Chapter 5

Peach made sure to wait a while before she went to see Zelda. They promised each other that they would take their loved ones out for ice cream. Peach couldn't wait. She walked into the hallway and knocked on Zelda's door.

"Zel, come on." Peach said, "We were supposed to take the others out today, remember?"

"I can't go!"

"Why not?"

"I just can't."

Peach was stunned. They've been planning this for awhile, and Zelda didn't want to go?

"Zelda?"

"Come in!" Zelda replied.

Peach opened the door. Zelda was sitting in her chair, reading a book.

"Why can't you go?" Peach asked, "We've been planning this all week!"

Zelda sighed and put her book down, "Something happened."

"What happened?"

"Something happened between me and Sheik."

Peach gasped, "What?"

"Remember when we went to the prom earlier?"

"Uh….yes."

"I….hurt his feelings."

"How?" Peach asked.

"I….was in love with him….and….I fell in love with another person." Zelda said.

"Who?"

"Marth!"

"Why!"

"I don't know."

Peach thought for a moment, "If you go and apologize, then-"

"I don't think Sheik would want to speak to me."

Peach sighed, "Well……if you don't talk to him…and if he doesn't talk to you….then…"

"Then what?"

"Then both of you probably won't speak to each other again."

Zelda was silent for a moment. "I-i-i-I just can't!"

Peach sighed, "Please…..for me?"

Zelda thought for a moment. She couldn't let peach down, "All right, I will!" Zelda said.

Peach smiled, "Ok then."

Peach walked out the door, Zelda got up, but didn't leave.

"Zelda?"

"I'm…..just scared."

Peach didn't answer. Instead, she just looked at Zelda.

Zelda knew what she meant by the look on her face. She sighed again, "Ok."

Peach smiled. Then Zelda walked out the door.

It's been almost 3 hours since the prom was over. Samus sighed. He was just about to fall asleep, until he suddenly remembered. He got up and walked into the hallway, stood in front of a door, and knocked.

"Sheik?"

There was no answer.

Samus knocked again.

"Sheik, are you ok?" he asked again. There was still no answer.

Samus turned the door knob. It wasn't locked, so he peeked in.

"Sheik?" he asked, he still didn't answer.

Sheik was sitting on the bed, staring at the wall. Samus looked at the room with sad eyes.

"Are you ok?"

Samus walked in the room cautiously. He walked towards his friend.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Samus got a close up on Sheik. His eyes were a little red.

Samus sighed and lowered his head. Sheik spoke, but it wasn't clear.

Samus raised his head again. "What?"

"………..She hates me."

Samus couldn't hear a word Sheik was saying because he was whispering.

"What? I-I-I can't hear you."

Sheik closed his eyes, "She…hates…me."

"Who? Zelda?" Samus was shocked. "How could she hate you?"

It took Sheik awhile to answer. "I…don't know……It…happened after the prom."

"What?"

"I…can't explain it."

"Could you ask her?"

"She wouldn't talk to me."

"Why?" Samus asked.

"Because…..she likes Marth….more than me." He said.

"What? Why?"

Sheik was silent.

"Did you try reasoning with her?" he asked.

"She won't listen!" Sheik said, "No matter how much I get her to, she won't listen!"

Samus took off his helmet and narrowed his eyebrows, "And this happened because of a stupid prom!" he thought. Then he turned to Sheik again.

"Is…..there someway I can help you?" he asked.

"What can you do?" Sheik asked, "You never had a date before, so why bother!"

Samus was stunned to hear that. Of course he never had one, he hasn't been on Earth long enough to because of all his missions. He tried not to take that as an offense.

Samus sighed. Sheik looked at Samus.

"Sorry." he said.

"No…no, your right." Samus said, shaking his head. "I can't get one, even if I tried."

Sheik sighed, "What can I say to her?"

Samus placed his hand on Sheik's shoulder, "Don't worry, you'll think of something."

Samus got off the bed and walked out the door.

Sheik thought for a moment. Then he got up and looked in the mirror.

"Oh man." He said.

He ran to the bathroom and turned on the water faucet. He splashed water on his face to clean it, trying to hide the fact that he had been crying. He grabbed his comb and fixed his short hair.

Sheik walked out of the bathroom and walked into the living room, hoping Zelda would forgive him.