The Valentine Day Gift
Disclaimer: ……….. Will someone send me a Valentine greeting? I don't care how late we are, just someone acknowledge I was here!
A/N: Happy Belated Valentines Day, Disclaimer…. Yeah, you're welcome. Anyway, hello yet again! Continue, reader and audience! I have nothing else to say except… Well, you'll see later.
Chapter Three: A supposed "friend" dinner for two.
Zelda used the Farore's Wind to dodge Ganondorfs Warlock Punch. She was already down to her last life, and she barely defeated Peach. "Whoo… I could use some more good luck!" she panted as she heard the audience cheer for Ganondorf. She gave a war cry and charged at Ganondorf, grabbing him with magic. If only I could toss him over the edge… she thought bitterly, and tossed him as far as her magic could allow… "I will NOT lose!" she declared, picking up a Bob-omb
Ganondorf looked back, and was blown away by the explosion.
"Game Set!" said the announcer.
Zelda sighed, leaning against the wall of Peaches Castle. "That was a bit hard…" she muttered as she read the audiences comments. "Coward!" she asked. "What are they… Oooh…" Zelda shook her head. "I'm no coward! I'll show them! Start!" she called, and transported to the next level.
Over with Roy in his Target Practice (time so far is 23:34:09)
Roy was glaring at the notebook he brought with him. "Come on…" he muttered, nudging his head. "Think of something romantic…" So far all he had written was the title: My Love. "It can't be that hard to write a simple love poem…" He then smiled. "I see now!"
My Love
Just the sight of your hair
Golden and Goddess-like
Makes me wish other girls had your flair
I'm crazy about you, O lovely elf
Living under the same roof
Gives me a feeling of great wealth
Why have I been hiding?
Well I was afraid
That another elf would want some revenging
But now's the time, Roy
To act like a man
And stop acting like a boy
What I want to say, Zelda
No matter how crazy you think
This fellah may be
But I will now, without hesitation
Say those sacred words
Of infatuation
I love you.
Roy reread the poem, and smiled. "This is beautiful… But when will I read this to Zelda…?"
Ding dong!
"I GOT IT!" declared Roy, standing up… And fell over, forgetting how thin these platforms were. "Aiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Boom.
"Failure," said the announcer disappointedly, and transported Roy back to HQ.
Roy shook his head, and stood up. "Ouchie… That's a long fall…"
Marth waved his arms when he saw Roy, motioning him to come here.
"What is it, Marth?"
Marth was writing on such swift Japanese that some ink splotched on his face.
Roy read the note. "Take her to a… NO! Absolutely not! Never! Forget it!"
Marth raised an eyebrow, and write something down.
"Why not? Because… Because Lee is gonna get angry!"
Marth wrote something.
"So? Who cares what some disgruntled elf like him says… Well, first thing, Lee's sword! The Master Sword! A great sword of sacred Goddess and God power! Ringing a bell?" Marth shook his head. "Well, the point is—"
Marth gestured to Zelda.
"Wait, I can't—no, don't—" Marth pushed Roy towards Zelda. "Ze-Zelda! How—"
"Zelda, how did you do?" Lee showed up next to Roy outta nowhere. Behind them, Marth sighed, hand in his face, and he walked to the entertainment room.
Zelda looked back and forth between Lee and Roy. "It was fine, guys. I beat it on a continue, though… I'm just glad I had enough coins with me…"
Lee sighed. "That's good… I have yet to complete All-Star in Normal Level…"
"You could try now!" ventured Roy without thinking. "So that way, you and Zelda could be perfect significant others for each other…" Roy smiled what he hoped was a convincing smile.
Lee thought a bit…. Then smirked his characteristic bunny smile. "Okay! Sounds like fun! See you later, okay Zelda?"
Zelda nodded. "Okay, Lee. Good luck!"
Roy watched Lee enter the portal, and nervously asked Zelda, "Uhm… Ze-Zelda?"
"Yeah?"
"Uhm… I—I have a small request—Question—Doyouwannagotodinnertonight?" he asked in one breath.
Zelda blinked, smoothing a wrinkle in her dress. "What?"
"Dinner…?"
"Dinner?" repeated Zelda, raising her eyebrows.
"Not—Not that kind of dinner!" said Roy hurriedly. "Just—Just a casual friendly dinner between two friends? I—I have something I wanna show you!" Oh, no! What have I done!
"A friendly dinner? And you have something you wanna show me?" Zelda smiled a small smile. "Well, I guess that's okay… I know Lee won't mind me having dinner with a good friend. After all, I don't belong to Lee, so I am free to do as I choose. Sure, what time?"
Oooooh! Roy, you did it, you DID IT! "Ok, how—how about tonight at 6:00 PM?"
"Okay, it's a date!" Zelda walked upstairs. "See you at 6:00!"
"It's a date…" repeated Roy. "A date…" A small, lovesick smile spread across Roy's face. "A date…" he walked to the entertainment room, and slumped on the couch. He sighed dreamily.
Falco turned around. "Oh, Roy! You're in a good mood today!"
Fox gritted his teeth, playing "Mario Kart: Double Dash!". "Come on, Toad, go right! Right, right, right, right—NOOOOO!" Toad had just slipped on a banana peel and careened off into the water. "DANGIT! Now I'm in 4th, 5th… No, 6th, 7th… Bowser, don't you dare—AUUUGH! 8th place!"
Roy showed no signs of caring, which Falco had to point out. "Hey, Fox, Roy has this lovesick smile on his face. He don't care that you just lost the Grand Prix on the final level."
"WHAT!" bellowed Fox, turning around. Then his ferocious features suddenly turned into intense curiosity. "Whoa, you're right!" he sighed, shaking his head. "Lucky little stiff, them four. Lee, Mario, Popo… And now Roy… When will WE get a girl, my friend!"
Falco looked confused. "But… I thought you had Krystal?"
Fox shuffled uncomfortably. "Well, we're kinda in a small argument now…"
"Really? What'd you do?"
"Well, it started with that shotgun she found…"
Fox and Falco's conversation was lost on Roy, who was daydreaming about possible scenarios with Zelda…
Scenario…
Roy stood at the foot of the stairs, dressed in his finest golden swordsman outfit.
At the top of the stairs, there stood the vision of the Goddesses: Zelda. She was dressed in a heavenly blue dress, and hair done up in a bun. The earrings she wore where small hearts with a Triforce in the middle of it. On her face, she wore a light red shade of lipstick, with light blue eyeliner and pink blush.
"You look lovely, my goddess," said Roy, holding out his arm.
Zelda smiled, and walked down the stairs, one hand gliding gracefully on the railing. "And you look handsome, my swordsman," she replied, her voice so delicate yet so beautiful, and she linked arms with Roy.
"Where to, mi reina?" he asked, using the only Spanish he knew.
"How about… Hyrule, my homeland?" suggested Zelda.
"Alright, Zelda." And the swordsman and the princess walked to the portal, and transported to Hyrule for a nice romantic moonlight stroll…
End Scenario…
"That will be the perfect date…" he said dreamily.
"And then Krystal is all 'NOOOOEEEEZZZ! You destroyed my shot gun!' And I say in my defense 'I didn't destroy it, it was Slippy!'"
"You blamed Slippy?" asked Falco disbelievingly.
"Yep. Krystal must of seen right through that, thought, cause she called me a liar and slapped me."
"I bet that hurt."
"It sure as heck did! And… well, you know what a short temper I have… I kinda…"
"No!"
"Yes, I did… I kinds slapped her back… And Krystal didn't take that too kindly, let me tell you! See this big bruise on my cheek?" Fox tapped in, wincing. "I never knew she had a fist of steel."
Falco shook his head. "Its always the same… We men always underestimate a woman, and that's saying a lot, especially COMING from a man…"
Fox nodded sadly, then pricked his ears up. "Wait, don't you have Katt?" he asked.
Falco looked out the window. "Well… She kinda dumped me for a sultry looking kitty named Panther…"
Fox patted Falco's shoulder. "My friend, we must rejoice for the victorious couples. Maybe one day, we'll be lucky again."
Kirby was listening to their conversation, and said smugly, "Byaal! Byala baya!"
Fox glanced at his translator, and then glared at Kirby. "So what, puffball, if you have a girl named Tiff! I don't care!"
Kirby turned around, and slapped his behind.
Fox stood up. "That's it! You and me, Battle Field, 1 stock match… NOW!" he growled, and dragged Kirby to the Portal.
Roy watched them walk away. "Poor dears," he said, mocking a granny's voice. "I may just get someone…"
Behind the other couch, Link rolled his eyes. "God, I hate all this love stuff… Where can I hide…?" he sighed, and walked to his room.
5:55 PM…
Roy stood at the foot of the stairs, waiting for Zelda in his best swordsman suit (the gold one). He looked calm and reserved on the outside, but inside, he was a jittery nervous jumpy squirrel. "Oooh… Suppose this goes totally wrong…? Suppose I try to say how I feel, but she just becomes offended?" He bit his nails, wondering when Zelda will show up.
The clock struck 6:00 PM, and Zelda was suddenly appeared at the foot of the stairs. She was wearing a heavenly blue dress (Roy: GASP!), with her golden blond hair done up in a bun (Roy: Ohmigod…). She looked down at Roy, and hurried down the stairs (Roy: Wait, this was…). "Hey, Roy, sorry to keep you waiting!"
"That—That's alright!" he stuttered. "Uhm, shall we go?"
Zelda nodded, and they walked before the Portal. "Where to, Roy? I haven't really thought of a place to go…"
"Uh… How—How about Hyrule?"
"Hyrule? We have no restaurants in Hyrule… You said you wanted dinner."
"Ri-Right! But can't we just dine at your castle?"
"Nah, Mom and Dad won't want me to have dinner with a 'foreigner'. Let's go to…" Zelda closed her eyes and thought a bit. "I know! We'll find a nice fancy restaurants in the RealWorld!"
"The RealWorld! But, Zelda, aren't they bound to notice that you're an elf?"
Zelda frowned. "Right… We'll just go to Mushroom Kingdom Paper, and go to Club 64. They even have a diva named Chanterelle there!"
"Okay with me… Let's go!"
Roy and Zelda stepped into the Portal, and they both said, "Mushroom Kingdom Paper!" And they transported to said destination.
A/N: Mushroom Kingdom Paper is Paper Mario Mushroom Kingdom, in case you didn't know…It felt weird to be 3-D in a 2-D world. "Man, it's strange, Zelda."
"Yep, it is… Well, let's go…" They walked to Club 64, where a random Toad welcomed them graciously, and seated them.
Roy looked around the expanded clubhouse. "Um… They upgraded…"
"I'm not surprised," said Zelda. "It is 2005 now in the RealWorld…"
A Toad waiter came to the table. "Welcome to Club 64, the clean night club! My name is Green T., and I'll be your server for tonight. Here are your menus. Call me when you're ready."
"Thanks, Green T.," said Zelda, picking up the menu. "The good thing about 'Mario related' food facilities, the food is inexpensive."
Roy nodded, reading the menu. I better not order anything meat… Remember, she's an elf… "Well, the grilled cheese sandwich looks good…" he muttered, trying to look like he's still deciding.
"Hmm…" agreed Zelda. "Well, I guess I'm having a salad with a side of fries. How about you, Roy?"
"Me? Oh, uh…. Ju-Just a grilled cheese sandwich with a side of salad."
"Okay then. Hey, Green T., we're ready now!"
Green T. nodded, and walked to the makeshift couple. "Alright, you first, ma'am?"
Zelda smiles, and said, "I'll just have a salad with no dressing, and a side of fries. As for my drink, I'd like iced water."
"Okay, ma'am. And you, sir?" he asked, turning to Roy. "I'm having a salad, too, and a grilled cheese sandwich… Drink, I'd like just water."
"Alright, thank you very much. Your orders will be ready in under 30 minutes, or your meal is on us." Green T. bowed, and took the menus. "Thank you." He walked away.
Zelda looked at Roy. "So, Roy, what was it you wanted to say?"
Roy bit his lip nervously, and looked around the room. Over by the stage, Chanterelle was wearing a red singers dress while a toad with turquoise spots played piano.
"This song will be called 'I Can't Make You Love Me'. The original singer of this song was named Bonnie Raitt. I hope you all enjoy." And she began to sing:
Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices
Inside my head
Lay down with me
Tell me no lies
Just hold me close
Don't patronize…
Don't patronize….
Zelda sighed, a sad gleam in her eyes. "What a sad song…"
Roy closed his eyes. And THIS song of all songs Chanterelle had to sing… 'I can't make you love me if you don't'… Is this another sign…?
"So, Roy? You also had something to show me?"
I can't make you love me….
If you don't…
"Well, he-here, a—" But now, when it was time to show her, what was stopping him? "Uh… Here! Just read—"
"Your orders, good elf and swordsman." Green T. arrived with orders. "Salad, and side of fries… Grilled cheese with side of salad… Anything else?" he asked as he set down the water.
"Nope, that's alright. We'll call when we'll need you, okay?" Green T. bowed and walked to help someone else.
I will lay down my heart
And I will feel the power…
But you won't
No, you won't…
Cause I can't make you love me….
If you don't…
The audience cheered, and Chanterelle bowed. "Thank you! I thank you all for listening tonight! This next song is a well-known love song by Elton John from the movie 'The Lion King'… It's Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
There's a calm surrender
To the rush of day
When the heat of a rolling wind
Can't be turned away…
Roy gulped, putting the poem back into his pocket. "Uhm… Good—Good looking salad!" he said nervously.
Zelda nodded silently, taking a small forkful of salad. "Very good… Fresh, too, even thought it's 2-D… So, what were you going to show me?"
"Show—Show you…?" Now is the time to tell her how I feel… Yet, I feel so… scared! I wanna tell her, but I don't! I shouldn't have done this! "We-Well, Zelda, I have this—"
"Oh, no!" Zelda suddenly shouted. "I promised Lee that I'd go to dinner with him tonight at 7:30!" She checked the clock frantically. "7:12… Roy, you don't mind if we cut dinner short, do you?"
And can you feel the love tonight?
I was laid to rest
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best…
Roy stuttered, "Uhm.. Ye-Yeah, sure! I don't mind…"
"I'm so sorry!" apologized Zelda as she set some coins on the table. "It slipped my mind that I had a date with Lee!"
Inside, Roy felt hollow. Of course she wants to see Lee! said a cold voice in his ear. She obviously doesn't love you!
"I understand, Zelda," Roy said with a smile. "I'll show you some other time…"
Zelda sighed with relief. "Good… Okay, let's go!" They hurried to the Portal, and announced together, "Super Smash Bros. Melee Head Quarters!"
And they warped to the HQ. "Thanks for having me, Roy! See you later!" Zelda ran upstairs to her room.
Roy stood there for a few seconds, and walked to his room. "That voice was right… She doesn't love me… Even if I tell her… She'd turn me down anyway… What was I thinking, falling in love with a dignified elf like her! I'm such an idiot!" Roy fell onto his bed. "A fool… A complete fool…"
My, what a cliff hanger… Mario, don't even say it! It's enough cliff hanger for me!
Mario: …..
Me: Good! So, what do you think Roy's gonna do next? And what of Zelda? Will she have noticed how Roy was acting? I thank MarthRoy again for reviewing me! Oh, sad news, too… I may not update for a while… Updates caught up with fanfics, so I need to get typing! Ja ne!