Hey guys! Sorry it took so long. I had writer's block and I had other important things to do. But I'm back. Here's the next chapter served up on a silver platter.

Chapter 11

Serine Isle Part I

The arrival to the town of Serine Isle was very welcoming. The large welcoming committee gave the smashers the red carpet treatment. Some people were throwing confetti and popping party poppers. There were people shouting out the smashers's names, and there were a lot of little kids. They were acting hyperactive. The first activities of the day were the matches. Master Hand only picked twelve of the smashers to do a match: Roy, DK, Peach, Mario, Yoshi, Ganondorf, Bowser, Ness, Samus, Kirby, Pikachu, and Falco. While they had their matches, the others sat in a booth set up for them by the townspeople.

Zelda kept her eyes on the match. She didn't have anyone she wanted to talk to since Samus and Peach were both in the matches. She watched Falco and Roy fight each other on the battlefield. The fans were chanting their name as they fought, there were signs made with their favorite character on them. There were shirts with some of the smashers on it, and some people even dressed up like them. Some fans had Mario signs and t-shirts. A lot of girls had the Princesses'outfits but most of them were for Peach. The teenage girls, about Zelda's age, were all in one cluster cheering for the swordsmen, saying how they were cute and comparing them. Some humanoid fans were cheering for Fox and Falco even when they weren't in a match.

The tournament was almost over. Roy and Falco were the last competitors. But their match had gone on for so long that Zelda started to stare off into space.

This is so boring. If Master Hand was going to have matches, he should have put us all in them so we could do something. I'm so bored out of my mind. Her blue eyes looked to the left to see Link not too far away from her. He was by himself. No Veronica in sight. I could… no! What am I thinking? I can't talk to him right now. I'm still not sure if I can speak to him about anything. Maybe about what I read in Veronica's diary? No. He would get into this whole 'you shouldn't be reading her diary stuff and that I need to be nice to her.' This vacation has been so unpleasant. And my birthday is in two days. I wonder if I'm going to have an unpleasant birthday surprise, too.

"And the winner is … FALCO!"

Zelda broke away from her thoughts to look down at the arena. Falco had won the tournament, and people were already down there congratulating him. Even the smashers had left to see him. Zelda noticed Link was still there by himself.

I guess it couldn't hurt to talk to him. Zelda took a deep breath and got up from her seat.

Meanwhile Link sighed deeply again. He knew he had done that a couple thousand times. He was wondering what he would do. Right now more than ever he wanted Zelda to talk to him.

"Hello, Link."

Link looked up to see Zelda looking down at him. "Um… hi Zel."

They stared at each other for a moment before Zelda spoke again. "May I sit down?"

"Sure… if you want to. It's your decision."

"Thank you." Zelda slowly sat down next to him. She sat straight up. Okay, I'm here. So what I'm going to say now?

"Zelda, are you still mad at me?" Link asked.

"Mad?" Zelda echoed. Of course I'm still mad at you, you jerk. You never believe what I say anymore. And I'll never forgive you. "No, I guess not. I mean I'm talking to you, aren't I?"

Link continued to look out to the arena. Well, even if you're not mad you don't have to add the attitude to your voice. "I was hoping you weren't. Because even though I really don't like that you dislike Veronica …"

Unknowingly to Link, Zelda rolled her eyes. Here we go again. "Link, if you don't mind…"

"Oh, right. Sorry. I'll say no more. I just want us to continue being friends. I can't stand us not talking."

I can't either. Wait... yes, I can. "Feeling's mutual."

Link finally looked back at her. "So, friends again?"

Zelda looked at him for a second. No. Not ever again. Zelda gave him a smile. "Link. We never stopped being friends."

Link smiled. "Alrighty then. Now I can ask you."

"Now you can ask me what?"

"If we have some time, wanna just… go for a walk?"

"A walk?"

"Yeah, just the two of us."

That will never happen. Something will come up, Veronica will probably have something to do with it, and we won't have anytime together. I'm saying no. "Yes, I'm up for it."

Link's face was beaming. "You really want to?"

Zelda hesitated. "Well…I… um…"

No no NO! I don't want to go anywhere with him. At least I think so… no, I know so. I don't want to have any more confrontations with Link that will ruin my smasher career or worse, our friendship. I just have to wait till Veronica leaves. And that'll be in seven days when we get back from the trip. But, I don't think I can wait that long, and I still do want to go...

"Zel?" Link watched Zelda deep in thought. I hope she's not reconsidering.

Maybe nothing bad will happen. Okay, I'll do it. Zelda nodded. "Without a doubt, Link. I'd love to."

"Okay, then. After everything is done, we will go walking."

"Mm-hmm, just the two of us!" Zelda said excitedly. "But we better get down there with Master Hand. I think he's ready to put us to work."

"Yep. Prepare your fingers for the longest time limit of signing autographs." Link reminded her.

"Oh that's right. We are going to do that today," Zelda said as they made their way downstairs to the arena.

Autograph Signing

Link watched Falco stressing over and over again.

"Link, my talons are killing me!" Falco groaned.

"Here you go." Link said to another boy he gave an autograph to. He turned to Falco. "Just a little while longer, Falco, and it will be over. I thought you would be up for this."

"I was at first. But the kids just won't stop coming! AGH! It never ends." Falco continued to sign his name.

"That's the price you pay for winning the whole tournament. Now you get all the praise and glory."

Falco grunted. "Well, if I knew that this would've happened beforehand, I would have let Roy win the whole tournament."

Link's blue eyes squinted past the long line of fans and across. "Actually Roy's getting the same treatment. All those rabid fan girls are all over him."

Falco looked up and smirked. "Yeah, but I bet they're wanting much more than any autograph. Fishing for dates with him I bet. He's single, so there's nothing wrong with that. Wish I could say the same for Marth though. Girls are all over him, but he better handle them or he's going to have a peeved girlfriend."

Link laughed as he finished signing another autograph to a girl around thirteen who was just gaping at Link. But he didn't seem to notice. "Yes and Samus won't be easy to calm down if she found out."

"So… since we're on this subject. When are you going to ask Zelda out?"

Link gasped as he saw kids looking at him. "Falco, keep it on the low down. That's private information."

"Right, sorry. Don't want any gossip to get out," Falco said quietly. "Well, when are you?" he said a bit quieter with less giveaway words.

"I don't know who told you I was going to, but I'm not. We're just friends," Link responded. "Who told you that?"

"Fox did."

Link sighed and rolled his eyes. "Typical Fox."

A kid with wild purple hair went up to Ganondorf. "Sign mine, please."

Ganondorf groaned. "Does anyone understand the fact that I don't like kids and I never will?"

The kid laughed. "Man, you're funny."

Bowser, who was listening in on the conversation, finally got in to it. "Look, kid, he's not joking."

A little boy with a red baseball cap smiled at Bowser. "Bowser, you gotta sign my hat."

"HOW 'BOUT I BURN YOU AND YOUR HAT AND EAT YOU BOTH!" Bowser growled. He didn't mean the last part. He didn't eat people.

The kid and Bowser stared at each other for a long time. Then the baseball capped kid started to laugh. "This is why you're the greatest, Bowser. Just like Ganon."

"Yeah, Ganon's cool!" The purple haired boy said.

Ganondorf and Bowser looked at each other. And they both sighed deeply.

"Ugh… look at Roy."

Zelda looked over at Roy, who was next to Fox, who was right next to Peach. There were dozens of teenage girls lined up in Roy's line. The bolder ones kept asking him for a date.

Peach frowned as she kept staring at Roy. "Those girls are all over Roy like little kids to ice-cream. It's disgusting. And Roy's sucking up all the attention in that big head of his."

A girl with light brown hair approached Roy and was getting really overfriendly with him. Roy kissed her hand after signing an autograph of hers.

Peach gasped. "Just look at her, and he's so totally milking her on!"

Zelda looked at her friend. "Why, Peach? Are we getting jealous?"

"Jealous? Me? Over that pyro jerk? No way! I mean come on, Zellie, why should I be jealous of him when I can't even stand him? It doesn't bother me that Roy has girls gaping at him." Peach turned away from Roy just to prove her point.

Zelda lowered her eyes and smirked. "Sure, it doesn't," she said sarcastically.

Peach noticed her sarcasm. "I'm serious."

Zelda held one finger up. "First step, denial."

"Hey, you can't say that. I taught you that step." Peach retorted.

"Just using what I learned," Zelda said quietly before turning back around. There was a red-haired girl standing at her table. She had light blue eyes and a cute little face. She looked around the age of 8 years old. She was wearing a white shirt with red overalls. Her medium length hair was done in two braids.

Zelda smiled at the girl. "Why, hello."

The girl was red in the face. "Hello," she said quietly.

Zelda quietly elicited a giggle. Aww… she's shy.

A woman, who appeared to be her mother, stood behind her and looked at Zelda. "Sorry, she's shy, which is strange because she wasn't like this when we first got in line. She's really excited to meet you. You're her favorite smasher."

"Mom," the girl said.

Zelda nodded as she looked at the girl and continued to smile at her. "Well, that's nice to know. What's your name?"

"Kendrix Melane," she said sheepishly.

"Kendrix? What a unique and beautiful name."

That comment made Kendrix's face turn the shade of her hair. "Thank you."

Zelda picked up her pink pen and wrote something on the picture. "Here you go, Kendrix. And you should smile. I'm sure you have a beautiful smile."

Kendrix smiled a little and then started to leave. "Bye."

As soon as she was out of sight, her mom spoke to Zelda again. "You'll have to excuse her. We just moved here and she hasn't made any friends yet. She feels that she is different from everyone else, so she tries to stay away from kids here."

Zelda felt her heart drop a bit. "Oh I'm sorry. Must be tough on her."

Kendrix's mom looked on sadly. "It's okay. Sooner or later, she'll try and make friends." She then looked at Zelda. "I'm sorry. Here I am babbling when you have autographs to sign."

"It's okay, really. They can wait." Zelda reassured her.

The mother simply shook her head. "No. I won't waste another moment. It was nice meeting you."

And with that, she quickly disappeared into the crowd. Zelda couldn't help but feel sad for the mother and her daughter.

Peach looked at Zelda. "That's so sad. No friends at all."

"…" Zelda didn't respond. The poor girl. She sounds like me. I never made any friends my age. Except Impa and Link later on… but I still felt alone.

After a long autograph signing, the smashers were now standing in front of a bunch of kids.

"Okay. I told you what to do. Pick a kid and go have fun," Master Hand reminded the smashers. He turned to Captain Falcon. "And the kid has to be your gender."

Falcon muttered as they all went to select a kid. Most of the kids were jumping around like crazy.

"Pick me! Pick me!" they kept saying over and over.

Pichu was the first person to get one. It was a little girl who looked about 6 years old. She picked up Pichu immediately and put her securely in her arms. Soon after, more smashers picked a kid. There were a few smashers left. Zelda peered through the large crowd of girls. There were a lot of girls dressed like her and dressed like Sheik. I bet they expect that I'm going to pick them because they dress like me. They better think again. Zelda's eyes dropped on a familiar person way in the back. It's Kendrix. That's who I'll pick.

Zelda walked through the crowd of girls. When she was in close range of Kendrix, she called her name. "Hey, Kendrix!"

Kendrix looked up at Zelda. She looked shocked to see Zelda actually talking to her again. Zelda reached her in a few seconds. "How would like to spend the day with me?"

"Me?" Kendrix said quietly. She could feel envious eyes stare at her, wanting to be the one that Zelda picked. "You want to hang out with me?"

Zelda nodded. "Mm-hmm. As long as your mom says yes."

Kendrix looked at her mom who was beaming. "I think it's a great idea. Don't you think so, Kendrix?"

Kendrix smiled. "Yes."

Zelda grinned. "Well, then. Let's go head back with the other smashers." She then looked up at her mother. "I'll take good care of her for you."

Mrs. Melane ruffled her daughter's hair. "I know you will and she will be on her best behavior."

Kendrix nodded. "I will. Bye, mom!" the two girls headed back to the front ready to have a good day.

Roads of Serene Isle

Veronica took a deep sigh. "At times like these I just feel like gagging. Wasting the day away, signing autographs, and spending time with little annoying brats."

She walked around the town. The smashers had left to a secluded place where no one else could go that wasn't chosen. "You think I would be allowed to sign some autographs. I mean look at who I am. I'm the daughter of the man who brought this whole thing to life. Sure, it may have been that stupid hand's idea but if it wasn't for my Dad, Master Hand would probably be locked up in a cage in some freak show."

Her purple eyes looked at all the stores. She caught some glances and catcalls from guys she passed by. But who wouldn't get those remarks when you're wearing a miniskirt and a cute top with the sleeves hanging off your shoulders. In return, she would acknowledge them with a wave or a sexy smile. Veronica flipped her hair. With looks like these I'm so irresistible. Except, I'm having problems with one guy. Except soon he'll be under my wing. Just have to get rid of a certain busybody, but this time I'm going to take a different approach.

An idea popped in Veronica's head and she stopped walking. It may be a little complicated, but I got to do it. Just gotta be very precise and careful. And when the plan succeeds, Zelda will be nothing more than a thing of the past.

Forest of Serine Isle

"Hey, Zelda? Let's go this way," Kendrix said excitedly.

Zelda caught up with the young 8-year old and stopped right beside her. "Why this way?"

"There's something I got to show ya! Come on," she said with a smile as she grabbed Zelda's hand.

Zelda felt joy in her heart as she saw Kendrix smile. She was happy when they first went to lunch with the other smashers. Kendrix met most of the smashers and then she began to open up around everyone, especially Zelda. They played games for a long while and Kendrix showed Zelda the town, and then the little girl said she had something exciting to show Zelda. Kendrix pulled the Hylian Princess through the forest. "Just a little bit further."

"Okay." Good thing I brought comfortable flat shoes for walking, Zelda thought to herself as they continued down the path. The forest was beautiful. Wildflowers grew almost in every direction. Trees so tall that when you looked up you couldn't even see the sky. There wasn't even a hint of a dead plant.

"Plants sure are healthy around here." Zelda pointed out.

"Yes. We get a lot of rainfall around here. So, everything gets its fair share of H20." Kendrix commented.

"Oh," Zelda said quietly.

Kendrix's red braids bounced as she came to a stop. "We're here."

Zelda looked in Kendrix's direction. There were some large plants in the way. "What are we looking at?"

"Hold on." Kendrix pushed a few of the large leaves out of the way.

"Oh my goddesses," Zelda said quietly. She looked past the leaves to see a view of the whole forest. She walked past the plants to get a better look. She could see all the places they passed on their walk up here. She even saw part of the town and the ocean surrounding Serine Isle. She also saw that they were up really high which started making her head hurt. She stepped back and sat down on the ground.

Kendrix got worried and walked over to her. "I'm sorry. Is it boring?"

"No… it's just… can you keep a secret?" Zelda looked through the corner of her eye to see Kendrix nod. "I have a fear of heights."

Kendrix gasped. "Oh my gosh! I am so sorry! Please forgive me I didn't know," she said quickly.

Zelda turned around and placed her arms on Kendrix's shoulders. "No, it's okay, " she said calmly. She briefly looked at the view again before turning back to her friend. "It's a beautiful spot. Let's stay up here for a awhile."

Kendrix was confused. "But… doesn't this scare you?"

"Yes. But even though I'm afraid, I like to look at things from up high anyway."

"Oh okay then. But only because you want to stay." Kendrix sat down next to her.

"So, Kendrix. Why'd you want to show me this spot? Is it special to you?"

"Mm-hmm. My daddy took me up here once when he found me playing by myself. It became my favorite spot ever since I first laid eyes on it. It was my mom's and dad's too. We came up here every Saturday and had a picnic or just stayed up here to look at the stars." Kendrix sighed sadly.

Zelda noticed this. "I'm guessing you don't come up here with your family anymore, do you?"

Kendrix shook her head. "No. They got too much into their work. My dad would leave overseas to some other island to work every day, which is where he is right now. My mom works only part of the day, but when she's at home she still works and then goes to sleep."

Zelda couldn't find any words to say.

"So, they couldn't spend the least bit of time with me. I would be home alone most of the time with no friends."

"Hmm… sounds like my father except it was a little different."

Kendrix looked up, interested in her words. "How?"

"My father didn't really have time for me. But he had time to control my social life. He didn't let me make friends with anyone outside the castle and under the royal class. So, that really limited my friends. In fact, I only made friends with my protector Impa, and Link by chance."

"So, did you play by yourself when you were little, too?"

"Yes, most of the time when Impa was busy."

"Must have been hard."

Zelda smirked. "Better believe it. You know what you got to do, Kendrix?"

"No."

"You got to confront your parents and talk to them about how you feel about them never being around. Tell them how you miss them and how you want them to spend some time with you. Your mom looks like she would understand."

"I don't know about that, Zelda." Kendrix lightly laughed. "We're almost the same. Except at least you have friends now."

"And now you do too."

Kendrix gasped and looked at Zelda. She was looking at her also. Kendrix stared blankly at her. "Do you really…"

Zelda nodded. "We're friends, Kendrix."

Kendrix looked at Zelda for a moment. Tears welled up in her eyes. She couldn't contain herself and hugged Zelda as she sobbed silently. She wasn't only crying because of her life at home, but now she had made a friend. "Thank you, Zelda."

"Anything for a friend." Zelda said as tears fell from her eyes.

In Town

"Okay, I dropped my kid off and actually had a good time. Now I got to go back and meet my friends for a bit and then I gotta go find Zelda." Link glanced at all the shops he passed by. Most were family businesses and small markets. There were little trinket stores outside in almost every direction Link looked.

"Maybe I should get Zel something here." Link said to himself.

"Link!" a female voice called.

It sounded familiar. He turned around to see Samus jogging up to him.

Link stopped. "Hey Sam! What's up?" She stopped in front of him and started to catch her breath. Link watched her slowly look up at him. "Is something up, Sam?"

Samus' green eyes showed signs of seriousness. "Link, I need to talk to you."

"Really? What about?"

Samus shook her head. "I can't talk here. We have to go somewhere else. It's very important. Follow me."

Samus started to walk off in the same direction Link was going. Link hesitated, wondering what this was about. But after a second or two, he followed her.

Another Part Of Town

After a few hours on the mountain, Kendrix and Zelda quickly headed back into town. Zelda offered to walk Kendrix back to her house and she accepted. The sun was setting as they were heading back. Large purple clouds were covering the whole sky and began to darken. The girls talked about each other's lives on the way back It seemed like they only talked for a little while as they reached Kendrix's house.

Kendrix dug in her front overall pocket and pulled out a small bronze key. She put it in the lock and opened the door.

"Mom, I'm home." Kendrix turned to Zelda. "Come in for a second?"

"Sure, I have time."

Kendrix went inside with Zelda not far behind. She started up the stairs. "Wait for me right here, okay?"

"I'll be waiting." Zelda reassured her.

As she went upstairs, her mother entered the room, carrying papers in her hands. Her hair was a mess from working and she was in some old sweats. She placed the papers down on a nearby table and turned her attention to Zelda.

"I can't thank you enough for spending time with her."

"It was nothing. I was glad to make her happy."

"This was probably one of the best days of her life."

Zelda shook her head. "I think the best day of her life here was when her mother and father used to take her to the forest for family time."

Mrs. Melane silently gasped. "She told you?"

"Yes. She told me everything when we were up at that mountain; like how her parents don't have time for her anymore."

"Well, work does come first if we plan on living in this house," Her mom replied.

Just like my father. "Believe me, I can understand that. But she misses you and needs you," Zelda said seriously. It felt weird for her telling a parent that, but she needed to know.

Before Mrs. Melane could respond, Kendrix came bouncing down the stairs. "Zelda, I have a gift for you."

Zelda looked at Kendrix's closed fist thinking it was the gift. "What is it?"

Kendrix removed her hand. "Ta-Dah!"

Inside her palm was a bracelet. It was made out of beads mostly different shades of pink and some were symbols. Five of the pink beads spelled Zelda's name. At the end and beginning of her name were pink triforce beads.

"Oh wow," Zelda said quietly.

"Do you like it?"

"Kendrix, I don't like it. I love it!" Zelda hugged Kendrix. "Did you just make this?"

"No, I made it awhile ago. I made it in hopes of one day, I would give it to you. At first I thought it would never happen."

"I'm very happy that you made this for me. Thank you." Zelda almost forgot to say that.

Kendrix was grinning from ear to ear. "You're welcome."

"I just wish I had something to give to you in return."

Kendrix patted Zelda's shoulder. "I don't need anything more. Just getting to hang out with you, getting to know each other, and then you becoming my friend was enough for sure. Thanks, Zelda."

Zelda nodded and stood up. "You're welcome. Well, I better go."

Kendrix grew sad. Zelda noticed this and smiled. " Hey, if you get lonely you know you can write to me, okay?"

"Okay." Kendrix started to yawn.

Mrs. Melane laughed. "Looks like it's time for bed."

Zelda headed for the door. "Well, it was nice meeting you all. I better head back. Goodbye."

"Bye!" Kendrix and her Mom said as she headed out the door.

Zelda walked out the gate as the front door of Kendrix's house closed. She skipped down part of the sidewalk. It was a little gloomy outside. The wind started to pick up, making Zelda fold her arms together for warmth. Her strands of her blonde hair blew across her face.

I hope the weather doesn't get too nasty. But it can't be too bad of a day after meeting such a sweet girl like Kendrix. And now, someone else is waiting for me, she thought as she neared her destination.

"LINK STOP! THAT'S COLD!" Zelda shouted while laughing.

"It's not that cold." Link splashed more of the ocean water at Zelda. They had walked to the beach in the middle of their long walk.

Zelda put up her Nayru barrier. Link frowned. "That's not fair!"

Zelda stuck her tongue at him. "So, what?"

"Come on, we're going to continue walking. Take it down!"

"No! Not until we're away from the ocean." Zelda said.

"Come on. You can trust me."

Zelda sighed and took down the barrier. "I guess."

Link closed his eyes in disappointment. "Din, Zelda. You never trust me- eh… PEH!"

Zelda laughed while Link was trying to spit out the seawater she splashed on him.

Link sniffed. "Eck. I thought we were done with this."

"Correction. You agreed to that. I never did."

"Well, that was a bad move, Princess. Now I'm going to get you back!" Link put his hands in the water and pulled out a frog.

"Link, put that thing down! That's not funny!" Zelda said while nervously laughing.

Link didn't put it down. He started to advance on her, frog croaking in hand. "Here comes froggy!"

Zelda got up from the rock and started to run away. "LINK, GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME! I'M SERIOUS!"

"SO AM I! YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL THE WRATH OF THE FROG. MWAHAHAHAHAHA!" Link laughed evilly.

Zelda couldn't help but laugh as she ran back up the hill they had climbed down. She heard a loud thud behind her. She looked behind her to see Link had tripped over a rock. The frog in his hand hopped away and back to the ocean.

Zelda put her hands on her hips and smirked. "Hmph! Serves you right!"

Link got up quickly still having his mischievous grin on his face. "That's not going to stop me. Zelda Harkinian, you better start running!"

Zelda gasped as Link got up again and started running even faster. As he started to close in, Zelda decided to run again. She found herself by a bridge. She walked over to it but stopped to look for a second. It overlooked the ocean.

"Wow! How beauti- AAH!"

Link had caught up to her and grabbed her around the waist. He pulled her back and held her tightly. "YOU'RE IN MY CLUTCHES NOW, PRINCESS! YOU'LL NEVER ESCAPE! AND NOW, PAYBACK!"

Link started to tickle Zelda on her sides. Zelda burst out laughing while trying to get free from his grasp. She used her hands to try and move his hands but he was too strong. "AH HA HA! HEE HEE HEE! LINK, STOP IT!"

"NOT UNTIL YOU SAY SORRY!" He said as he amusingly tickled her.

"ME? NOT A CHANCE! HA HA!" Zelda couldn't stop. She was laughing so much, she dropped to her knees in a laughter fit.

"SAY IT!"

"NO!"

"SAY IT!"

"NO!"

"YES!"

"NO!"

"Okay... have it your way," Link said.

Zelda felt Link stop tickling her for a second. But then one hand left her waist and drifted to her neck. She could feel that tickle in her neck. "NO LINK! NOT THE NECK! ALRIGHT… I GIVE! I'M SORRY FOR SPLASHING YOU!"

Link stopped automatically. "Once again the champion!"

Zelda started wheezing. "One day… I'm... going… to… get … you." She rested her head on one of the vertical boards of the bridge. Link rested his head on the same one.

"You know, Link. You have't done that since we were little kids." Zelda pointed out.

"Yeah, it's been a while." Link got up and leaned on the railing of the bridge. Zelda stood up and stood in front of Link.

"Those were days of peace." Link added.

"Mm-hmm," Zelda said as she looked down at the bracelet Kendrix gave her. Link couldn't help but stare at his friend. Her blonde hair was flowing in the wind and her sapphire blue eyes were still beautiful in the dark sky.

Zelda looked up, making Link blush, but he didn't look away. "Why are you staring at me?"

Link just smiled. "Nothing it's just that…you look so different from when we were kids."

Zelda thought Link was braindead for a second. "Link. You've seen me like this when you were fighting Ganon. And besides, it's called growing up. Right?"

Link grabbed her hand. "Yeah, I know. But I didn't really know your older self back then. We were busy saving the world and all, you know. I was unsure about you when I first met you. But you really are special, you know?"

Zelda blushed. "Is that good?"

Link caressed her hand softly. "In my book, it's great."

Zelda and Link looked in each other's eyes, lost in the moment. Link and Zelda's faces were slowly closing in on each other. Their faces started to soften as their lips soon closed in. They could feel each other's warm breath flowing across their lips. Their lips almost touched when…

BOOM!

Zelda yelped in fright and instead of kissing Link, she grabbed onto him tightly. Link held on to her too.

"What was that?" Zelda asked.

Link looked up in the sky. There was a flash of lightning in the sky. "Looks like a storm's coming."

"Oh," she said, slightly embarrassed. She looked at Link again and he the same at her. Again, they were drawn to each other. But...

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Zelda and Link both pulled away from each other real quickly and looked at their wrists. It was Link's communicator that went off. There was a red light beeping on it. He sighed in a disappointed tone and answered it. "Yes, Roy?"

"Hey, Link! You need to head back. Master Hand thinks this storm is going to take a turn for the worse, so we're staying at an inn by the place where we had the tournament. We'll be there for the night since it'll be too dangerous to take the ferry back to the resort. Are you by yourself?"

"No, Zelda's with me," he said while still looking at Zelda. She was confused as he was.

"Well, that's good. Now we just need to wait for Yoshi, Pikachu, Marth, and Samus. Pikachu and Yoshi are on their way and Marth is too. No word from Samus though, which means the two aren't together."

Link paused for a moment before answering. When Roy didn't hear him respond, he spoke again. "Link, are you still there?"

"Yes, I'm still here. We'll head your way right now," Link said.

"Okay. Later."

Zelda felt a raindrop on her nose. She looked up to see it was starting to rain. "We better go, Link."

More thunder boomed and lightning crashed as they made their way back to the town. The rain started to drop more frequently when the town came into view. Zelda couldn't help but think to herself. Link and I were about to kiss again. Maybe next time; whenever that'll be.

Link stopped in front of the building. "We're here, Zel."

Zelda snapped out of her thoughts and turned her gaze to their destination. The inn was a beige color and was a rather long building. They headed for the open front door. When they went inside, they saw Yoshi and Pikachu up at the front desk, checking with the keeper of the inn. She was a very old lady with large, droopy glasses.

Yoshi turned around and saw them. "See we're not the only ones drenched."

Pikachu was busy shaking about. "It's so cold."

The old woman looked at the two that came. "Ah, more smashers. Well, don't just stand there. You can head for your rooms now." She smiled a crooked smile at the two. "Your rooms are on the sides; Boys to the left and girls to the right. Your friends will show you which room is yours."

They both nodded. Link looked at Zelda one last time. "See you later."

"Yes. I enjoyed our walk. See you." Zelda took off the other way.

Link turned and followed Pikachu and Yoshi to their side of the inn.

Girls's Room

Peach sat on her bed tapping her foot. "Where is she?"

Nana and Pichu were on the floor drawing pictures and reading their books. Jigglypuff was looking in the mirror at herself. Peach had been in the room with them for 20 minutes and she was already bored. There was a knock at the door. Seeing that everyone was preoccupied, Peach got up and headed for the door. She pulled the door opened and it revealed Zelda.

"Finally! Where have you been, Zellie?"

"Hello. Sorry I'm late. I didn't know about this."

"Neither did I until short notice." Peach moved aside to let Zelda in. "You can have one of the two beds right in the corner."

Zelda picked the one next to the window. Nana and Pichu looked up from their drawings and looked at Zelda.

"Hi, Zelda." Nana said.

Pichu jumped up on the bed next to Zelda's purse as she laid it down. "Hi Nana." She patted Pichu on the head. "Hello, Pichu."

"All the girls get this room. Except for Veronica. She requested a room to herself and she got one," Peach said after a while of silence.

Zelda rolled her eyes. "That's predictable. People give her whatever she wants." She sat down on her bed. "So who's the extra bed for?"

"For Samus when she gets here." Peach looked out the stormy window.

"You know, I haven't seen her at all since I woke up this morning. Well, if you excuse the meeting this morning, the matches, and then when we were getting our friend for the day here on Serine Isle," Zelda said.

"I saw her a few times today and one time I saw her with Marth, but that was it. I'm worried about her. It's getting really nasty out there," Peach added.

"Don't worry. Marth's with her." Zelda reassured her.

Peach looked up from her sorrowful thoughts. "No, he isn't. Marth came back a little while ago. At least that's what Roy said."

"Well, did he know anything about Samus?"

Peach came over and sat down next to Zelda making Pichu move into Peach's lap. "To tell you the truth, he didn't even say anything to anybody when he came back. And he had this hurt look on his face. No one asked him about her. They only asked what was wrong, but he didn't respond and just went to his room."

"Popo says he's just sitting in his room staring up at the ceiling with the same look on his face," Nana said as she continued to draw.

Zelda could hear Jigglypuff humming to herself. "Has anyone tried to reach her?"

Peach looked at her communicator. "We did several times, but no answer. Just static every time we try."

The thunder roared through the sky again and lightning flashed. The rain was now pouring down the window. The wind was blowing some trashcans down and the trees were bending low as the wind brushed against them.

Zelda felt like she had a knot in her stomach. "Where is she?"

To be continued…

So, that's part one of Serine Isle. And let me tell ya, it might be a while before the next chapter comes up. With school rollin' in and stuff, it's going to be hard to get a chapter in. This was a long chapter, and if there are any spelling errors, I'm sorry. I'll go back and correct them later. Well it's back to school for me tomorrow! Until I can find a break, bye! Oh yeah, and please review!