Chapter 3: You Said What!
The troupe of Smashers wound their way through Smasher Mansion's many halls. Zelda walked closely by Kyoko, perhaps a bit too closely.
"Um, Zelda? You're sorta crowding my personal space." Kyoko was being pushed in her shoulder by Zelda's shoulder.
"Oh, sorry!" Zelda chirped in a really, really fake happy voice.
Kyoko arched an eyebrow at her. "You never struck me as the happy-all-the-time person, Zelda."
"Really?" Zelda just skipped ahead. 'Now, time for the question.'
Zelda became level with Kyoko again, who was now very bemused about her new friend's behavior. "So, there anyone special in your life?"
She enjoyed the look of surprise that struck the Japanese girl's face. "U-uh….what do you m-m-mean?"
The Hylian princess ran ahead and turned around to face Kyoko. "Like a boyfriend, of course!"
She managed to keep a straight face, but Zelda was the kind of person that could tell someone's thoughts by their body language. Kyoko's facial expression might have been blank, but her hands were fidgeting with each other nervously, and her skin was starting to sweat. Zelda had hit it where it hurt.
"Now, don't you lie to me, Kyoko," she sang in a singsong voice.
Kyoko eyes looked left and right before grabbing Zelda's arm and dragging her to a broom closet.
"If you tell anyone…I'll kill you personally."
Zelda nodded repeatingly, not wanting to shake her friend's faith.
Even though they were completely alone and not being watched, Kyoko's face drew closer to Zelda's, and her voice was a barely audible whisper.
"Kenwa….is my fiancée."
Whatever Zelda was expecting, she wasn't expecting something that serious. Resulting in her falling backward against the cabinet, knocking down a bucket, which landed on her head and spilled its contents on her head.
"Wai! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Kyoko summoned some shadows, which promptly picked up the bucket and replaced it on the top o' the cabinet.
"I-It's OK, but….he's your fiancée?" Zelda wiped the stuff from her face and straightened her skirt while saying this.
Kyoko's face burned red. "Yeah. You're not going to tell anyone, right?"
"Of course."
The Japanese looked around, and then spoke. "We better get back with the group; they'll wonder where we went."
That being agreed, they ran through the halls, together.
While that was happening, Kirby and Pikachu had bumped into each other.
"Poyo po?" ("What do you think of the new Smashers?")
"Pika…." ("Powerful. Too powerful if you ask me.")
"Poyo." ("I agree. But what can be done? And with a tournament coming up soon….")
"Pikachu pika!" ("If that's the case, I'm not going!")
"Poyo poyo!" ("Right with you, buddy.")