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Ashley-the-b-daplayer: Both of them will look pretty embarrassed and stupid when they confront Ness, but…hmm…o well.

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Chapter 7

Link headed down the long empty hallways continuing his search for Ness. His mind was focused on nothing else, but figuring out if Ness was really going to take Zelda to the dance. He should be getting ready for his time with Zelda a little later on tonight, but feels he'll be done getting answers before hand.

Link had checked all over the campus for the young Ness, but couldn't locate him anywhere. Falco had told him to check the dinning hall, but it was empty as usual. He crashed into the Ice Climbers and Mario a couple of times, but neither of them has seen Ness around.

Link decided to check outside in the other building where the tournament matches are held. The last match was still going on, so Ness could be over in that direction.

The cool air greeted Link, as he stepped out of the main building. It wasn't too late in the day; the low sun was still present in the sky. Link walked across the large park, located in the middle of the two buildings and spotted someone head inside. He didn't know if it was Ness or not, but wanted to check to make sure.

Link ran through the park following the path leading up to the door. He swung opened the double doors and walked inside the warm building. At the corner of his eye, Link had spotted a shadow heading further around the corner. Without much hesitation, Link followed it.

Soft talking was heard in the distance, as Link turned his last corner. His eyes widened when he saw Ness, with his so-called enemy, Marth. Link took a deep breath and walked over to them. It seems Marth had heard the news as well. It didn't matter; he was still going to get his answers.

Ness' face filled up with fear, when he noticed Link heading in their direction. You could easily tell he was anxious, as he stood completely traumatized, holding his yo-yo firmly in his hands.

" L-Link…Marth…what do you guys want?" Ness questioned, backing up to the wall.

" I just want to know the truth," Marth replied calmly. He turned and looked at Link who finally reached them. " I have no clue why Link is here."

" The same reason you are!" Link snapped. He focused on Ness. " I was told you were going to ask Zelda to the dance."

Marth nodded looking back down at Ness. " I was told the same."

" Who would think that?" Ness asked, his eyes wide in surprise.

" Roy told me." Marth answered.

Link crossed his arms. " I was told by Falco. Anyway, is it true?"

Ness shook his head, " O-of course not! I didn't want to ask Zelda to the dance. One of them must have thought I was."

" Roy said he heard you and Mewtwo talking about it." Marth mentioned.

" I wanted to ask Nana, I mean, Zelda was mentioned, but I wasn't planning on asking her." Ness quickly replied.

" I can't believe Roy would say something like that. I'm terribly sorry, Ness." Marth apologized.

" No problem Marth," Ness smiled, relieved he wasn't in trouble.

" It didn't matter if Ness was going to ask her anyway," Link remarked, mainly implying this to Marth. " Zelda had already made up her mind. She's going with me."

Marth's calm and collective attitude quickly changed once Link had made that comment. Like always, Link was acting like he was better. " What did you just say?"

" Zelda is taking me!" Link snapped.

Marth chuckled. " What gave you that idea?"

" Because she likes me more." Link replied, keeping his arms crossed.

" No, I don't think so."

Ness quietly stood, watching the two arguing back and fourth. One reply after another, no pause, no thinking, just random words coming out of their mouths hoping it sounds like a threat. Luckily, it was just arguing, they weren't ready, to get physical.

" You really are stubborn!"

" I can't believe you are getting angry over something so small."

" You just think you're best because you're a lame prince!"

" You're the Hero of Time, you should be taking things a lot calmer."

" I don't have time for your words of wisdom, right now!"

When swords were drawn, Ness began to worry. Should he go get help or should he just stay and see who wins this soon to be brutal fight? Questions raced into his mind, until a certain somebody had calmed down his nerves,

" Link and Marth!"

A loud thundering voice echoed into the hallway. Link and Marth both lowered their weapons, a little disappointed that their fight was once again interrupted.

" What is going on here?"

They turned their attention down the hallway, and to their surprise floated, the one in charge, Master Hand. Both men quickly put their swords away, with ashamed look upon their faces. Ness stood quietly in the back, as Master Hand glided his way over to them.

" Is this fighting outside of the tournament?" He questioned. The hallway was silent. " You both know the rules."

" But—Master Hand—"

" You don't understand—he was—"

Both began to speak at once, creating nothing, but confusion.

" Enough!" Master Hand shouted. " We all will talk in my office! Move! Now!"

Ness sighed deeply, when he heard Master Hand emphasize 'all', meaning that he would have to join them as well. The three smashers were quiet, as they headed down the hallway, to Master Hand's office.

Meanwhile, a curious Mushroom princess who had overheard the entire thing quickly left from her spot in the corner, hurrying down the hallway in the opposite direction.

Zelda sat in her dorm room, quickly freshening up before spending her time with Link. It would be considered the first time her and Link spend time together alone, ever since they have gotten to the tournament. She kept telling herself over and over again, that it wasn't a date. It was just a little get together, since she felt their relationship slowly dying off.

Zelda wore her usual attire, quickly finishing applying make-up. She briefly studied herself in the mirror and smiled to herself taking a deep breath. As she put on her Triforce earrings, Samus entered the room. Zelda greeted the bounty hunter and grabbed her lipstick rolling it around her lips.

She watched Samus through the mirror, watching her fall onto her bed. Samus rolled onto her back, staring up at the ceiling. Zelda ignored the bounty hunter, as she put her make-up away and heading over to her bed.

" A quick question." Samus blurted out.

Zelda grabbed her pink and white pillow placing it on her lap as she sat down on the bed, facing Samus. She brushed the loose strands of hair that fell in front of her face and rubbed her lips together.

" Yes?"

Samus abruptly sat up resting her elbows on her knees. " Is there anything going on between you and Ness?"

Zelda held a blank stare as she shook her head. Why would Samus ever ask that? " No, why?"

" Well, Captain Falcon had told me that he has heard a few things. Ness was going to ask you to the dance or you were going with him, something on that line."

Zelda's eyes widened as she began to laugh. " Who would say that?"

Samus shrugged. " Apparently, a lot of people know."

" Ness has never asked me to the dance, nor do I think he's ever going to. I barely talk to the kid."

" Well maybe he actually likes you."

Zelda shook her head. " No, he likes…" She paused for a moment, her mouth slightly hung open.

" Likes who?" Samus questioned.

" Ness was going to ask Nana to the dance." Zelda informed.

" How do you know?"

" Because, he asked me for help and I gave him a few pointers." Zelda sighed irritated. " Someone must have thought he was asking me."

Samus chuckled, " Who would think that?"

Zelda was silent for a moment. She thought about the smashers, wondering who would misinterpret things or just like to start rumors. She had a couple of people on mind, but only one stood out. She just rolled her eyes at the thought that he would be the one to cause all of this.

" Roy."

Peach stormed her way across the campus, looking for a certain particular troublemaker. She couldn't believe how angry she was, and how all of this started from a redheaded 16 year old starting rumors.

She had checked all over the campus, but couldn't locate Roy anywhere. She checked the lounge, and didn't find anyone, but Captain Falcon and Young Link having a burping contest. She then checked his dorm, but found that was empty along with Falco's. The last two places to check were the dinning hall and Fitness Center.

Since she was closer to the dinning hall, Peach had decided to check there before continuing with her search. She pushed the double doors open causing them to slam against the wall. Peach's furious blue eyes, scanned the room, seeing Ganondorf, Mewtwo and Bowser talking in the corner. On the other side of the room, she spotted Falco and Roy eating an early dinner, laughing like usual.

Peach made her way over to their table, pushing chairs out of her way. Falco noticed the heated princess coming their way and abruptly stopped laughing, keeping his gaze on her. This had caused Roy to turn around, only to find Peach standing behind him with her arms crossed.

" What is your problem?" Peach questioned, feeling her anger build up inside of her.

" What's your problem?" Roy remarked, asking her back. " Why are you angry?"

" Because of you!" Peach snapped, putting her weight on one leg.

" Me?" Roy's eyes widened as he brought his hand to his chest.

" What the deal with you creating rumors?" Peach asked.

" Rumors?" Falco repeated raising an eyebrow.

" Yeah?" Roy agreed. " What rumors?"

Peach sighed, shaking her head. She couldn't believe they were acting like this, like they had no idea what was going on. " The one with you telling everyone that Ness was going to ask Zelda to the dance."

" It wasn't a rumor!" Roy began to shout back, leveling his tone with hers. " It was true. I heard Ness and Mewtwo talking about it."

" Well I heard Ness say that it wasn't. He was never even going to think about asking Zelda to the dance."

Roy and Falco both eyed each other. Peach noticed the gaze on their face's, and slowly loosened up. Roy seemed like he was going to burst into fear. Falco shared a similar expression. Did they even know that it wasn't true? Peach couldn't help but wonder.

Mewtwo, who had heard the threesome shouting at one another, glided his way over to their table. Peach turned to the mysterious Pokemon as Roy stood from his chair, facing Mewtwo, probably to prove to Peach everything was true.

" Mewtwo, I'm sorry to say this, but I overheard your conversation with Ness. Didn't Ness want to ask Zelda to the dance? I thought that's what you two were talking about." Roy explained, almost begging to Mewtwo that it was true.

Mewtwo crossed his arms and shook his head. " I'm not supposed to be saying this, but Ness was asking me to help him overcome his fear in asking Nana to the dance."

Roy's face went blank as his eyes widened with fear. Falco eyed Roy studying his expression before turning to Mewtwo. " The Ice Climber, Nana?" Mewtwo nodded. " So Zelda was never mentioned?"

" No, Zelda was mentioned. He was afraid because he didn't know what kind of relationship the Ice Climbers held. Then I had remarked by saying it just like the situation with Zelda. Ness then replied by saying he really wanted to ask her. 'Her' meaning Nana."

Roy's arms fell to his side as he fell back onto his chair. He continuously shook his head; fear covered his face. Peach looked down at the anxious prince, feeling a little sorry that this had happened. Roy had just misunderstood the conversation, once again getting ahead of himself. He didn't know and didn't mean for it to happen.

Falco turned his attention to Roy, resting his elbow on the table. " I think we should let Marth and Link know the truth."

" They already found out," Peach replied quickly, keeping her voice soft and forgetful. " They were caught fighting, and Master Hand took them to his office."

" So…" Falco paused looking back down at Roy.

Roy sighed miserably, finishing Falco's sentence. "…We're too late."

A/N:

Am I good or what? Haha, sorry about the second cliffhanger. I didn't really plan on having another one, but it turned out that way. From where we are in the story there will be a couple more cliffhangers, so be prepared. A lot happens in the next chapter, I will fill in you on this. What happens to Marth and Link? Well you'll have to wait and see? And does Peach finally make a decision to Link's plans? I'll never tell…hehe.

Until Next Time