends. And it's because of jealousy."
Zelda placed her hand over Link's, which was still resting on his cheek. Zelda removed his hand and saw the bruise that was already beginning to form. Zelda held back the tears as she touched the wound she herself had inflicted on him. Link winced as her hand traced the bruise.
"I'm so sorry," she said, hugging him tightly.
"Don't be, it's alright, I deserve it, Princess. I didn't mean those words I said to Roy. I was bitter. Please understand that... "
Zelda's hold on him just got stronger. "I love you, Link."
"And I love you, Princess. I guess that means I should start showing it." Link slowly hugged her back. He kissed her forehead.
Zelda looked up at Link, her face nearly expressionless. "Promise me something."
"Anything."
"That you'll talk to Roy -- and apologize. You yourself said that he gave me what you weren't at that one time. He was the one that violated me, I could have stopped him, but instead, I accepted. Don't be mad at him. Please."
Link smiled. "I'll go find him now."
Zelda let go of Link and let him leave the room. But a smile was still not evident on her face. Link was different somehow. And she was determined to find out why he had grown so cold. Not just towards Roy, but at the world as well.
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"Roy!" Link called, finding him sitting with Marth in the main lobby. "Please... don't turn from me, okay?"
Roy looked up at Link, then back at Marth, who was now almost completely calm, not showing any bit of emotion at all.
"And why should I?"
Link sighed and his eyes fell. "Listen, Roy. I'm sorry. I don't know what else to say, other than I'm sorry."
Marth looked back and forth between the two, completely confused.
"Let's go somewhere else to have this conversation, alright?" Roy offered Link.
"Sure," Link said, and he and Roy left the room quietly.
"Listen, Roy," Link began, outside of the main lobby. "I was totally out of line. I'm sorry, okay? I know that it sounds like I'm making excuses, but Zelda and I have had so much trouble, that just the thought of anyone else in the picture -- "
"Hey, hey, listen," Roy said, his voice soft, placing his hand on Link's shoulder. "It's alright. Please, no more beating yourself up. I'll tell you the same thing I told Zelda, while we were in the hospital. Just talk, tell her what's on your mind. She'll listen."
"She always does, unlike me," Link said sadly, his voice cracking. "I don't understand. I asked Zelda this question, and now I'm asking you. What happened to me, Roy?"
Roy pulled Link into a hug. "Nothing happened to you, Link," Roy said compassionately. "Stress, however, happenes to everyone. And no one has a perfect life. So calm down. Listen, we'll talk more in the morning. Go to bed, be with Zel."
"I'm so sorry, Roy, for everything."
"And I told you not to worry about it, because it's okay." Roy released Link, and the smiled at one another. Link walked back down the hall to Zelda, who was waiting.
"Back so soon? And smiling?" she asked, not suprised.
"He forgave me." Link sat down, and resting his head on his fists. "Now will you forgive me, the undeserving one?"
Zelda kissed his lips softly as she stroked his hair. "I do, and always will. For better or worse, remember?"
"I will always remember," Link said softly as he kissed his wife tenderly.
"Link, we'll get through this, somehow. I promise you, it will work out, and our lives will be perfect again."
"I sure hope so, Zelda," Link said as he wrapped his arms around Zelda and turned out the lights. In no time, both were sound asleep.
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"I didn't do it!" Marth yelled at himself, still in the lobby. "But everyone was pointing there finger at me... I couldn't have. True, I carried a sword, but I would never use it in that manner!"
Marth once again collapsed, this time, Roy caught him.
"Marth, tell me what's wrong."
"I didn't do it, Roy, please believe me."
"You're confusing me. What didn't you do?"
"I went out tonight, Roy. I went to a bar."
"So? You need some guy time. Gosh, can't stay tied up forever. You have to have fun, too."
"What I thought was fun soon turned to torture, a nightmare!" Marth said through sobs. "But I didn't do it!"
A doorbell was soon heard, and Roy looked at the door, baffled. "Who in the world?"
"Don't answer it!" Marth whispered in fear, his voice cracking with every word. "Please!"
Roy stood up and headed for the entrance, ignoring Marth.
"Please, don't!" Marth continued to plead to his best friend.
Roy turned around, shocked. "Are you hiding from someone?" he asked rather loudly, scaring Marth.
"No! I mean, why would I be?"
"Let me get the door, it could be someone important."
Marth suddenly ran out of the room, and upstairs. He found the nearest room, which was the one Link and Zelda was staying in for the night. He began to pound on it wildly until Link finally answered.
"Man, what's wrong, Marth?"
"You have to get me out of here, Link."
"Uh... why?"
"They're after me. They think I did it. But I'm innocent, Link! I promise you that!"
"Whoa, hold on... what?"
"Marth!" Roy's call was then heard. "Get down here!"
Marth's heartbeat increaded even more. He shooke his head back and forth between the stair case and Link. "Come with me, please, Link," Marth finally said after a few moments of silence.
Link nodded and closed the door quietly, leaving Zelda there, who was somehow, still sleeping.
Marth and Link walked downstairs to find a horrified Roy.
"Marth, what have you done?" Roy asked, shocked.
In stepped a police officer, holding a pair of handcuffs.
Link looked just as suprised as Roy. "Marth? What's this all about?"
"You are Marth Lowell, aren't you?" the police officer asked, pointing to him.
"Y-yes," Marth answered quietly. He was a Prince, not the type to ever admit defeat. And he wasn't going to start, either.
"I didn't do it, I promise you that."
"Read him his rights," the officer said to a second officer, who then walked over, placing the handcuffs around Marth's wrists after forcing his arms behind his back.
"Can you tell me what's going on here! I demand it!" Link shouted at the officer.
The officer only laughed. "Pal, I'm sorry. But I'm affraid your friend Marth here is under arrest."
"We kind of get that," Roy replied. Duh. "Just tell us what for?"
Link and Roy's faces went totally pale with the officer's next sentence, which only consisted of one word.
"Murder."
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Author's Notes: There's the latest chapter! Sorry about any typos and such, I just wanted to get this done. ^_^ (*Lame excuse, I know, lol!*) I hope it was written alright... =)
I had a question about how I fixed the formatting. It's in the HTML code. If you use a program like FrontPage Express (like I use), then when you save HTML, it saves the bolds as strong instead of b and italics as em instead of i. All of my underlines appear as u like they're supposed to. So all you have to do to fix it is go to the HTML code and change the strong and /strong to b and em and /em to i and /i. ^_^ Because FanFiction.net only accepts simple HTML. And for some reason, it doesn't accept the other versions of the code. Hope that helped you! *smiles*
To be completely honest -- I forgot about writing this story... I don't know why, really. I have one MAJOR audition coming up, and that's for Alabama All-State. I made All-District last year, and the next step is All-State. I want so badly to be in that band (any color), so I'm working extra hard... which means less time on this story. And in other band news, I also made Troy State University Southestern United States Honor Band!! *YAY*! I was one of thirty-one flute players chosen from about five different states!
Please let me know what you think about the story so far!
-- Sherri
