Yes! I'm finally done with this chapter! Sorry for the long-ass wait, dudes! But to make it up, here is a special chapter for you readers! Yeah! Instead of this being in the usual viewpoint of Marth and Pit (mainly Marth), it's going to be seen through the eyes of Ike and Zelda! Yay!

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Okay, I admit it. I think that this is really just a filler chapter. HOWEVER! I did include a few extremely Farfetch'd hints concerning some characters. So I wonder if you guys might be able to find them? I don't know. Maybe, maybe. Anyways, even if I feel that this is just a filler chapter (though I'm making myself feel better by calling it a "special" chapter), it still is important to the story as it provides some useful information concerning a few things, such as history. There will be more of these and they will be seen through the eyes of the chosen character(s) in the title. If anything, they're like short stories that also contributes to the bigger story. Not to mention that they also help the pacing of the story, I feel...Hope you guys will enjoy these as much as the usual chapters. But anyways, enjoy this chapter for the time being!

Ike and Zelda

Ike scratched his head, still wondering whether this was a good idea or not. He suddenly found some strange fascination with the lamppost to his side as he stared at it intently. It was a much better sight to examine than the slight frown that touched his girlfriend's face. Yet her voice forced his attention back to her:

"Ike, it's not that hard to introduce me to your friends. Besides, I won't judge." The second statement made the young man's eyebrow arch at her.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Zelda giggled at the offended tone Ike used. She placed her hand on his arm reassuringly. "I'm only teasing. I'm sure your friends are wonderful. Now let me meet them."

"That's not my main concern," he muttered under his breath. He shook his head before gesturing with both of his hands. "Look, are you sure you want to meet my friends? I…can always introduce them to you another time! And we could go ahead to the park today before getting drinks!"

"Ike," his girlfriend started patiently, "Please. I really want to meet your friends. You've already met mine. It's time for me to meet yours. Besides, this isn't going to be as bad when we meet each other's parents, wouldn't you agree?"

The young man drew breath to protest further but exhaled through his nose in resignation. She had a good point there, Ike had to admit. Meeting friends was most definitely better than meeting the family. For one, friends don't have to be permanent while there was no choice in the family matter. Two, friends tend to be a bit more understanding than critical family. Besides he knew that he was simply avoiding the inevitable. In the short but sweet time that they've been together, Ike quickly learned how stubborn his girlfriend could be. Wind could be mixed with rain and snow howling in front of her face. Yet if Zelda still wanted to go swimming in the ocean, she would simply put on her bathing suit and just do it. There was really no stopping her when she put her mind on something. In fact her persistence was one of the key components that brought them together. If she never insisted to help Ike out, they may have passed each other today on campus without a second thought other than "oh, I've seen that person before."

Ike smiled wearily, "Fine. I might as well introduce you to my friends now so that you won't pester me about it in the future." Zelda teasingly stuck out her tongue in response before wrapping her arm around his.

"Thank you."

With that discussion finally brought to a close, the couple made their way to a certain Warpcoin. Despite their harmonious walking only the sharpest eye could see that the young man was leading his girlfriend to their intended destination. The coffee shop was a bit of a distance away, yet Ike and Zelda's trek through campus did not seem very long as they happily conversed with each other. At one point a few strangers gave them a weird look when they burst out laughing in unison at Zelda's joke. Eventually Ike unconsciously recognized the familiar surroundings that he always had to pass to meet up with his friends. His navy eyes scanned the usual spot, shining with relief when he saw some familiar heads. Meta and Roy were talking to each other while Marth, for once, wasn't looking out into space. The missing member of their group then steered his girlfriend towards them. Although Ike couldn't see it, Zelda's eyes immediately drank in every detail of the small group for a final picture before her mental image of her boyfriend's companions could possibly be shattered by reality. She felt Ike's body rumble and knew what was going to transpire, a ready smile on her face.

"Hey, guys!" Ike called loudly as he waved to also get his friends' attention. He was not at all surprised that only two of them looked towards the familiar voice. The third student kept his head bent over the table, a bit focused on something. When Roy caught sight of Zelda, he pursed his lips for a wolf whistle. Before he could sound the first note he felt a searing pain in his calf. The redhead gasped at the sudden agony and leaned on the table to rub it away.

"Hello, Ike," Meta said calmly. He ignored Roy's pointed look as he kept his attention focused on the new arrivals. Soon Ike and Zelda stood at the empty edge of the table. Now that she was closer, she was able to make out new details that she couldn't see from the distance. She saw nothing new that changed her initial mental image. There was Roy's straightening up that didn't go unnoticed by the beautiful brunette. She managed to hide her smile at the reason she thought of for the young man's movement. She refocused to look at the whole group just in time to see a welcoming sparkle from Meta's citrine eyes. "I assume this is Zelda?"

The young woman smiled at the shorter student. "It's good to see that Ike at least mentioned my name to his friends."

"Actuall-." Roy started before he felt another swift kick to his calf, this time the other one. Which was weird because he knew that Meta's legs weren't long enough to kick his right leg with that much power. That could only mean that it was Marth who kicked him silent as Ike and Zelda haven't taken a seat yet. Roy looked at his old friend accusingly. Although he still concentrated on his task, Marth made it way too obvious that he knew that Roy knew that he was the offender with that small smile on his face.

"Yes, he did," the blunette nodded. His eyes glanced up a bit with a friendly smile to the newcomers before turning his attention back to his little project. Curiosity taking her, Zelda peeked at what the young man could possibly be doing that required so much interest. She saw him fiddling with white and blue pipe cleaners in order to twist them into different shapes. She noticed that in common all the twisted pipe cleaners consisted of a stick for grip along with a unique-shaped hole at one end. Zelda managed to guess at once what the quiet student was making before Ike drew her attention with a nervous laugh.

"Well…Marth spoiled the surprise before I could really say anything," Ike admitted. "I had no choice in that matter." His laughter dropped slightly when Zelda turned to look at him with slight disapproval.

"So you never planned to tell your friends about me?" she said in mock admonishment. Ike quickly waved his hands in front of him.

"No, of course I planned to tell! I just couldn't find the right time to do so. Marth gave me the opportunity to finally tell them about you. Isn't that right, Marth?" He turned to his friend with hopes that the blunette would cover for him. The young man just nodded, not wanting to break his concentration from his art. Zelda giggled at how flustered her boyfriend was from her simple teasing. Despite her gentle insult though, she appreciated how honest Ike was being. He could have simply let his friends cover his screw-up for him yet he chose to tell her the truth behind it. Her attention was drawn away once again when the shortest student stood up with a gloved hand stretched towards her.

"Since Ike doesn't seem to be introducing us anytime soon, I'll go ahead and take that honor. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Zelda. My name is Meta," the masked student said. He gestured to his other two friends with his free hand. "This is Roy, and you already know his name is Marth."

"Hey, beau-Zelda," Roy quickly revised as he chuckled nervously. He saw the approving twinkle from the corner of Marth's eye and knew he was safe from any more kicks to the shin…for the time being. Said blunette nodded at Meta's introduction. Unbeknownst to them, Zelda's sharp eyes already caught those actions and it amused her so. She appreciated what they were doing, but she wouldn't have minded if they let Roy speak his mind.

"The pleasure's all mine," Zelda replied smoothly as she took Meta's hand in hers. She shook his hand firmly before releasing it.

"Would you like any coffee or anything?"

"No, thank you. I'm fine as is."

Meta nodded before gesturing behind her, prompting her to look. During his friends' introduction, Ike had stolen two chairs from an unoccupied table. Zelda smiled in response to her boyfriend's kind gesture of pulling one of the chairs out for her to sit. Once he was sure that Zelda was comfortable, Ike sat in his own chair. He pointed to the pipe cleaners in front of Marth. "So what are those for?"

"I'm making something."

Ike opened his mouth to ask exactly what was it he was making when Zelda leaned over to whisper, "Bubble wands." A flash of comprehension crossed the blunette's face. He nodded in thanks before looking back at his friends.

"Bubble wands," Marth finally elaborated after a pause. He obviously did not see the interaction that took place between the couple. The tip of his tongue stuck out slightly as he attempted to twist the pipe cleaners evenly. If he noticed the burning stares his friends were giving him, he didn't show it. It was on the tip of Zelda's tongue to ask the others whether the young man on her left was always this distracted and isolated. Yet she knew how rude it was to ask so she tried to still her natural curiosity. Thankfully it seemed like Roy was used to people questioning Marth's behavior and he guessed what was on her mind.

"He does things his own pace," Roy explained. "Anyways, how did you two meet?"

At the question that prompted an embarrassing memory, Ike couldn't help but guffaw loudly while scratching his head sheepishly. Truthfully he wished that Roy didn't think to ask that question. Yet it was a good conversation starter and he still needed to tell his friends of his meeting with his girlfriend. This seemed like a good time as any. Zelda also allowed herself a small chuckle before answering the redhead's question:

"Oh, it was something like you would see out of a movie or TV show. I was driving along the road when Ike suddenly ran in front of me. I almost knocked him over with my scooter, but he managed to withstand the impact."

"She crashed into you?" Roy's eyes widened in surprise. Meta raised an eyebrow at that, and even Marth had to look up to study Ike with a critical eye. The young man in question shrugged indifferently.

"To be fair, I wasn't looking."

"I should have expected as much," Meta muttered under his breath. Ike raised an eyebrow at the undertone, but fortunately for the shorter student, his friend didn't quite make out all the words. The masked student shook his head at his friend. "Were you injured in any way?"

"I got a couple of bruises but nothing life-threatening. If anything I was more worried about Zelda since her scooter jumped almost three feet in the air."

"So when Zelda crashed into you, you only stumbled backwards while she almost fell over," Marth summarized.

Ike smiled smugly, "These muscles aren't just for show, you know."

"They definitely aren't," Zelda shook her head ruefully. "His muscles did more damage to my vehicle than it to him! After I realized what happened, I tried to apologize for crashing into him. But Ike immediately took the blame as he said that he wasn't looking where he was going and even insisted to pay for the damages on my scooter. He walked me to the mechanic, we talked…and that's how we met," the young woman ended the story. She turned to poke at her boyfriend. "Truthfully, I think he just apologized because of my good looks."

"Hey! I really meant it!" Ike defended. "It was my fault for not looking both ways. You just happened to be gorgeous enough to calm my anger." He ducked a small swing from his girlfriend, chuckling at her mocking irritation.

"Wow…talk about a lucky break, dude!" Roy laughed. "Wish I had your luck."

"Hey, I admit that Zelda was more than worth the bruises, but her scooter still hurt."

"I said I was sorry. Besides, I treated you out to lunch afterwards, didn't I?"

"Yes, yes you did."

"Are you willing to get shattered bones for a girlfriend?" Meta inquired, looking straight at Roy. The redhead stifled his laughter as he shook his head sadly.

"Maybe…truthfully though, no. I'd rather not hurt myself in my quest for a girlfriend."

"Trust me. Not worth the pain." As soon as Ike said that, he felt a weak punch at his arm. He feigned a pained expression at his girlfriend while rubbing the spot where Zelda had hit him. She simply huffed teasingly, crossing her arms in disapproval.

"Trust me, Roy. This idiot here just got lucky."

Both Roy and Meta snickered at Zelda's comment. They didn't stop even when Ike glared at them. However Ike knew his friends meant no harm and were just teasing him as they always did with each other. The laughter stopped as the phone on the table began to vibrate. Without looking up, Marth reached for the phone to see who was calling him. He pressed the pick-up button but didn't bother to hold it up to his ear. Instead he had put it on speaker and placed it back in its original spot.

"Hello?" he answered.

"Hey, Marth. How are you doing?" said a familiar voice.

"I'm with my friends," Marth looked up to see the inquiring looks they had. "Say hello, Lucina."

"Geez, did you put me on speaker again?" Lucina groaned. The group of friends could just imagine Marth's cousin rubbing her eyes in frustration. "How lazy can you get? Hey, dudes," she said before Marth could answer her rhetorical question. "What's up?"

"Hello, Lucina."

"Hey."

"Hey, Lu," Roy said cheekily. "Ike's girlfriend's visiting us today."

"Roy!" Ike hissed. His offender only laughed. He was lucky that he was sitting across the blunette, otherwise he would have been subjected to another wrestling match. Before Ike could scold his friend further, Lucina's surprised voice shrieked:

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! When did this happen?"

"A few weeks ago," Zelda answered calmly. "It's nice to meet you, Lucina. My name is Zelda."

"Nice to meet you too. Sorry if I sounded rude before. I didn't expect anybody in my cousin's ring of friends to get a girlfriend. Well…maybe Meta, but I was sure that everybody else were lost causes."

"Gee, thanks," Roy muttered.

"You're welcome. Anyways, Marth? I know you're still there. I'm calling to see if I can stay at your place for a couple of days."

"Sure," Marth said absentmindedly. Zelda noted how he wasn't even looking at the phone as he went back to his arts-and-crafts. Was he even aware of what his cousin had asked of him? It definitely didn't seem like it. However, Lucina continued to talk even though she should have been aware of Marth's usual spacing out.

"Great. I'm going to be at the airport around seven on Friday. Can you pick me up then?"

"Sure."

"…Meta?"

"Don't worry, Lucina. I've got it written down," the shorter student reassured her. He had scribbled the information with the timetable on a sticky note which he folded and tucked away safely. Meta winked at Zelda, letting her know that something like this happened before and things didn't turn out too pretty. The young woman nodded sagely in reply.

"Great. Thanks for your help. I'll hopefully see you guys Friday. Make sure you keep Ike out of the clubs, Zelda," Lucina said in a serious tone. "He can get a little wild."

"I don't do that anymore," Ike replied, irritated that Marth's cousin would even suggest such a thing. After meeting Zelda, he obviously had no purpose in going to his usual clubs other than to get a drink. His eyebrow twitched when Lucina made it apparent that she still had her doubts.

"Just making sure. Anyways, I'll see you guys around. Bye!"

The group of friends chorused their own farewells before Marth's hand searched for his phone. He neatly tucked it away into his pocket before gathering his things. His friends looked at him curiously as the blunette kept silent. Meta looked at the clock tower and recognized the time that they have all became so familiar with by now. He gave his other two friends a quick expression to let them know of the usual development taking place. Once Marth was sure he got everything, bubble wands and pipe cleaners and all, he waved to his friends.

"I'll see you around," he almost repeated the same thing as Lucina. Meta nodded solemnly while Ike and Roy exchanged a knowing look.

"Of course."

"Just don't forget to come tomorrow," Roy grinned.

"Have fun over there," Ike responded.

Though she was curious where Marth was heading, Zelda didn't want to ask that question just yet. It seemed logical that he was heading home yet usually people who were leaving their friends to head on home would tell them. She also felt that it was unusually early for him to be leaving his friends now to go home. Marth barely said anything about his destination but judging from his friends' reactions, it seemed like they already knew where he was heading. She snapped out of her thoughts to quickly give her own farewell, "Good-bye, Marth. It was very nice meeting you."

Marth inclined his head towards Zelda. "The pleasure was mine, Zelda. Hopefully I will see you soon as well." The young woman couldn't help but blink in surprise at that as she didn't expect him to say that much. It didn't seem to be in his nature to talk a lot. However, she readily returned his smile. With another wave, he turned on his heels and hurried away from the Warpcoin café in order to get to Pit's house on time. He wished that he had finished the bubble wands today, but a few were still incomplete. He'd have to finish them another time. Zelda watched him leave, the interest clear on her face. If she was Alice, she probably would have commented to herself "curiouser and curiouser". She instead turned to Ike to ask:

"So where is he going in such a hurry?" Her smile let him know that it was perfectly fine if he chose not to answer her rather nosy question. She had to admit to herself that she was butting into their business a bit more than she should. Her stupid curiosity always ensured that and she remembered how she constantly had to apologize for asking such probing questions. However it seemed like the group didn't really mind. Either that or Marth didn't really care who knew where he was going and his friends knew that. Besides, it seemed like Zelda was already part of their little group so it didn't hurt to share.

"He's heading to a friend's house. He's been doing that a lot lately," Ike explained. Zelda's mouth formed an o of understanding before nodding. Immediately another thought sprang up in her mind. She had noticed the distant look Marth had on his face when he was making his bubble wands. Yet that distant look was something she was familiar with, and she wondered whether that friend was Marth's person of interest. Though tempted to ask that, Zelda hushed herself. She learned enough about Marth for the day. She wasn't going to pry anymore. Now that she got that part of her curiosity satisfied, she moved onto the next piece of information that bothered her from their short conversation with Marth's cousin.

"So…was Lucina joking about the whole clubbing?" Zelda asked. Grinning, Roy quickly shook his head before Ike could think up some excuse to defend himself.

"Actually, no. The last time she visited us, Ike was a bit fond of clubbing. I think because she heard about you she got worried for your relationship. Lucina doesn't really seem to have a sense of humor, so anything she says you usually knows she's being serious about it."

"To be fair, I've stopped, all right?" Ike sighed. "I only go for drinks now."

"So you did use to pick up chicks from the clubs," Zelda teased.

"I did," her boyfriend conceded. "But I don't do that anymore. Not when I already have you."

Zelda attempted to cover her blush with a light punch to Ike's shoulder. "Geez, you're so cheesy, Ike!" He only laughed as he hugged her close to him. He felt a flash of happiness when she leaned into him cheerfully despite what she said.

"Ugh, get a room, you two. Stop making us jealous. Right, Meta?" Roy snickered. The shorter student shrugged indifferently.

"I don't really care."

"Okay, okay. We'll keep it in the bedroom…maybe," Ike smirked. He only laughed as Zelda punched him again while Roy gagged at the suggestion. It was nice to spend time like this with his friends. He initially feared that his girlfriend wouldn't like his friends. However Ike should have known better when he himself met Zelda's friendly group of miscreants. That was another thing they had in common, weird friends. She didn't mind their little antics at all. Now if only Marth could spend a bit more time with them like he used to. Ike noticed that he was spending more and more time with Pit than usual yet Marth also began making an effort to actually go to lectures and all that. He had a suspicious feeling that something had transpired at Pit's house that caused this subtle but important change in his friend. Speaking of Marth…"Hey, did Robin give whatever message he needed to give to Marth yet?" Ike asked his friends.

Meta immediately shook his head in response. "As far as we know, no. Robin's not here at all again today," the masked student said as he pointed to where the gamer usually sat. Both Ike and Zelda looked to see that the corner spot was indeed empty without the snowy-haired student to occupy it with his laptop. Although it didn't mean much to Ike, Zelda gave a small smile. If she was alone at the moment with her laptop, she would have taken that spot in a heartbeat. It was a secret among the computer science students that Robin's usual seat had one of the fastest Wi-Fi connection. She occasionally managed to claim that table for herself in the evening. "He hasn't been here the other days either whenever Marth's around."

"Does Marth know about this?"

"We did tell him, but he didn't seem concern about it," Roy said. "Like how he usually is, you know?" Ike nodded in agreement. He couldn't help but wonder if Robin was actually trying to avoid Marth so that he didn't have to give whatever message his friend wanted him to give to the blunette in question.

"Why doesn't Robin just use an email or something to give Marth the message?" Zelda asked.

"Apparently," Ike heaved an irritated sigh, "his friend wanted him to give it to Marth directly. I don't know why…whatever that guy's name just doesn't say it to Marth's face. I never like it when people take a roundabout way to get what they want."

"What about you? You took a while to ask me out."

"T-That's different."

"Right. Of course it is…Perhaps he's busy and this is his only way of getting to Marth. Speaking of busy…Ike and I were planning to get drinks. Would you like to join us?"

Ike looked at his girlfriend with a questioning look. "How did you get from busy to drinks?" he asked.

"You tried to use the excuse of us being busy getting drinks to not meet with your friends," Zelda reminded. She barely registered his protest as she turned to look at his friends for their answer.

"Sure, why not?" Roy shrugged. Zelda hid a smile at her assumption being correct in that Roy was going to accept her offer. She wasn't really sure about Meta, but she betted that he wasn't going to accept for a logical reason. The young woman wasn't disappointed. The masked student shook his head.

"Sorry, but I'm going to have to decline," he muttered as he stared at the coffee table. Meta took off his mask quickly to rub his eyes. Again, Roy swooped downward to look at Meta's face. And again, the short student replaced his guise before his friend could get a good look. Roy sighed in disappointment at another failure. Guess he just had to try again next time. "I have something I need to do and I can't do it without Roy's help," Meta continued, "so Roy has to decline as well."

"Wait a minute, what?! How come I didn't hear about this before?" Roy asked indignantly as he glared at Meta. The shorter student simply nodded as he grabbed Roy's arm in a tight grip. It annoyed Roy that his friend answered him with a silent nod and iron grip rather than clear words like a normal person. But it also vexed him that Meta was stopping his possible one chance at getting a girlfriend. Sure, maybe those chances were low, but there was still a chance and he felt that this time the chances were a bit higher than before.

"Are you sure about that?" Zelda asked. "We really wouldn't mind, would we, Ike?"

"Of course we don't mind. The more the merrier, right?"

Thank goodness Meta was wearing a mask. If he wasn't, Ike probably would have punched him for the smug smirk that was on his face. He detected the false note of approval from his friend. If Marth was here, Meta was sure that they would be exchanging sagely looks right now. He locked eyes with Zelda and, judging from her subtle expression, knew that she was well aware of what he was doing. It would take Roy a bit longer to get the message. Maybe that was why Lucina thought everybody except for Meta wouldn't be able to get a girlfriend. "We appreciate your offer, but maybe next time. It would be nice to meet your friends as well," Meta hinted.

Zelda nodded. "Of course," she said smoothly. "Next time then. Make sure you bring Marth with you."

"If I could get him away from his friend for about ten minutes, then I'll try," Meta chuckled. "Probably not." He stood up and grabbed his now-cold coffee, prompting his friends to stand up as well. "Let's go, Roy. I'll see you tomorrow." He waved a gloved hand in farewell before dragging an extremely reluctant Roy behind him. Although the redhead struggled for a moment at the beginning, he finally gave up as Meta continued his remorseless grip. Roy followed unwillingly after his friend, his slightly slouching back slouching even more when he heard Ike call out.

"See ya," Ike grinned.

"Good-bye, Meta. Bye, Roy," Zelda added her own bit. Roy held his hand in farewell but didn't turn around. Ike and Zelda stayed for a while to wait for the small figures to disappear from their sight. They watched in slight amusement as Meta finally released his reins on the redhead to allow him to assault him with words. Although the exact words couldn't be made out, the couple had a pretty good idea what Roy and Meta were arguing about.

"You just had to invite them, didn't you?" the muscular student sighed once he couldn't see his friends anymore. His girlfriend giggled in response.

"Of course I had to. It's polite to do so."

"I should consider myself lucky then that Meta was 'polite' enough to stop Roy from third-wheeling our date." Ike turned to walk in the direction of their destination. He waited until Zelda also turned to walk before proceeding with her at his side. His girlfriend slipped her petty hand into his own, prompting him to return the gesture. He was glad that she was the one who initiated the hand-holding. He wasn't sure how he would react if people saw him being the one who wanted to hold hands with his girlfriend first. It shouldn't embarrass him, but for some reason it did. Oh well. He'd be able to come in terms with it soon enough. The sound of Zelda talking snapped Ike out of his thoughts.

"Oh, I wouldn't consider it as third-wheeling."

"It's definitely third-wheeling."

"Well, if anything, you would be the third wheel then since I'm trying to get to know your friends a bit more," the brunette teased.

Ike scowled at her. "You're already trying to cheat on me when we've dated for a while now? I knew I shouldn't have paid for those scooter repairs for you."

"I'm only teasing, Ike. You don't have to take things so seriously," Zelda said as she hugged his arm affectionately.

"I have to be on my guard though. Who knows when you'd be snatched away by some perverted old man?" Ike smirked. From the corner of his eye, he could see his girlfriend rolling her eyes at him.

"I think the only 'perverted old man' here would be you."

"Then this 'perverted old man' has skills if he's able to snag a beauty such as yourself,"

"Oh stop it! You're embarrassing me!" Zelda laughed as she childishly pushed Ike away from it. It really wasn't very effective considering their difference in size and strength. Ike joined in her laughter at her failed attempt to stop him. They then continued to walk in silence to enjoy the warm company that the other naturally brought. Ike had to admit that this day turned out better than he thought. His friends met his girlfriend and she met them. They got along pretty well, and none of them were that embarrassing. Except for Roy, but that was usual. All in all, today was an overall success.

Or so he thought. He couldn't really call it a success until he was sure that Zelda enjoyed it. He wanted to believe that she did, but his past experiences with girls made him hesitate in that assumption. He found that girls usually say one thing while meaning something else either entirely different or completely opposite. And then they expect their boyfriend or male companion to understand what they actually meant. It was very confusing sometimes, and as Ike mentioned before, he never really liked the roundabout way. As a result, he decided that he might as well ask Zelda directly. He knew that she would answer honestly, even if she liked to tease him most of the time. However he wanted to wait for a bit. Not because he was afraid of what the answer might be but because he needed to gather himself for the task.

"…So what did you think of my friends?" Ike finally asked when they were almost close to their destination. Zelda looked at her boyfriend. Although he attempted to remain cool and nonchalant, she could see the slightest hint of nervousness in his eyes. She smiled softly as she tightened her hug around his arm. Zelda teasingly waited a moment for Ike to slightly sweat in anticipation before finally and truthfully giving her answer:

"They were wonderful."

And there concludes our first special chapter! You guys get to see the secret relationship that Ike and Zelda that isn't so secret anymore now. There's going to be more of these chapters scattered throughout the story. Where they're going to be placed, I have some inkling of that, yes...They're really easy to spot since their chapter names are the names of the "main" characters for the time being. But enough about that. We might as well get to the questions now.

1. Was there anything you found in this chapter that led you to some predictions of where this story could be heading to?

2. What did you think of Zelda? Was she like anything you would have expected?

3. Why do you think Meta continues to wear his mask and refuse to show anybody his face?

And there we go! Again, hope you guys enjoyed. But if you didn't, don't worry. I am absolutely positive that you guys would like the next chapter I have in store. That's where Marth and Pit's relationship would really be taking off...if it could leave the ground in the first place :3 But anyways! I won't spoil it anymore than that. You're just going to have to wait (hopefully not too long, but this is me we're talking about...) to see what's up. So I'll see you guys next time.