To Leave
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NessxNana
The last six members stared at each other with hatred, fear, and sympathy. It had been almost ten years, and with each year, one Smash Member had left the building. It all depended on whether or not Tabuu had decided if they had been good fighters, or hadn't improved at all. Before, it was just for reputation, until Crazy Hand had become the new Smash Leader, and turned the Smash Mansion into a competition. Now, the Smash Members had begun competing to stay in the game.
First, it was Link and Pit. Both had short tempers that Crazy hand didn't like, and both had been the top players for over a year. Crazy Hand didn't want to have members greater than him, so he got rid of the two. After, it was Snake. Crazy Hand had felt that his use of weapons was unfair to the others who did not have any weapons. Snake had argued that each player had their own special weapon, which made them unique and strong in their own way. This didn't cheer up Crazy Hand, instead, he just got angry and got rid of Snake. It wasn't long until he had kicked out Samus, Ike, Marth, Meta Knight, and Zelda. The only ones left would be the ones who didn't have weapons, or were no match against Crazy Hand alone.
Those would be Ness, Lucas, Popo, Nana, Toon Link, and Peach. They all sat in a circle, the gray room seeming to fit their moods. The door to the room was locked shut and had been covered with every piece of furniture that had been placed in the room. For each one of them needed a place of secrecy, somewhere they could feel themselves. All of them didn't want to hate each other, or beat each other just to stay in a place that held cruelty for them. Popo and Nana sat next to each other, along with Peach, Lucas, and Kirby. Toon Link had been in silence by himself, thinking of whether or not he really wanted to stay or leave. Ness had been punching the wall out of anger.
Peach looked at Toon Link, sighing in the process. The day before, Crazy Hand had told them that she and Toon Link would be the next to fight. Who ever lost would leave and not win the prize offered. Truly, she had practiced to get better at her fighting skills, and only for that. She had been waiting for her turn to leave, even if it meant giving up the prize. She knew Toon Link was very competitive, and would probably do anything he could to beat her to a pulp just to have one chance at the prize, and she didn't mind. She didn't mind one bit. Just the thought of leaving this horrible place made her smile inside.
Toon Link had too, practiced for the upcoming battle. He kept telling himself that being here wasn't worth fighting for the prize. Each passing day, he felt that Peach was the more confident one among the last of them. He felt as if she would always be happy, and never sad no matter what would come to her through this competition. To just see her in her gloomy, sad state at the moment made him realize just how much each one of them didn't want to be here. The one who really made him become scared had been Ness. He was a strong boy, who always loved a good battle. But recently, he seemed to see Ness becoming more and more fed up with Crazy Hand. He began to lose his temper more quickly, and his happy mood was no longer there. Instead, he became bitter, filled with hatred. Every one began to fear him, including Nana who used to look up to him and care deeply for him.
She stared at him as he punched the wall over and over again. His knuckled bleeding as he winced after each hit. She couldn't stand to see him like that, but she knew he would only ignore her if she comforted him. Still, she found herself getting up and walking towards him. She no longer wore big winter coats, instead, she now wore one that hugged her body and kept her warm, the same fur around the hood was still there. She left the hood down, and her bangs and short brown hair became visible. She replaced her pants for capris, and still wore her Eskimo shoes.
Ness had grown his hair out longer, with his same ball cap on top of his head. He now wore a long sleeve stripped shirt rather than a T-shirt. His shorts were slightly longer, now covering his knees. He still had his red shoes, and that same Yo-yo Nana had bought for him almost six years ago, when he had been ten and she was nine. He felt a small hand on his shoulder, as he looked to the side to see her. The one girl who was the last one he wanted to see at the moment. Ignoring her, he moved his shoulder gesturing for her to not touch him.
The others watched as she took a step back, bringing her hand to her side. They all saw her eyes fill up with tears, as she tried to hold them back. Each one of them knew how much Ness had hurt her by the way he acted, but deep down, they hoped that he would change. That hope began to slowly go away.
Nana tried again, softly placing her hand on his shoulder. This time, Ness didn't bother to move at all. Her touch comforted him, and he didn't want her touch to leave him. He began to feel calmer, until Peach spoke.
"Do you ever think I'll get out of here?"
With that question Ness had lost his temper, as he turned around and punched Peach out of anger. Toon Link and Popo had grabbed Ness, holding him back, as Kirby hid in a corner in fear of the outraged Ness, crying with each shout from the boys. Nana had run to Peach's aid, helping her up and asking her if she was alright. Ness had tried to get out of the their grip, but they held on to him tightly. He then began to yell at Peach,
"What kind of a question is that? Do you ever think about others? Do you even stop to think about how we feel? If I wanted to, I could kill you right now!"
"Ness, stop it!" Nana shouted at him, as she took out a piece of cloth from her pocket to help wipe the blood from Peach's nose.
"I didn't mean it like that, Ness," Peach said softly, her bottom lip quivering from fear.
"Just forget it, Ness," Popo spoke to him, feeling him stop fighting against the two. Finally, Toon Link and Popo let go of him, as Ness walked over to the dented wall, sitting down with his back up against it.
Toon Link walked towards Kirby, as he refused to leave the corner that he felt kept him safe from Ness. Popo sat back down, comforting Peach as she wiped more blood from her nose. Nana watched Ness, getting up and making her way towards him for a third time. She was only a few feet away from him, when she fell to her knees in front of him. He looked up at her, to see her tear filled eyes glisten as she stared into his eyes. Everything that went through his mind was everything that he could remember about her. For some reason, just the sight of her calmed him when he felt angry.
She made him feel weak, yet strong and confident. To him, he would give up everything he had just to win that prize for her. To know that she would never leave him, because that prize would let her stay with him forever. The prize was something that would grant them one wish that they wanted the most. Any wish they wanted, it would come true. His wish was to have an everlasting love, with Nana, the one who he loved the most. He wanted to live forever, if it meant having her by his side.
Staring into her glistening eyes made his temper go away. It made everything that he worried about go away. The only thing that mattered was the girl in front of him. Then, a shocking truth hit him. Toon Link would battle Peach, and Popo was to battle Kirby, that only left him and Nana. Ness knew Crazy Hand would do whatever it took to get rid of them faster. His favorite thing to do was watch as one killed the one thing that meant most to him. Ness knew Crazy Hand would make him hurt Nana, more than he would ever want to.
Nana watched as she saw his expression change, as his hands shook slightly. She watched as his eyes filled up with tears, as he stared at her. Nana felt her heart break, as she wanted so badly to leave this place and take Ness with her, just the two of them. Over the years, she cared more and more for him, until she realized that she was in love with him. She had realized that she couldn't stay here, if it meant him not being here with her.
Suddenly, a loud bang was heard on the opposite side of the door. It became louder, and louder. Screams and shouts of anger emitted from the other side. Kirby's cries became louder, as Toon Link grabbed his sword from his pouch. Popo and Toon Link stood in a battle stance in front of the door, all the furniture moving away from the door. Peach began to cry as her nails dung into her palm as she made her hand ball into a fist.
Then, Nana pushed herself forward, her hand wrapping around his neck, as she felt his hands wrap around her waist and hold her close. Everything around them became distant, as they whispered into each other's ears. Their tears streaming down their cheeks, as Ness brought her closer to him. For the first time, he felt scared. Scared that this would be the last time he would ever hold Nana like this, the last he would feel her warmth comfort him. He knew Crazy Hand would make him kill her, that way, he would have nothing to wish for.
"I don't want to be here anymore, Ness! I love you!" Nana whispered into his ear, her voice shaky as she sobbed. The shouts of Popo and Toon Link were heard, as Ness opened his eyes to see the two fall down in defeat, as Kirby was being taken away, along with Peach.
"Ness, I want to get out of here! I want to leave!" Nana cried, as he felt her being pulled away from his arms. He held her tighter, as she too held him tighter. He heard her cries as they pulled her away. He felt her grip on him loosen, until her warmth had disappeared, and her shouts for him began to become silent.
"I want to leave.."
Okay, I tried to really change the whole mood from happy and romantic, to Horror and Romance. This is roughly 1,800 words. Please leave me some reviews on how I did, and if you would like more of this type of story for these two. I will be posting two more one-shots of this couple during this week, hopefully.
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