The Hylian hero opened his bright blue orbs in his dark green bed. His blonde hair was in a knotted mess on the pillow beneath him. He yawned and forced himself to flip over on his other side. Meeting him eye to eye were the blueness of his angel friend's eyes peaking over the side of the bed. Link let reality return to him before reacting.
"P-Pit?! What are you doing here!?" He shrieked. He sat up and held the blanket in his hands.
"LINK!" He hopped up and ran to the other side of the bed. "We gotta check up on Marth!"
"How long have you been in here?! How did you get in here?!" This was Link's main concern at the moment.
Pit pulled on his arm. "This is no time for questions, we've gotta see if Marth is ok!" The angel managed to yank his friend halfway off the bed leaving him face planted on the floor.
"Alright Pit I'm coming!" There was obviously no time from the hero to freshen up. He was forced against his will to leave the way he was. Link allowed Pit to lead him out the door where they paced down the halls. The sunlight hit the blonde like a brick to the face it was so bright.
"I'm really worried Link," the angel bowed his head slightly. "I've never seen him get hurt before. He's always so proper and careful." He laughed a bit, scratching the back of his head."I don't even know what I'm saying. I'm a newcomer. Maybe I don't know him as well as I should yet." He lifted his eyes to meet Link who was combing through his hair with his fingers. "Has he ever hurt himself before in Melee?"
Link slowed his pace. He remembered how Marth was in Melee. Shy at first, but became close with everyone within a week or two. He always tried to stay true to his royal heritage; always so prim and proper, and never gave up a fight. He was the girliest man around. To answer Pit's question, no he never physically hurt himself, but Link did consider Marth the one who never seemed to recover.
"Link?" The angel's head swooped around at his friend. Link only sighed.
"Of course he has! Everyone has their embarrassing moments sometimes, Marth isn't always so light on his feet. Hehe..." Anyone could have seen what lied in the back of the elf's head. Luckily for him...this was Pit.
"Oh woo! I was afraid this was the first time this has ever happened. So he'll be ok!" Pit cheered. His smile was wide.
Something caught the corner of Link's eye. Something blue outside the hall's window. A blue dot under the biggest tree out there, accompanied by something pink. He pointed. "Isn't that...?"
Pit followed his finger. He gasped and ran to the window. "Ike!" His eyebrows dropped. "What is he doing out there?" Link stood next to him.
"I have a feeling last night's little incident had something to do with it." Pit pressed his face against the window, fogging it up with his breath.
Link sighed. "How about you go talk to Ike. I'll go talk to Marth...things are still unclear to me that's important regarding his and Ike's relationship." The hero wasn't positive that what he was thinking was true, but he it was urgent that he talked to the prince to be sure his suspicions weren't what he thought.
The angel took a pause, but nodded to Link's offer.
The blue-haired swordsman patted the head of the pink Poké mon. Having her smile up at him cheered his spirits. "I messed up haven't I, Jigglypuff? Everything would have worked out just fine if I had only...I don't know." Ike lost his words. The memory of that scene played over and over again, him running away just when their lips were about to meet.
"Ike...I adore you,"
The mercenary's heart was as fast as Sonic. His mind echoed those four words. Those were words he knew he didn't dream up, it was just last night in the prince's room. Between these two events taking over Ike's brain, he wouldn't know how long it would take him to recover.
"Jiggly?" The pink puff looked up at the swordman's tealish-blue eyes with her own bright, big ones. She didn't know what in the world Ike was talking about, but she wanted to be there for support.
He gave her a smile. "I know you wouldn't understand, Jigglypuff. At least...I hope Pokémon don't go through these problems." He had a blank stare.
"Jigglypuff!" Her smile was open wide. Ike simply laughed and petted her some more.
"IKE! IKE! IKE!" A faded voice called. Footsteps crunching the grass one step after another. Ike recognized that voice, only he was used to it shouting out Marth's name instead of his own.
"What do you want, Pit?!" The mercenary's voice reached a louder tone.
The angel confronted the bluenette and the puff besides him. The look on his face was serious. "Ike,"
"So you haven't forgotten about him, have you?" The blonde Hylian's head was turned away from the blue prince sitting up in his bed.
Marth's head bowed in guilt. "I haven't. At that heat of the moment, Roy was the only thing on my mind." He smacked the palm of his hand to his forehead. "He's the only thing that's been on my mind since I met Ike." He sniffled.
"Marth..." Link looked at him with sorrow in his eyes.
"I'm weak and desperate, Link." Tears streamed down his face. "I haven't been treating Ike fairly at all. He's been so sweet to me and I completely took advantage. Roy he...he won't leave me alone!"
Link sighed. "Marth, I know you loved Roy. I hate to break it to you, but he's gone now. Out of smash and out of your life.
"Link, I..."
"Marth you left him for a damn good reason. It's time to move on." Link's voice was stern. "I don't mean to sound harsh, but I've known Ike the longest. He's the last person that would want to hurt you. He is not the type of guy Roy was."
The bluenette was speechless. He dried his tears with the back of his hand as Link sat on the bed besides him. Roy was always such a touchy subject for the prince. No one dared speak his name around him. It brought up too many bad memories that no one was sure if Marth recovered from.
Link placed a hand on Marth's shoulder and grinned slightly. "Don't let your old feelings for Roy ruin what you could have with Ike. That's all there is to it."
"Ike is sweet, kind, and gentle, and I've only gotten a two day impression of him. It's like we've known each other forever...I want...to be with him forever."
Link's teeth were showing when he smiled. "Well, get up." He stood and lent his friend a hand.
"Huh?" The prince was confused as he slowly accepted the offer.
"I know exactly who can give you what you want."
"All I'm saying Ike, is to be completely straightforward with your feelings. It's the only way you'll ever know." Pit was confident with the speech he just gave. He set a hand on his hip and let the other dangle by his side. The Pokémon Trainer already picked up Jigglypuff at this point for a practice battle at the arena. It was only the angel and the swordsman left.
"Thank you Pit, I really appreci-"
*COUGH COUGH*
The two followed the noise behind them. The Hero of Time, now dressed, and the prince of Altea stood beside each other across the field. The blonde angrily motioned his hand at his brunette friend, signaling him to get his butt over there.
Pit winked in response and darted his way over to his destined spot. "Good luck Ike!"
Ike's eyes shot open. What is Marth doing here? What the heck is going on? He stood to his feet.
Marth watched the archer duo take a few steps back. He took a deep breath. He had the confidence. He could do this.
Ike was clueless as to why the one he loved so much was walking towards him. The atmosphere was so much different than it was the other day. He didn't know how to feel, but he wasn't going to run away like a coward this time. He was going to be straightforward this time. Nothing would hold him back.
The two were just inches apart when the shorter teen stopped taking steps. They were lost in each others' eyes.
"Ike, I-…"
"Marth wait before you say anything. There are a few things I want to say." Ike slowly grabbed a hold of Marth's delegate hands in his, letting them hang in between them. The prince's cheeks were rosy; he refused to let go. "I-I've only truly known you Marth for two days now, and I can already see all the great qualities in you that make you so liked here. You're kind, funny, an incredible fighter, you're adorable, and absolutely beautiful. You're amazing." Marth's eyes were glassy after hearing all this, like he was about to burst.
"I love you Marth...and I don't think anything will ever change that. This may risk the possible friendship we would have had, and I may never hear another word from you again, but I don't think I can let another day go by without you knowing how I truly feel. I would go to the ends of the Earth to prove that I truly and honestly love you."
Marth's voice was shaky. What he had just heard left him stunned. All he could do was let the tears flow. He gripped tightly on Ike's hands. "I-Ike..."
Marth couldn't say anything else. With Ike intertwining their fingers together, he pressed his lips to Marth's, closing his eyes in pleasure. The prince remained right there, his lips touching Ike's. For some reason, it felt...so right. His eyes fluttered shut and added a bit more pressure, releasing his hands from Ike's and wrapping they behind his neck. Ike hugged his back and stroked his soft, blue hair. After a couple seconds, Ike pulled away and pressed his forehead against Marth's. He used his thumb to wipe away the prince's dry tears and interlaced that hand with his.
"Ike...I-I love you too, and I want to apologize for my previous actions,"
The mercenary placed his index finger in front of his lips. "Shhh, you did nothing wrong of the sort. I'm the reason you hurt your ankle, I climbed on top of you in your sleep, I walked in on you changing for crying out loud."
Marth giggled. "Ike...I adore you."
Ike's face beamed hearing those words. He lighty kissed Marth again.
Link and Pit grinned at the two swordsmen now finally together.
"We did good Link," The brunette commented. "Together we made history!"
Link chuckled. "Yeah, I guess we did."
"Oh, and I hope all goes well with that person back in your dimension." Pit smiled at him.
"Yeah about that...I may have lied. I met this person right here in Smash." He blushed and grabbed a hold of the angel's hand.
"Link?" Pit's face was pink. He smiled. "This won't be as complicated as it was for those two right?"
"Please, we're already ten steps ahead." The blonde laughed.
Pit hugged Link's arm. Together they watched the two bluenettes embrace romantically under the giant tree. The slight breeze blowing the leaves off the branches gave off such a beautiful scenery.
Together they were: The Hylian and his angel, the swordsman and his prince.
AHHHHH IT'S DONE! OVER 2,000 WORDS IN THIS CHAPTER! Only because I didn't know how to separate it into two separate chapters hehe. Thank you viewers for reading!