(huff puff) Okay! Chapter 11 is here! Be prepared!
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The two swordsmen, Marth and Roy had been wandering through the woods for what seemed like hours. The freezing wind nipped at their noses and the blinding snow from the blizzard was distorting their vision. The red head looked unhealthy, his face ghostly pale save for his rose colored cheeks. Marth wasn't any better with his dark hair and creamy skin contrasting greatly. Little had been said since they left Zelda's house and Roy felt the need to break the silence.
"Marth? Are you sure you where we're going?"
"I never said anything about knowing where we were going." retorted the tired Prince.
Roy pouted. "But Marth! You're the one who came up with this whole "look-for-Link" thing. Shouldn't you at least have some idea where he is?"
This annoyed Marth. "Why should I be the one to come up with all the bright ideas around here? I asked you to come along because I assumed you could help!"
"Well then you assume too much! I've got better things to do than look for my friend, who's probably just hanging out at someone other than Zelda's dorm. But no… I'm stuck out here with Mr. Responsible. Mr. Nobility and Leadership!" Roy was clearly yelling at this point.
"Better things to do…" sneered Marth. "Like what, drool over that stupid girl friend of yours?"
Roy was mad now. "Shut up!" He ran forward and tackled Marth from behind, bringing them both to the ground. The younger boy started to blindly throw punches, none of which hit the noble.
"Get off Roy!"
He didn't listen. So, in one quick blow Marth's fist had made contact with Roy's face. The red- head fell back and immediately brought his hands up to his head. Marth rose from the thick snow and looked down at his companion who was sprawled out below.
"Oh God…" muttered the blue haired boy. "…Is he unconscious?" He crouched down next to him and instantly regretted his previous action. There was clearly blood on Roy's distressed face, dark and red in contrast to the white snow. Marth gingerly removed the other boy's hands away from his face and observed the damage done. A bloody nose and a split lip.
"Ungh…" groaned Roy.
Marth began helping him to his feet.
"No…d- don't…touch…me…"
The noble disregarded his friend's wishes and helped him to an upright stance.
"You… you hit me." Roy's voice was becoming stronger. "Why did you hit me?!"
"I'm sorry, I just couldn't control myself." Whispered Marth, ashamed.
"You jerk! You know you're a lot stronger than me! I could've really been hurt!"
"I said I was sorry!"
They were silent for a moment. In fact, almost everything was silent in the snowy woods. Roy moved his hand to his face, this time whipping away the blood. He then brought his hand back down, looked at the red liquid and snickered. "What's your problem lately? You've been acting uptight since yesterday."
"I don't have a problem!"
"Then quit acting like such an asshole!"
The blue haired noble, in all his rage and fury, grabbed his friend by the shoulders and roughly threw him to the ground. The red- head landed on his back, watching his comrade saunter away. This time Marth didn't help him up…
Somewhere in the depths of the woods, a lone figure sitting propped up against the back of a tree could faintly hear the yells of two familiar voices. He tried desperately to call out to them.
"Marth! Roy! It's me!" but even when he was yelling at the top of his lungs, the wind was able to drown out his voice. "Please… help me…" he mused. The boy couldn't feel anything at this point. He had been stuck sitting there for so long that the snow had almost buried him and the arctic blasts of wind turned his tears to salty, frozen crystals. "Please find me… anyone…" He shifted his body, tried to free his wounded leg from the layers of snow, but his actions were in vain.
Roy sat quietly in the snow for a solid ten minuets, and even though Marth had long since left him, the red head couldn't help but hope his friend might come back. The cold had soothed his fiery temper and the wind that nipped at him made him fee all the more alone.
"Great…"
Roy stood up, wiped off the remaining trickles of blood from his nose and looked around for the way he had originally come. But the snow was failing at it's hardest, covering even Marth's foot prints and was distorting the young boy's vision. Roy sighed and started heading the direction he assumed his friend had went.
"Why did this have to happen?" he mused. "It's so close to the holidays too…aren't we all supposed to be together?" His lack of attention caused a sharp branch to swing back in the wind and slap him harshly in the face.
"Ah!" Roy stumbled to the side and covered the left side of his face. Too late. "Right in my eye…ouch…" He felt around for a scratch but only found a small one his eye. Looking into the night, Roy couldn't quite tell in all the darkness whether or not the branch had affected his vision. "Mmph."
"I wonder where Roy is…" thought Marth. "I shouldn't have left him. Now I've got two people to look for." He shivered in the wind and pulled his coat closer to him. His thoughts turned from his companions to his aching feet. His boots were soaked through and the same could be said about his socks. "Ah… what I wouldn't do for a hot shower and something warm to eat." While his mouth was watering, he thought her heard a faint noise coming from up ahead.
"-elp! …someone!" called the voice.
"That's Link!" Marth tried to run forward but fell down in all the deep snow. "I'm coming Link! Hold on!" He got up and headed towards his friend at a slower pace. "Keep calling me! Your voice is all I have to help find you!" It became easier for him to walk now, his speed picked up as his trudging became an art. "Hold on Link!" Marth could see him now, his limp form against a tree trunk, body buried in at least two feet of snow. "Link!"
"Marth!" Link croaked. He tried his hardest to stand and greet his savior but he couldn't. Tears were starting to form in his eyes all over again as Marth become close enough to identify.
Next chapter will be here soon!