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Chapter 11

(Night of Dance)

This was it!

It was the night of the dance—the moment most smashers couldn't wait for. It was finally here, tonight starting at 8:00. Of course, Link had other ideas about the dance, and almost come to a conclusion of not going. He sat in his dorm, alone—constantly staring at the clock on the nightstand. 7:30 brightly beamed in his eyes. Everyone was excited about the dance, but somehow, not even forcing himself to be pleased worked. He was dateless, and didn't want to stand there watching people have a good time, while he miserably watched Marth and Zelda.

Link sighed for the millionth time, and rolled onto his side, so he faced away from the clock. He thought about what he had done, yesterday. Zelda was happy, that's all that matters. She gets to go to the dance with Marth like planned. She wanted to go with him; it was obvious, especially through Link's eyes.

A knock came to the door, causing Link to grab his pillow and cover his face. When he heard Young Link nosily enter the room, he had wondered why he knocked, since this was Young Link's dorm as well. Then again, he should be changing at the moment for the dance, instead of moping around still dressed in his usual attire.

" Come on Link," Young Link groaned, a little motivated by Link's actions. " Just forget about it and come to the dance.

" No." Link's muffled voice was heard from underneath the pillow.

" I want you to come!" Young Link began to whine. " It's not fun without you."

" No."

" Please?"

" No."

" Why not?"

" No."

Young Link sighed irritated, and walked over to Link, using his strength to pry the pillow off of Link's head. Link purposely let go of the pillow, sending Young Link falling back onto Falco's bed, taking the pillow and Link's hat with him.

Link abruptly sat up, and looked at Young Link who was neatly dressed in a black tuxedo, all ready for the formal dance. Wearing black boots and black tie, Young Link was surely going to attract attention from the other smashers. Link just laughed at how, fashionable the young Hylian looked.

" Thanks, a lot!" Young Link rudely remarked. " You messed up my look." He began to brush off the dust and stretch out the wrinkles that appeared on his suit.

Link chuckled and grabbed his hat off the floor placing it back on his head. " Your look?" He repeated. " What look did you have?"

" Very funny," Young Link replied. He chucked the pillow back at Link and walked to the nearest mirror. " So why aren't you coming?"

" I don't feel like it," Link answered, keeping his gaze on Young Link as he continued to brush off his tux.

" Why? Cause Zelda's going with Marth."

" Yes."

" Link, don't let that ruin your fun."

" It's not. My fun is staying in this room until the dance is over."

" I know you want to go." Young Link grinned, looking at Link using the mirror.

" I don't."

" Well, you did."

Link bit his lip and nodded. " Yea, I did."

Young Link turned around; shaking his head at Link as the door opened and the young fox entered the dorm. Fox, who wasn't dressed yet for the dance, headed over toward Link and stood in front of his bed, with his arms crossed.

" I heard you weren't going to dance," Fox explained. " Don't tell me it's true."

Link nodded. " It's true."

" Link, why aren't you going?"

"—Because of ZELDA!" Young Link answered beating Link to it.

Fox shook his head, at the smiling Link. " Link, you shouldn't let this cause you not to go. I mean, you did the right thing yesterday."

Link's eyes widened. " How did you know?"

" Rumors spread faster than flies in this tournament." Fox replied. " Besides, it's not fun with you not there."

" I don't really care." Link said, his tone low and miserable again.

" You had told me one time, that the only thing you wanted was for Zelda to be happy. You just wanted to see her smile and know that she's safe. Well Link, Zelda is now happy; because of what you did. Don't let it ruin you. So she wanted Marth, there's no harm in that. You need to go out and have a good time, to prove to Zelda that you're okay with everything."

It was bad enough that Fox and Young Link were pressuring him to go to the dance. What made it worse, was that what Fox had told him was right. If Zelda saw him in a terrible mood, then she wouldn't have a good time knowing his feelings were hurt. He needed to put everything behind him, because even though Marth had won, he felt good inside that he had helped Zelda out.

Even though he doesn't have a date for the dance, he has his friends to hang with. Being with Fox, Young Link and even Falco can stir up the most fun you ever had. He knew though, his mind would never focus away from Zelda and Marth. He would just keep telling himself—that it could have been him with her, instead.

Link forced himself to stand, and grabbed his hat placing it on the bed. Young Link and Fox watched as he went rummaging through his clothes, looking for his outfit for the dance.

" So you changed your mind?" Fox questioned, with a hidden smile.

Link nodded and smiled. " Without me, it wouldn't be fun."

Peach looked around the dinning hall, watching the smashers dance and have a good time. She took a sip of her punch, careful not to stain her dress. So far, everything has been going well—and including herself, everyone was having fun. The decorations for the dance had turned out beautiful, and the music and food couldn't be any better.

This was surely a night to remember.

Peach sat the empty glass down, and held up the front of her red velvet dress as she made her way across the dinning hall over to Samus and Captain Falcon, sitting at one of the tables. Peach would rather hang out with Zelda, but didn't want to interrupt her time with Marth. She promised herself, not to get involved.

Samus, who was actually dressed out of her bounty hunter suit, wore a short black dress that went down to her knees. She had on black boots, and her hair was pulled up into an origami bun, with two strands of curls coming down in the front. Peach was content that Samus had agreed to dress up for the occasion. Even though Captain Falcon wore his usual attire, Samus finally showed off her beautiful girly side.

" Enjoying the dance?" Samus questioned the princess.

Peach nodded, taking a seat next to them. " Everything seems to be going perfect."

" How do you feel about Zelda and Marth?"

Peach shrugged. " I've gotten over it."

Samus smiled, " I'm happy for you."

" About time." Captain Falcon snorted.

" Captain Falcon!" Samus cried, playfully punching him in the side.

" It's okay." Peach explained. " So why haven't you guys danced yet?"

Samus shrugged. " No good songs to dance too."

" You like the ballads?"

" Well, a slow song would be nice." Samus replied.

Peach smiled and leaned back in the chair. She relaxed, watching the other smashers dance and act up. Half of them dressed up, while the other half just came in what they had on today. She was surprised Pikachu and Pichu decided to dress up for the occasions. Both of them wore the same color hats. She had to admit, they both looked cute dancing together on the dance floor.

Nana and Popo finally ditched the climbing gear, and both dressed very formal, along with Ness who wore a black suit. Bowser and Ganondorf were standing in the corner by the food trays, watching the other smashers carefully probably trying to find something to trash. There always had to be at least one in a crowd. One who hates dances and only comes to mess up everyone else's fun.

Once the upbeat tempo had finished, another song quickly followed, but it was a ballad. It was time to settle things down for a bit, and finally play the first slow song of the night. Samus quickly pulled Captain Falcon onto the dance floor, leaving Peach by her lonesome.

Peach smiled as she watched Samus wrap her arms around Captain Falcon's neck, both of them swaying to the beat. Peach looked around at the other dancers, on the dance floor, noticing the different couples. The one she didn't see was Zelda and Marth.

Her smile vanished as she looked around the dinning hall. She finally spotted them over by the DJ, talking with Roy. All three of them dressed up for the occasion, the men wore black, while Zelda had on a short blue dress with matching heels. Peach nervously looked away when Marth looked in her direction.

She refused to look over in their direction again, but was startled when she heard Roy call her name from behind.

" Peach…"

Peach turned around and smiled. She hasn't spoken to Roy ever since the talk in the lounge. Though, she had to admit—he looked very dashing tonight.

" I just wanted to know if…" He held out his hand, which caused Peach looked up at him astonished. "…Would you like to dance?"

A smile quickly crept in her lips. She bit her lip holding back the excitement, of actually being wanted. All she wanted was someone to ask her to the dance—or actually ask her to dance. She just wanted to feel special.

" Yes, I would love too." Peach accepted, and took his hand.

" So, are you having fun?" Marth questioned the Hylian Princess.

Zelda warmly smiled and nodded. " Yes, I'm having a wonderful time. Everything is so beautiful."

Marth smiled and nodded. " I'm glad, but I can't help but wonder if something's bothering you."

Zelda looked up from the plate in front of her, and stared at Marth. She hoped that she didn't seem like she wasn't having a good time. She was actually enjoying herself, but something in her mind kept her from showing it. She felt guilt and knew it was because of Link. She was surprised at what he had done, and never thought he would be able to do something that difficult, especially if it hurt himself.

" Everything's fine…" Zelda replied.

Marth watched her carefully. Zelda quickly thought of something, to get her mind away from Link and feeling guilty. She wanted to show Marth that she was having a good time. She was enjoying herself.

" I'm really surprised Roy actually went and asked Peach to dance."

" I told you he would." Marth smiled.

" And I was surprised she danced with him." Zelda turned her attention to the couple with Samus and Captain Falcon. " Ever since that, they've never parted."

" Maybe something's going on between them."

" Maybe…" Zelda looked back at Marth.

Marth sighed and looked down at his empty plate. Zelda noticed the look on his face, and began to worry. He had figured something out.

" Zelda, I know something is wrong. It has to do with Link, too."

" Marth…"

" I know, because I've been feeling a little upset about the whole situation."

Zelda was silent for a moment. " What do you mean?"

" I felt like I was taking you away from him." Marth answered softly.

" No, Marth, please don't feel that way." Zelda pleaded, she sighed fighting the urge of not to cry. It didn't matter who she picked, the torment was never to end.

" Zelda, sometimes you have to sit down and ask yourself…is this what you want?"

Zelda thought about it for a moment, re-asking the question in her mind. What did she want? She didn't really know. She wanted so many things in the beginning before this had started, and now it came to the point where she felt that everything she wanted—she would never be able to get.

" Is this what I want?" She repeated, steadily.

Marth nodded.

Zelda opened her mouth about to answer—but paused. She didn't know what to say…as if she was afraid to answer.

A/N:

I don't really like this chapter, for some strange reason. I can't really figure out why, but a friend of mine read it and said that it was okay so I decided to put it up on the site. I'm not sure if I'm going to add an extra chapter after this one, or just finish the story, cause there is only one chapter left. Gasp! Yes, I know…it's sad.

Until Next Time!