The Valentine Day Gift

Disclaimer: Fairy Red owns nothing from Nintendo, to make it short.

A/N: A sweet little 5-chapter short story about Valentines Day, and the Smashers… What's so special about Valentines Day, anyway? Do people just go around saying, "I love you!" to the people they love and like? Do you run about tossing chocolate hearts to everyone? Do guys give roses to girls? Do girls give… guy stuff to guys? … Never mind. I'll never figure it out. I don't celebrate any holidays anyway…

Chapter One: It's Now… Or Never!

Mario sat at his table, chewing his eraser thoughtfully. "Hmm… I can't-a figure out the next part for this song-a…" Mario had been sitting at his table in his room since 5:30 AM, writing a Valentines Day song for Peach.

So far, he had written:

On the first day of Valentines Day here's my gift to you:

A per-perfectly-ee washed peach.

On the second day of Valentines Day here's my gift to you:

Two mushroom cell phones

And a per-perfectly-ee washed peach.

On the third day of Valentines Day here's my gift to you:

Three ruby earrings

Two mushroom cell phones

And a per-perfectly-ee washed peach.

"Three ruby earrings…" muttered Mario, "Two mushrooms… mushroom cell phones…"

Then someone knocked on his door. "Mario, wake up!" came Luigi's voice on the other side of the door. 'Breakfast is ready down stairs!"

Mario looked at the door. Luigi thinks that I'm still asleep… "All right, coming-a!" he called, and walked to the door. Downstairs, the rooms of the SSB:M HQ burst out "It's Valentines Day!". "Man, girls!" said Mario, admiring the red balloons bouncing on the ceiling. "Good job!"

"I know…" said Peach, tying pink and red ribbons to the edge of the stairway railing. "A better job then you guys did last year," she added with a smirk at Mario. The girl Smashers and guy Smashers took turns decorating the HQ downstairs every year. "Well. Let's go. This morning at 7:25, Nana made some heart-shaped pancakes. They… look good…"

So Mario and Peach walk to the dining room, where 26 chairs were set up neatly around a huge circular table. Nana smiled proudly next to Popo. "People, I—I feel that since Valentines Day is tomorrow, I think that my valentine, Popo, should get the first bite of the pancakes!"

Popo made a surprised choking sound, and he coughed a bit.

"I guess that's alright with me," said Zelda with a smile. "As long as Lee gets the first bite as well!" she smiled at Lee. "He's my valentine, too."

Lee smiled proudly, and on the other side of the table, Roy was staring at Zelda intently. Oh, if only I could be her valentine…

Marth glanced at Roy, and wrote a Japanese note and passed it to Roy.

Roy stared at the note, and thought some more. That's right… Marth somehow lost his voice after fighting Ganondorf and Mewtwo in last nights practice tournament… So Roy reads the note as Peach announces, "Okay, then, we'll let Mario, Lee, and Popo have the first bites!"

Roy blushed like crazy when he read the note. "Are… Are you serious!" he hissed it Marth.

Marth nodded, and wrote something else, and passed it to Roy.

Roy read the note. "Seeing as it's Valentines Day tomorrow, you should try to do something sweet and romantic for her… Something romantic! Like what, take her to the movies!" Roy burst out, and 25 curious Smashers stared at Roy.

"Something romantic?" repeated Captain Falcon.

Mutterings went around the room. "Who's your valentine, Roy?" asked Falco, looking slightly jealous. "Cause I don't have one…"

"Yeah, do you think your valentine has any girl friends that she could set us up with?" asked Fox hopefully.

Roy looked down. "Uhm-Uhm… I—I don't think she has any other friends here right now…"

"Well duh!" called Lee. "Cause I have Zelda, Mario has Peach, and Nana has Popo."

"What do you mean 'I have Zelda'!" demanded Zelda. "You don't own me!"

Lee slapped his forehead. "Right! But that's not what I meant! I meant to say that we are partners! We are each other's significant other! To be forever in love!" Lee smiled at Zelda. (Guy Talk)

"Ahem! We still have to let Popo, Lee, and Mario have the first bite so we all can eat!" Nana sounded indignant.

So as Lee, Mario, and Popo took the first bite of the heart-shaped pancakes, a thought crossed Roy' mind as he read the last part of Marth's note. "Seize the day…" Roy looked over at Zelda, who was sighing in mock disappointment as she handed Lee some water. Her eyes are the most beautiful of all… Marth's right! I shall seize the day! By tomorrow, I will have Zelda drooling over me! It's now… Or never!

Not bad for the first chapter, eh? I usually don't write little short stories like these, and if I do, I don't post them. They could've been either too stupid, or already taken ideas… Sad. Well, keep going! It doesn't end here! What do YOU think that Roy's going to do? Find out in the next chapter! See you there!