Chapter 4

" Marth! Wait! You're misunderstanding the situation here!"

Marth stammered the down the hallways, ignoring Roy's frantic cries. It was late; he was exhausted, and frustrated at the same time. He was supposed to meet Zelda three hours ago, if she went. According to what he had heard from Mewtwo, she actually went to wait for him at the dinning hall. He couldn't believe he agreed to listen to what Roy had to say. Due to his careless actions, he found himself locked in the closet.

The two princes were almost to the dinning hall. All they had to do was turn at the last corner, and they would be there, but when Samus left one of the boy dorms Marth knew it wasn't going to be a pleasant greeting. Samus was just as close to Zelda as Peach was. By now, everyone probably knows that he had left her at the dinning hall waiting. He was going to hear it from Samus, first.

" Look who decides to show up," Samus crossed her arms, standing right in their path.

" Samus, it's not what you think," Marth raised his hands in front of him, trying to explain.

" I don't want to hear it. She goes to the dinning hall to wait at the time you suggested and now look at what time it is." Samus looked over at the clock on the wall. " Almost midnight."

" Roy locked me in the closet so I wouldn't be able to see her." Marth explained. This had surprised Samus.

Samus looked over at Roy. " Really?"

" No, he's lying." Roy replied with a grin.

" It's true." Marth snapped. Soon he began to mock Roy, imitating what had happened. " 'Don't go see Zelda,' he says, ' if you forget about her then maybe she will wonder what happened to you,' he says. I wanted to go see her and then he locks me inside a closet!"

" Roy!"

" Hey, what can I say?" Roy shrugged. " Blame it on me then."

Marth crossed his arms and shook his head, looking up at Zelda who walked over to them from the dinning hall. She wore her pajama's looking worn-out, and bored. In her hand was the letter that Marth had written for her. He couldn't believe she waited all of this time for him. She probably would never forgive him, but he wanted to at least explain his reasons for being late.

" Zelda…" Marth didn't know where to begin.

" Leave me alone," Zelda rudely pushed through Marth and Roy, about to head back to her dorm.

" Please, Zelda just listen." Marth explained, slowly following her.

Zelda stopped and abruptly turned around. She crossed her arms, holding the crumbled letter in her fists. Samus and Roy stood behind them, both quiet and ready to listen.

" Why should I listen to you?" Zelda demanded practically shouting. " I did as your letter asked, and you blew me off."

" I was planning on heading to the dinning hall but something preventing me."

Zelda rolled her eyes, believing that this was a lie. She looked like a fool sitting in the dinning hall by herself for over three hours. She was tired and frustrated; she didn't want to believe anything at the moment. Yet something inside of her, told her to believe him. The look in Marth's eyes…she noticed that he was actually begging for her to believe him.

" Zelda, you should just listen to him." Samus explained. She walked over to Roy, grabbing his arm and pulling him back down to their dorms, so the two will be alone. " And we'll leave you two alone."

Roy's eyes widened, as he and Samus left the area. " What? We will? I don't think so."

" Come on, Roy!" Samus grew very annoyed as she pulled him around the corner.

Marth waited until Roy's voice wasn't heard before looking back down at Zelda, who nervously looked at her slippers. She refused looking at Marth, deciding whether or not to listen to what he had to say.

After moment's of silence, she sighed deeply and licked her lips looking up at Marth. There was some hint of forgiveness in her eyes.

" All right, I'm listening."

Peach continued to walk down the hallway humming Mario's theme to amuse herself. She was dressed in her Pajama's, wearing a white tank-top with the word 'Princess' written on it in baby blue letters and matching colored shorts. Instead of wearing slippers, she threw on a pair of white sneakers that she had stolen from Princess Daisy before heading to the tournament. Her long hair was pull up into a French braid, so it wasn't in the way when she slept.

Peach stopped in front of a certain dorm, and listened closely to the talking the room. She hesitated for a bit, but then knocked a couple of times and waited for a reply. When she heard Young Link's voice answer for her to come in, she lightly opened the door and poked her head into the room.

Young Link sat on his knees on his bed, aiming his slingshot at a picture of Falco that was taped over Falco's bed. He was dressed in green shorts and a white undershirt. Link was also in the room, sitting on his bed with his arms crossed. He wore long green pants, his brown boots and his hat. He continuously bit his lip, looking down at the ground.

Peach nervously opened the door all of the way and stepped into the room. Young Link fired his slingshot hitting the picture of Falco, right in the forehead. Peach looked over at Falco's bed, seeing over twenty rocks on his pillows from Young Link. She laughed softly to herself.

" Hey Peach, what brings you here?" Young Link questioned, placing his hands on his knees.

Peach looked at Young Link, and then focused her attention on Link, who didn't acknowledge she was there. If knew though, if she mentioned Zelda then he would gladly pay attention to their conversation.

" I was looking for Zelda, she hasn't returned yet and I was getting bored." Peach answered. Like planned, Link abruptly looked up at her.

" Really? I haven't seen her at all today." Young Link answered. " Jeez, doesn't anyone sleep around here?"

Peach shrugged, closing the door as she walked over to them. She took a seat in the chair by the round table and crossed her legs. " I guess not. Zelda puts me sleep, I eventually doze off after listening to her blab on for like thirty minutes."

Young Link laughed and nodded. " I hear that. She can talk forever."

Peach smiled and nodded. She looked over at Link, who had focused his attention on her for a while. She waved to him, but he replied by rudely looking away. Peach frowned, feeling a little sorry for him. He was in a competition to winning Zelda's heart. She was enjoying it all like it was some kind of game. It was fun to watch, but she could tell how much Link wanted Zelda.

" He's a little upset," Young Link explained, speaking softly so Link wouldn't hear. " He's has issues right now."

" I can speak for myself," Link replied, raising his voice.

Young Link shrugged. " Well you weren't going to say anything."

" It's okay," Peach spoke up. " I understand what's going on."

" Peach, you're Zelda's best friend, do you have any idea on who she's going to take?" Link questioned sitting on the edge of his bed.

Peach truthfully shook her head. " No, I don't sorry. She hasn't told me anything."

" There's nothing left for me to do," Link exclaimed, looking down at his boots.

" Why not? Think of something," Peach encouraged. " If Marth can figure things out, then you can too."

Link shook his head. He didn't want to pressure Zelda when Marth was already doing it. He wanted to give Zelda space, and let her figure out who she wants to go with. But right now, giving her space isn't helping. Marth seems to be getting the lead.

" Besides," Peach continued looking at the ground. " If you get Zelda to go with you, then you'll be doing me a favor."

" Why?" Link raised an eyebrow confused.

Young Link's eyes widened, as he looked over at Peach. He understood what she meant. It was too good to be true. " You mean? You like Marth?"

Peach blushed and slightly nodded. " Yea, I guess the secret's out. I kind of want to go to the dance with Marth."

" How long have you liked him?" Link asked.

" For a while now, but I kept my emotions hidden." Peach answered, " I was surprised and a little upset when Marth asked Zelda to go to the dance. And watching you guys argue over her, well it was amusing."

" What about Mario? I thought you were going with him?" Young Link questioned, grabbing another rock from behind him.

Peach shook her head. " No, he's not going to the dance. Luigi and him are leaving early to head home."

" Why?"

" I don't know, they asked if I wanted to go but I told them I wanted to stay."

Link bit his lip and looked around the room thinking of a plan. Now since he figured out that Peach liked Marth, maybe he might have a chance at getting Zelda to go to the dance with him. It was worth a try, but Peach has to agree to it, for the plan was useless without her help.

" I have an idea, and if you agree to help me then we both can get what we want."

Peach shook her head, as she stood, walking over to the door. " I don't want hear it. I don't want to do something that will hurt Zelda's feelings, I don't want to."

Link stood and hurried over to the door. He placed his hand on the door, preventing Peach from leaving. Peach stopped and looked up at Link. She new better than to try and challenge him; he was a lot tougher than her and bigger too. At the moment he was the top smasher in the tournament.

" Peach, I want you to help me."

Peach shook her head. " Link, I don't want to hurt Zelda's feelings."

" You won't, you don't even know for sure if she even likes Marth."

" Yea, but…"

" You want Marth right?"

She hesitated for a bit"…Yes…"

" And I want Zelda, so help me and we both will get want we want." He repeated.

" What if your plan fails?"

" There's a good possibility it won't." He assured her.

Peach was silent for a moment, she thought about what he was telling her. If she helped him then she would be able to have Marth. He would probably be going to the dance with her, and not Zelda. But Zelda was her friend and she didn't want to do this if her friendship with Zelda might get ruined.

Part of her wanted to go with his plan; the other part was going against it…she didn't know which to side with…

A/N:

Yea! Another chapter! I've noticed how many people enjoy this story and I've come to find that I enjoy writing it so I'll be focusing hard on this for a while. Not much happened in this chapter, except for a few secrets that had unfold. I focused a lot on Link in this chapter because I feel like I've been neglecting him somewhat. So, for all of those Link fans out there, I paid more attention to him! Yea! Looking forward to the next chapter, hmm…wonder what Peach is going to do? You'll have to find out next time!

Cathree: Thanks for the review, I do tend to do a lot of cliffhangers—so be prepared.

MissPixel: Haha, yes I believe so too, but Marth's not all bad. I'm glad you like the story, because I enjoy writing it. Thanks!

Devilishly So: Well I'm glad they changed their mines, and thanks for the review!

Mullenium Master: Haha, yes Peach's plan X. Many probably believe that she should go with that plan, but we'll have to see what happens later on what plan Zelda decides to go with, if she decides any at all.

NoOnSh: Wow, I'm really surprised you review! Thanks for the review, I do like my MaLink stories, but I'm really enjoying this one as well. Thanks again!

Kel V: Thanks for the review! I give you more!

Until Next Time!