Good morrow good fans and welcome to wacky, wonderful chapter 3 of this epic tale about. . . . . . find out for yourself! *Evil cackle*

Disclaimer : NOTHING, ALRIGHT?? NOTHING BELONGS TO HER!!!

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I really felt like walking over and slapping Zelda around the face, but a hand clamped onto my shoulder. "COOL! I'm against you!" Roy yelled out happily. I sighed.

"Not cool! You're only happy because you know you can beat me," I muttered miserably.

"Hey, winning isn't everything! So what if you lose? At least you tried." I couldn't say anything back without being offensive, so I kept my mouth shut. I felt like crap and I just wanted to curl up in a corner and cry.

Marth wasn't talking to me, Zelda was scheming the best way to gut me, Roy was going to mince me and Elasxa. . . .well, nothing was wrong between me and her, so I could talk to her.

Little Link and the Ice-Climbers zipped around my feet, almost tripping me and Roy up.

"Hey guys, watch it," I said with a smile. Young Link looked up at me and blushed.

"Sorry Jasmine," He mumbled.

"That's fine, just be careful. I wouldn't want to fall on you."

"Oh I'd catch you! I'm strong like my big brother!"

Aah, the ignorant bliss of a ten year old, how sweet. It really is.

"Thank you, Linky," I said with a grin.

"Jasmine?"

"Yes?"

"Will you cheer for me, when I fight against Peach?"

"Of course I will Linky, see you later!"

"Ok! Great! Thank you! Bye!" He called running off. Roy looked at me, smiling strangely. "You're so good with kids it's sickening, you know that?"

I stuck my tongue out at him, but then saw Elasxa brushing past so I grabbed her.

"Hey, I want to talk to you!" I said, taking her away from the babble of the crowd.

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Down the hall, Marth clawed his way through his locker, feeling pissed off. He didn't have a good reason to be annoyed with Jasmine but he was, it was his way of showing that he had been worried about her. Leaping back on Zelda like that was sinking as low as her and putting Jasmine's safety in jeopardy.

Marth turned as her heard a small person running at great speed down the corridor.

"Link! Link!" cried the voice of Young Link.

"The elder came out of a classroom and grinned. "Yes clone?"

His younger self skidded to a halt, panting.

"Jasmine's cheering for me at my match!" He announced with great pride. Marth had to pretend he was in deep concentration with the contents of his locker, when truthfully his ears had metaphorically pricked up at the sound of Jasmine's name. . . . . what the? Eew, last week's apple core.

"And, why do you want me to know so bad?"

"I'm just really happy!" Little link blushed a lovely shade of lobster red, very tasteful.

"Little dude, it's so obvious you have a crush on her, but you can't have her, you're too young."

"Why don't you date her?"

The question was asked innocently, but Marth's hand gripped tightly around a book at the back of his locker, as Link hesitated.

"I'm going out with Zelda," he said finally.

"I'm not Stupid, I know you don't really like her, you like Jasmine. . . ."

Marth slammed the door of his locker loudly and stalked away. Link's mouth hung open as he'd been about to say something, but he had stopped and watched Marth.

Then his face twisted into a smile and he rubbed his chin.

"Perhaps I do, little dude, Perhaps I do. . . . ."

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"That is why my day is going so badly!" I ended, sounding exasperated. Elasxa looked at me sympathetically.

"I think Marth's behaviour is really odd, but hey, we have the rest of the day free from Lessons and the matches after lunch. Maybe things will work out?" The bell rang for lunch as she ended her sentence.

"Doubt it," I mumbled as we made our way to the lunch hall. Roy joined us and we each grabbed a tray, and waited to be served whatever slop they were handing out. They didn't believe in packed lunches here, but the food wants that bad I guess.

I walked after Roy as he headed for the table where Marth was sat, expertly dodging Zelda's foot and a green fireball aimed at the Ice-Climbers. I gulped as Roy sat opposite him and looked straight at the blue haired man, but was ignored, as I was also, when I sat down next to him.

Elasxa came speeding over and smacked her tray down. "Marth, what is wrong with you?" she demanded. But got ignored.

"Marth. . . . Please. . . .?" I tried. Then he turned, and looked straight at me, extremely icily. I felt very intimidated and I let out a squeak.

"Please what? Not be mad with you? How about NO? First of all, you put yourself in danger, and then you start getting all involved with Young Link and all of that!" He hissed.

I can tell you then, all fear I had felt from his menacing glare vanished. The cold gripping icy gray of dread turned to the bright crimson of anger. Marth's flame had spread and was devouring the kindling of my fright.

"How DARE you," I growled venomously. "So what? I'm just going to stand there and let her kick me, and let her get away with it, so she thinks it's alright. Well your wrong, because I don't take that crap from anyone, I wouldn't take it from you either! And that's exactly what I'm doing now! I'm not taking this shit from you!

"As for little Link, well! I don't see your problem, he's a friend, a little boy who just simply asked if I would cheer for him, I said Yes, you hear me? YES! But to you Marth I am saying NO and on top of that, I'm going to say SHUT UP and GET A LIFE."

Half the dining room was now listening but I didn't give a damn. I didn't even look at Marth to see how much I'd got to him, I was too disgusted by his behaviour. I leaned back on my chair and chewed on a roll.

"You know Jaz," Roy started. "You look so hot when you're angry."

The bread I'd been eating smacked onto my tray, which I just left and stormed out of the hall, down the corridor, into the courtyard and sat down on a bench with a loud "UGH!"

Minutes later, Laxy came running out beaming like a mad woman. "You GO girl! Oh, my, God, Marth looked like he was going to cry! You did some serious ego busting there girl! I'm so proud of you!"

Despite my severe annoyance, I managed a wan smile. "He's just so. . . . .GAH!" I cried.

"Hey, just let it cool off ok? You've worked each other up too much today." She warned me, but then smiled, "But of course, think about it positively, if you get all the conflict out of the way before you get together then you'll never break up!"

"Hah. . . . . hah," I muttered sarcastically.

"Come on, oh joyous one, we don't want to miss the first fight between Peach and Young Link."

"Crap! Can't miss that, I made a promise!" I shouted, leaping up.

We ran back inside and along the corridor, taking a sharp left turn and up the winding staircase all the way to the roof of the school where there was a big dome. It was really cool and high-tech. During normal days it was the Master hand's office, but when it was a fighting day, the Master Hand quickly constructed a selected stage using his magic. The audience had to stand behind a glass viewing window, and it was hilarious when people crashed against it.

We rushed in, the battle had already started and the cheers were deafening. I pushed my way to the front and started pounding on the glass.

"COME ON LITTLE LINK!! YOU CAN DO IT BABY!!!" I cheered.

"Yeah! COME ON CLONE!!" Link joined me, as did the rest of the group. Suddenly, little link delivered an expert upper cut, ricocheted round and swiped Peach off her feet with the flat side of his little sword.

"YOUNG LINK, YOUNG LINK!" we chanted, clapping happily. But then without warning Peach bombed into him, sending him flying off stage, flaming like a torch.

We all let out a sympathetic "AAAW!!!", as the poor little guy was KO'd. Peach had won.

Out of the left transform booth, a green light shone, and Young Link emerged beaming. "I lost! But I heard you cheering Jasmine!"

I swept him up in a hug. But stopped dead as I heard. . . .

"JASMINE AND ROY, STEP INTO THE TRANSFORM BOOTH! PREPARE FOR YOUR MATCH!" the speakers rang out. I gulped and let go of Little Link.

"I'll cheer for you!" he promised.

"Thank you, I'll need it. . ." I said as Roy grinned at me, and walked toward his platform.

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OOH!! The excitement! BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE WHO WINS!! Hehe! Happy reviewing!!