Chapter 5: Hearing about the Dance
"Hi, Roy," said one of them. "Who're you going to dance with?"
"What the hell are you talking about, may I ask?" said Roy.
"You've got to get your speech ready," said another girl.
Roy raised one eyebrow.
"What speech?" asked Roy.
"Your acceptance speech, of course," said another girl.
"Uh huh, well, may I ask why you're all standing at the door of my dorm?" asked Roy.
"You'll have no trouble winning," said another girl.
"Goodnight, everybody," said a familiar voice.
Roy turned around to see Marth, Link, and his father, Eliwood rushing in through the crowd. The girls all waved and dashed off. Roy rolled his eyes.
"Thanks, and could someone tell me why those damn girls were outside my room?" said Roy.
"You haven't heard yet, have you?" asked Link. "They're staging a dance just so you can tell everybody that you're about to do the final event match."
"Right, so make a speech," said Eliwood. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight, dad," said Roy.
"Yeah, I think I'm gonna hit the hay too," said Link.
Link and Eliwood walked away.
"One more thing, Roy," said Marth. "You better ask Cindy out before someone else does."
"Yeah, like that's gonna happen," said Roy.
"It has to," said Marth. "Because this dance is all about you being the first to do event match fifty-one. If you show up without a date, how do you think that's gonna look? Principal Iwata would get pretty angry."
"Fine," said Roy. "I'll try and work up the nerve to ask her tomorrow."
"Okay," said Marth. "Goodnight."
The next day, Roy walked into the lunch room. Not a single girl giggled at him, a fact for which he was grateful. He saw Cindy, standing beside the lunch tray. He suspected he'd have to go talk to her, so he walked over.
"Hi, Cindy," he said.
"Oh… Roy," she said. "Hi."
"Do you want to go to the dance with me?" asked Roy.
"Definitely," said Cindy. "I'm surprised you just walked up and asked. It shows just how brave you really are."
"I wanted to ask you before someone else did," said Roy.
"I've already turned down six boys," said Cindy.
"Wow!" said Roy.
Cindy smiled.
"Mm hmm," said Cindy. "Dr. Mario asked me. Young Link asked. Ness, Cortex, Sonic, and Gimli."
