Chapter 3

Enjoy the fast updates while you can… because my final exams are in June 1st and 2nd and I have to take my SAT'S next week! Eep! So yeah… Thank for the kind reviewers! I really appreciate it!

Samus's POV

"Oh, gosh. I can't believe we're sharing a room with two other girls and a guy! I mean, this Master Hand dude has got to be kidding! A guy and two annoying brats!" I heard Zelda complain loudly to Peach. Master Hand had just assigned us to rooms. We, that is, Saria, Malon, Zelda, Peach and I were assigned to a two suite connected room.

I was very angry to learn that Zelda thought I was a boy! What in the nerve? Just because I'm a bounty hunter doesn't mean that I'm a guy! She hasn't even seen my face before!

"Zel," I heard Peach say in that high-pitched feminine voice of hers, "How do you know Sammy is a boy?"

"Oh so now your calling him Sammy? Is he your boyfriend!" She asked shrilly, throwing up her hands.

"Well," retorted Peach, her voice becoming higher than usual if possible, "Have you ever looked at her face? I have, so I'd know. You're in eleventh grade so you wouldn't know. Samus and I are in tenth grade; therefore I'm friends with her."

I couldn't help but grin behind my helmet. I silently cheered on Peach.

"…Share a room with Zelda! I mean, she's SO protective over everything! It's like she gives no breathing space to Link! I mean, who does she think she is, commanding me to back away from him!" I heard angry voice behind me.

"I know!" Malon said, flipping her brown hair behind her. "It's like she's commanding him to go out with him!" She said loudly, which made Zelda turn around and glare at her.

I didn't want to be a part of this. So, I just let myself be carried around by the crowd. I thought about what Master Hand had said. Me and Captain Falcon were worried about this news.

"Feel free to do whatever you wish to do! Every meal here is free and every ride!" Master hand told the crowd below.

Everybody cheered but Samus was still suspicious. Alongside was Falcon. He had a cheery grin. But it soon vanished when he noticed Samus very quiet which meant she was being thinking about this whole thing.

"Hey Sammy. What's up?" He asked her.

"I don't know," She admitted rather reluctantly, "But I have a feeling that there's a drawback to this."

Scarcely had the words escaped her lips when Master Hand continued. "As you will notice before, I had said this was a test. This reason is because the gates are now firmly locked. They shall not budge until; you have completed all of the rides."

Everyone laughed. This was easy to them. Samus was looking intently at Master Hand. Even now Falcon was looking at him too.

"You think it is easy then?" Master Hand said, amused. "Well then, it is best if you get some sleep because you have a busy day tomorrow! If you pull out your key in your envelopes you shall find the room number. Inside is another piece of paper stating your roommates and what hotel number you are staying in. There are five to two people to each room. Enjoy yourselves." He swept his hand majestically and vanished. His brother standing next to him gave a sinister laugh, which made Samus shiver but everyone else laugh. He slapped his hand on the floor and with a loud bang he vanished as well and was replaced by a big bright firework.

Samus didn't know why, but she couldn't shake off the feeling of forbiddance.

I sighed deeply to myself. I bumped into Krystal. "Sorry." I muttered.

She turned around, that look in her face that looked like she was permanently interested in something. Her face softened and she said, "Your name is… Samus, is it not?" She asked.

Krystal was a ninth grader, but she acted like a twelfth grader. She was highly mysterious at some times and at others she seemed very girly. I vaguely recounted that she had a major crush on Fox. People who didn't know her well said she was psychic but I didn't believe in that kind of stuff. Bounty hunters never believed in fantasy, even though it was all around us at Nintendo City.

"Krys!" Katt exclaimed, "We got to get to our rooms!" I also remembered Katt. She was a pinkish cat, with a girly charm. Highly witty and ambitious. Her eyes gave off a daring foolish look as though to ask, "Are you challenging me?" I also recounted that she dated Falco, a big hotshot. I sometimes wondered if she dated him just to get more popularity.

"Hey," Krystal gave me a light shove. I instantly turned my attention to her. "Wanna walk with us?"

"Uh," I looked at my watch quickly, "I guess I have time." I told her walking alongside of her.

I walked around with them. I wasn't even listening to Katt talking to Krystal about boys and fashion statements as I breathed in the night air. I wished I could take off my helmet but I imagined Katt's face if she found out I was a girl and quickly abandoned the thought.

A half hour later I told them, "I'm going to my hotel now guys. It's getting a bit late. So I'll see you around." I waved to them and walked to hotel number 3. I took the elevator to my room and walked in without being fully conscious.

"Oh, here comes the boy." Saria muttered darkly. It was obvious she had another fight with Zelda.

"Oh shut your hole up." I said, tired of her. "I'm more a girl than you are."

"Yeah, okay, gayness." Saria retorted, unfazed.

"Saria!" Peach said warningly.

"What!" Saria exploded. "He's being rude to me, so I have to be rude back!"

I angrily took off my helmet and slammed it on the bedside table so hard; there was a dent in there.

Saria flinched and then gave a smirk. "Of course. I should've known that Sammy was a guy girl!"

"And what's wrong with that?" Zelda narrowed her eyes dangerously.

"Yeah?" I asked. I didn't think much of Zelda but I was glad she stuck up for me, even though it was for her own reasons.

"It means that, you'll never date. Why, you don't even have a date at tenth grade! How sad!"

"I wouldn't be talking, dumb ass." I said, unzipping my armor to reveal a white tank top and black jeans.

Saria blushed furiously before replying, "I do have a date!"

"Oh and who'd that be? Some crapped up guy wearing your favorite color for once?" Zelda retorted.

Malon, Peach, and I snorted. We all knew that Saria's favorite color was green.

"FYI Zelda, I wouldn't be talking!" Saria said, turning a deep maroon color

"What do you mean!" She asked, flicking a blond strand behind her carelessly.

"Link asked me to go out with him for dinner."

Zelda turned white. Her hands suddenly shook. "No- you're… he'd never…" She collapsed on the bed.

Peach plopped down right beside her and rubbed her back comfortingly. All the while she glared at Saria who was smugly examining her nails. I was shocked by this piece of information. Everyone in Nintendo High, and practically the whole of Nintendo city knew that they were dating every since 6th grade. It was pretty young but they'd always date one another and no one else.

Malon on the other hand, was looking at Saria nervously as if it were all a joke. "Come now, he seriously didn't ask you out on a date?"

"Why do you think we're going out tonight?" Saria retorted and bounced her short hair.

Malon turned the shade of her hair and you could literally see steam coming out of her ears. "Link would never go out with you of all people. Trust me, he's told me things about you."

"What ever. He's going out with me tomorrow at dinner."

I sat down gently next to Zelda, but I didn't have anything comforting to tell her.

"Any guy who makes you cry isn't worth your tears Zellie," Peach told her, "Any guy who is worth your tears would never make you cry." Peach gave her a tight hug and kissed her on the cheek comfortingly (A/N: This isn't shounen-ai people in case if you were wondering if Peach is a lesbian or not!)

Zelda finally looked up. Her cheeks were flushed and tear-streaked. "You're right." She said and went to the bathroom.

The rest of us were looking at Saria. She determinedly looked away, but there was still a hint of a smirk on her face.

"Well…" Peach got up and fluffed her pillow and jumped on the bed. She was already dressed in her silk light pink spaghetti strapped dress. She pulled the covers over her and said, "Nighty night girls."

I went into the second bathroom and quickly changed into a baggy shirt and pants. When I came out, the lights were closed and everyone was sleeping except for Zelda who was hiccoughing a little from her hard crying. I turned toward the terrace window and almost fell out of the bed in shock. Someone was staring right back at me, standing at the terrace. I stumbled out of bed and opened the sliding door and stepped out and closed it.

The stranger was clad in a black cloak that covered him completely. A hood covered his face. He wore sturdy boots. I didn't know what to make of it.

"What do you think you're doing here?" I hissed at him. I wasn't scared. This was the job of a bounty hunter like me.

"I could ask you the same question." He said in a low voice under the hood.

I rolled my eyes at his hood and commanded, "Show yourself! I'm armed. And I have three people who know I'm out here."

"Three sissies you mean. And nobody knows you're out here. I won't show myself, but consider me a friend."

"Why would I do such a foolish thing like that?" I tried to laugh, but it was a shaky and nervous one. How did this "friend" come up to the balcony? Who was he? How did he know me? What if he was an enemy? There were so many questions about this person I didn't know. Could I trust him?

"I can see you're scared. There really isn't any need to be though." He gave a harsh bark of laughter. He put both of his gloved hands and drew me closer.

I roughly pushed away and screamed, "Get away from me!"

He held his hands away and took a step backward. I thought a bit and took a step closer. I brought up my hand lightning quick to his face but, he blocked my hand. "You always were cunning, Sammy. But this time, it's me who'll be smarter."

I brought up my other hand but he caught that one and released it. "Who are you and how do you know me?"

"I can't tell you that, of course. But I have something for you. Here," He put a piece of parchment in my hand. I could feel how old it was. I could feel every single wrinkle of it. I looked down at it. It was a piece of a map. It showed a dotted line leading to something. The rest was torn off.

"Can you at least tell me where this le-" I looked up and saw he was gone. I caught sight of a sliver of black material, as it vanished. I folded up the parchment and put it into the breast pocket of my shirt. I opened the sliding door quietly and slipped inside. Zelda had finally nodded off into a troubled sleep. I went to my bed and slept on it, keeping my hand over my pocket. I didn't know why but I thought this piece of paper was supposed to help me. Little did I know how important this small piece of parchment was.

End Of Chapter 3.

Sorry it took very long! I had loads of homework and my SAT'S passed by and my exams are coming up! So yeah.