Chapter 4
The prom was over. Everyone was too worn out to do anything. Some went to bed, while others were trying to figure out on what else to do.
Samus sat down in a chair. He was worn out from dancing. "She wasn't trying to dance with me." he thought, "She was trying to kill me!" Samus was also panting and sweating.
Fox walked in the living room and saw Samus. "Rough day?" he asked.
Samus nodded.
"Yeah, I'm not into dancing, especially when I don't have a girlfriend." said Fox.
"So where were you?"
"Working on my arwing." he said.
Samus noticed Fox's fur was soaked with oil.
"I'm going to go wash up." he said. Then he walked out of the living room.
Marth sat down on his bed. He kept thinking about what happened earlier. "Aw man!" he thought, " I'm stuck, I mean, Zelda was Sheik's girlfriend first…..I love Zelda…but…not if it tears them apart."
"Marth?"
Marth looked up and say Roy, standing in front of him.
"I….was just thinking about Sheik and Zelda." Marth said.
"Did you make your decision?" Roy asked.
Marth sighed, "I can't decide….if Zelda loves me more than Sheik…then he's going to be crushed….and I love Zelda…but…not if it makes Sheik sad…what do I do?"
"If you like her….and if you don't want to upset Sheik….then dump her." Roy said, "It's the only way."
"Yeah but…..I love her so much, that I don't want to lose her."
"Neither does Sheik."
"So…what do I do?" Marth asked, grabbing Roy's arm. Roy gasped. He could see the sadness in Marth's eyes. Roy sighed.
"The choice is yours." he said. Marth let go of his arm.
"YOU decide whether to dump her or not."
"Yeah…but-"
"Listen Marth!" Roy yelled, "If you don't dump her, and if she dumps you, you will be crushed."
"But if I dump her, she will be the one crushed."
"Not if she loves Sheik more than you….no offense."
"None taken." Marth said, smiling.
Roy nodded, "Good….now then—"
"But I can't!"
Roy was silent.
"If…..if I do, she'll be sad….if it's the opposite, I'll be sad."
"Then stay away from her!"
"I can't!"
Roy sighed, "Then I can't help you, my friend….I'm sorry…..but it's either your choice…or her choice." Roy walked out of the room.
Marth didn't want to be sad….and he new that Zelda didn't, either. He got up and left to talk to her.
He stood in front of the door.
"Ok….let's take it smoothly." He said to himself.
Marth knocked on the door, Zelda answered it.
"Zelda….I-i-i have to talk to you."
"You called me, Zelda?" another boy asked. It was Sheik.
"I called both of on in…I have something to tell you." She said, walking into her room.
Sheik and Marth looked at each other in fear, and then they went into the room.
Zelda turned around, "Look." She said, "…I've been over thinking about this whole thing…and I…well…have decided on…who I…..love the most."
Sheik swallowed hard while Marth tried to keep his cool.
"It's….Marth." she said.
Sheik was shocked, "Zelda….your not serious…..t-t-tell me your not serious!"
Zelda shook her head, "I'm dead serious, Sheik."
Sheik couldn't believe it. His own loved one, who they loved each other for many years……has finally decided to love another person and dump him.
"Your dumping me…aren't you?"
"No Sheik, I didn't mean-"
"Your DUMPING me, aren't you!"
"Well…..yes." Zelda said.
Marth exhaled, then turned to Sheik, who lowered his head and closed his eyes.
"I'm…sorry about this." he said, placing his hand on Sheik's shoulder. But Sheik slapped it away.
"Leave me alone!" he said.
"But Sheik, I…
"I said, LEAVE…ME…ALONE!"
"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Sheik." said Zelda, "I just….followed my heart."
"So…you ARE serious?" he asked.
"Deadly serious….I'm sorry."
That only made Sheik feel worse. He got up off the bed and sighed heavily.
"We can go do something, just the three of us…..if that make you feel any better." Zelda asked.
Sheik shook his head, "No….I want to be alone." He then walked out the door and shut it.
Marth placed his hands over his face. "Me and my big mouth." He said.
"It wasn't your fault." Zelda said, "He was going to find out sooner or later."
"I didn't want to upset-"
"You didn't upset him….I did….let's leave it at that."
Marth sighed. "All right."Meanwhile.
Sheik walked in the hallway. He couldn't believe what he had just been though. He tried to forget about it, but the grief in his heart kept him from forgetting. When he entered his room, he shut the door behind him, and walked beside a wall.
"How could she choose HIM instead of ME!" he said to himself. His voice was also breaking up. Sheik took off his hat and scarf and placed his head against the wall. Tears already began releasing from his eyes. Sheik just stood there, weeping silently.