"So." Dark Pit said while the TV boomed loudly. "You seriously barely talked all night? Why?"
It was morning again in the smash mansion. The moment between Lucina and Shulk had passed, and now the trio was watching a TV show in their dorm to pass the time. Marth was watching the show intently while happily munching on some popcorn, Dark Pit was sitting with his legs crossed on a black leather bean bag and Shulk was reading a book on his bed.
"Uh-something came up." Shulk admitted shyly. He didn't want to admit Lucina had found out how smart he really was, or the fact she realized he wasn't in a talking mood and let him off the hook. He had gotten money from her to buy food (despite him already having the money but whatever.) and said she would stay if he wanted her to. He response was no, despite wanting the opposite.
"SSSSHHHH!" Marth yelled. "Be quiet! The shows just about to get good!"
"Why are we watching this again?" Dark Pit asked while leaning back. "I mean it's good, but aren't there more kid friendly shows we could watch?"
"Black Butler might not be family friendly, but it's amazing." Marth pointed out. "Now be quiet! Sebastian is about to do something awesome!"
The room was quiet for a bit longer as they watched the show in peace. Well, expect Shulk. He was reading a book because the show was a little to… violent for him. It stayed that way until the commercial break.
"So." Marth said a second after an ad for cat litter came on. "I have news! I was looking for outfits for us last night, you know for the ball, but couldn't find anything."
"Where did you look?" Shulk asked as he looked up from his book (Alice in Wonderland if anyone wanted to now).
"Walmart." Marth answered calmly.
"What a great idea!" Dark Pit sneered sarcastically while grabbing Marth's popcorn. "Of course Walmart would have evening wear! Anyways you don't need to worry about getting anything for me. I'm not going. I have better things to do."
"Wha- you have to go!" Marth cried. "It's the medieval party of the year! I'm going with Robin, you know because she is married to my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great- ok that's enough greats grandson! Anyways I'm willing to bet Shulk is going to go! Right Shulk?"
"I actually don't know what I'm going to do." Shulk admitted. The one person who I really want to go with is Lucina. But it's not going to happen. She says she's only holding out for one guy to ask her and I don't think it's me. "I might go, just to you know pass the time. Who knows what will happen? I guess time will tell."
"Well I'm not going!" Dark Pit snapped while putting some popcorn in his mouth. "I have a… strong hatred of parties. The music, the dancing even the food! Who likes that junk? I mean besides Kirby and Pit of course. Anyways on the night of the ball I'm going to Oykot to try on headphones so I can tune you losers out. And nothing is going to stop me!"
"We interrupt this program to give you a weather report!" the TV boomed while turning red. The only design was a red exclamation point. "All throughout this week and next week we will be experiencing a series of dangerous storms!"
"Maybe the weather will." Marth mused while moving close to the TV. Shulk followed him as they both sat down besides Dark Pit, who looked annoyed.
"Rainfall will reach up to 10000 feet so flooding is likely." The TV boomed. "Master Hand has ordered all of the smashers to stay in the mansion. Today is the last day to go to Oykot to buy supplies. The ball however is not canceled and will continue. Now back to the program!"
"Freak storms huh." Shulk said while scratching his chin. "We better be prepared. I suggest we start now."
"Agreed." Marth said. "I'll go get some food, since the café won't be able to get indigents, it's up to us to cook. Shulk, you get basic household items and some evening wear. Dark Pit-"
"Is staying home and binge watching TV." Dark Pit interrupted while stuffing his face with popcorn and shooing them away. "Angels don't need to eat. So yeah. Have fun!"
"WELCOME TO OYKOT SUPER MARKET!" a loudspeaker boomed as Shulk walked down an aisle. "PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BUY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN BEFORE THE STORM! NOT THAT I NEED YOUR MONEY BUT I'M NOT SAYING I DON'T WANT IT HA HA!"
The super mart was huge, half as big as the smash mansion. It sold anything you could think of food, drinks, electronics, DVDS, clothes, music, toys and I whole bunch of other stuff. It was organized by a color coded system.
"Toilet paper? Check. Flashlight? Check. Batteries? Check." Shulk said while reading a list of things he thought they would need and checking his shopping cart.
"Hey." Marth yelled as he hopped over to Shulk with an armful of food. "I got all of the food we're going to need!"
Shulk looked at the items with narrowed eyes. "Marth you only got pop tarts, microwave burritos and microwave pizza."
"That's all we'll need!" Marth exclaimed while dumping the food in the cart. He grabbed three suits from his foot, two where a dark shade of blue, while the last one was a blinding shade of magenta with light pink ruffles. "The blue ones are for you and me and the pink is for Dark Pit!"
"Good idea." Shulk said while trying not to laugh. "That will definitely teach him a lesson!" Shulk walked over to the DVD section. "What TV shows do you think we'll need?"
"Teletubbies season one, Lucky Star, and Fate/Stay Night." Marth answered while picking up the discs and putting them in the cart. "HEY! There's Lucina! HEY LUCINA! OVER HERE!" He yelled while waving at her.
"NO!" Shulk hissed but it was too late. Great. Now I'm going to make a giant fool of myself. She already knows my secret. Oh no! What if she exposes it? Maybe she already has and I just don't know it! Oh no, oh no, OH NO!
"Hey guys!" Lucina said while bouncing over towards them. "It's good to see you! My roommate is looking for music to listen to, while I look for the TV shows she wants."
"What about the stuff you want?" Shulk asked while putting a copy of Gurren Lagan into the cart.
Lucina shrugged. "She says her stuff is way more important and as her friend I should understand that. I don't really mind watching Princess Tutu, or the 4Kids dub of One Piece."
"That's not fair." Shulk hissed as his hands curled into a fist. "You should get some say in what happens. Why haven't you confronted her on this?"
"Because she's my friend." Lucina snapped. "And she's the only one in smash who's willing to accept me!"
"What makes you think that?" Shulk snarled as anger started to take form in him.
"Because she told me!" Lucina yelled.
"That's a lie!" Shulk yelled while grabbing Lucina. "I accept you! I'm your friend! And as your friend I'm letting you know the way she's treating you is not OK!"
Lucina began to blush madly as bright pink hearts started to fly behind them.
"HEY GUYS!" Marth yelled as he bounded besides them with balloons shaped like pink hearts. "Check out these balloons! Can I get them…? Woah awkward! What did I miss?"
"LUCINA!" a voice yelled before either Shulk or Lucina could respond. They turned around to see Princess Peach waving at them. "Did you get me my shows?"
Lucina nodded.
"GOOD!" Peach cried as she gave Lucina ten bags all filled with all sorts of stuff. "Carry this for me while I look for some glass slippers and an outfit for you to wear to the ball!"
"I already picked out a dress. Don't you remember?" Lucina said.
"Yeah I saw it!" Peach exclaimed. "It made you look to… stunning. If you're going to be my plus one, you need to wear something hideous so I look amazing in comparison!"
"Al-alright." Lucina said bleakly. "I guess."
"Good girl!" Peach cried while clapping. "Now come on! I need you to look for some shampoo for me!" She grabbed Lucina's wrist and started to walk away. Lucina followed her, but both girls stopped when Shulk grabbed Lucina's other wrist.
"Not on my watch!" He snarled.
"What are you doing?" Peach cried. "I just want to go shopping with my maid- I mean friend!"
"You're lying!" Shulk yelled as all his anger came out. "She's not your friend! The only thing she is to you is a servant!"
"What do you mean?" Peach asked. "And who are you to judge how I treat her?"
People suddenly stopped in their tracks to see what was going on. Soon enough there was a crowd watching.
"Shulk!" Marth whispered. "I think you need to stop. People are watching."
Shulk didn't listen. "Anyone can see the way you're treating her is wrong!"
"Listen." Peach's eyes began to narrow. "I'm the only person in the smash mansion willing to accept a filthy clone like her."
"WHAT!" Lucina cried clearly upset. "Is that really what you think of me?"
"It's what everyone thinks!" Peach snapped. "And don't you dare cry! You knew it from the start!"
At that precise moment Shulk couldn't hold it in anymore. "SHUT UP!" he screamed while punching Peach in the face.
"OOOOOOOOHHHHHHH." The crowd whistled.
Peach sat up. Her nose was bleeding and there were tears in her eyes. "What did you do that for?" she wailed.
Shulk ignored her and walked towards Lucina. "Are you ok?" He asked.
Lucina's face was full of tears. "Not really." She cried. "Am I just a stupid clone?"
"No." Shulk said while pulling Lucina into a hugging embrace. "Peach is lying. I certainly don't think of you that way. You're amazing, beautiful, smart and so much more. And if Peach can't see that, well, she has the sense of a mite."
Lucina laughed as she hugged him back. "Hey, you don't mind if I tag along with you. For… the ball I mean. I don't think I can go with Peach."
"S-sure thing!" Shulk stammered. Oh my god. Is this really happening? The blood on my fist tells me it's real, but what's going to happen next?