Hello~! Sorry for the delay, but I had a bad case of writer's block. Dx But I finally got over it and produced this~

IN THIS CHAPTER OF DE RIEN: Angst, Romance, Angst, Crying, ANGST (do you think there's only a little angst?)

ENJOY~

The next morning, Jigglypuff went into Zelda's room where all of the girls who were at the sleepover slept. She shouted as loud as her Jigglypuff voice would allow, and the whole building began to shake. Everyone jumped up and covered their ears, running in circles as they screamed for the noise to stop. Aramai sat up slowly, and glared at Jigglypuff, who stopped promptly. Aramai thought of the dream she'd had that night while the other girls yelled at Jigglypuff for waking them.

She had been standing on a hilltop under the full moon, staring up at the sky. There was a gentle breeze that rustled her hair and skirt, making it so much more peaceful. She heard someone coming up behind her, and it turned out to be the one person she wanted to see; Camillo. He walked up to her and hugged her close. They stood together like that for a while, until he pulled away from her. He tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, and put his forehead against hers. They slowly moved toward each other, but...

JIGGLYPUFF JUST HAD TO WAKE HER UP BEFORE THEY COULD FULLY EMBRACE!!!!! As she finished this thought, she despised herself for remembering her dream, and she began to cry.

On the other side of the Mansion, Camillo and Kirk heard a loud and obnoxious sound coming from far away. Marth and Ike rushed into their room screaming to make sure that they were okay. They were even more baffled when it stopped abruptly. As Marth, Ike and Kirk theorized about what had happened, Camillo thought of the dream he'd had that night.

He had been watching her from the bushes near the hilltop as she stared at the full moon. The calm breeze gently brushed her hair and skirt about her, making her seem truly ethereal to him as he watched her. Unconsciously, he got up from his hiding place and approached her from behind. She turned and saw him approach, and she smiled. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to his body, resting his head on hers. After what seemed like a long time of standing there with her like that, he pulled away from her, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and rested his forehead against hers. He leaned inward to kiss her, but just before their lips made contact...

MARTH AND IKE JUST HAD TO BURST IN AND WAKE HIM UP!!!!! After he remembered his dream, Camillo loathed himself for wanting her, and he began to cry.

At breakfast, Aramai poked at her food. Samus seemed to be the most concerned about her, even if she hadn't known her that long. Samus situated herself next to Aramai so they could talk.
"What's wrong?" Aramai proceeded to tell Samus about her dream, and how saddened she was at the very thought of it. Samus even had tears in her eyes upon hearing her story, and internally resolved to bring Aramai and Camillo together, at all costs, so Aramai would be able to think about him without crying. "I'll be right back," was all Samus said before leaving the table to join Camillo, Kirk, Marth, and Ike.

"Well, what have we here? A bounty hunter turned man-hunter?" Ike asked as Samus arrived at their table.
"Try that again and you'll be in a world of hurt."
"I seriously think you'd better listen to her, Ike," Marth said with a trembling voice.
"What brings you here to our table, Samus?" Camillo asked politely.
"I wanted to hang out with you guys. Namely you, Camillo, 'cause I want to get to know you better. You seem like the kind of person I'd get along with really well."
"Dude, I think she's hitting on him," Ike whispered to Marth.
"More than likely."
"I am sorry, but I have a girlfriend. Her name is A- a beautiful name. Her name is Columbia." Samus noticed his mistake, and immediately put two and two together in her head. She smirked, and then glared at Marth and Ike, without even a hint that she had smiled. She disguised it so well that it almost looked like she hadn't smiled once in her whole life. Marth, Ike and Kirk started trembling at the sight of her glare.
"Guys, she scares me," was what Kirk whispered to Marth and Ike. It was the only thing anyone said.

*meanwhile*

Snake wanted to learn more about this new girl, Aramai. How he could get close to her was the question. She was sitting with that annoying Princess Peach, who was talking very loudly with Jigglypuff, Princess Zelda, and four other girls he didn't know. He wanted to go over, but that damn Peach was sure to believe something was up between him and Aramai. It didn't help that he had a dream about this girl last night, and every time he looked at her, he either couldn't stop looking at her, or he couldn't stand to look at her. He hated her for making him feel this way, but deep down inside, he knew that he loved her, and there was only one person who was relatively close to making him feel this way, but she hated him, and he knew it. Peach was talking loudly about Samus, who had gone to sit with those goodie two shoes, Marth and Ike, who were also sitting with some new guy named Kirk, and that Camillo guy. He absolutely loathed that guy, because it seemed that Aramai only had eyes for him. Samus must have had some purpose for going to sit with them, because she never did anything without a purpose. Snake had noticed that Aramai and Samus were becoming close friends, and he thought that her going over there had something to do with Aramai wanting to find out how Camillo felt about her. Samus was always the charmer, and he once heard Link say that Samus was a "Snake charmer". In the Brawl that happened the next day, Snake got four KO's on Link just for that statement. Snake finally jerked to his senses when he saw Aramai approaching his table. She sat down across from him, and stared intently at him. He stared back with a very empty look.
"What's your problem with me?" She demanded immediately. He just stared vacantly at her as if he had no clue what she was saying.
"HELLO? ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?"
"What huh?" Snake said as he finally came to his senses.
"I want to know what the hell your problem is!"
"Problem? What problem?"
"WHAT THE HELL DID I EVER DO TO YOU TO MAKE YOU MAD AT ME???"
"He's not mad at you," said a calm voice from behind Aramai.
"What?"
"I said, he's not mad at you. He's simply infatuated with you. That's why he keeps staring at you. I thought it'd be obvious at this point, but you're just oblivious to it," Zelda said as she sat down at the spot between Aramai and Snake.
"So, what you're saying is that Snake is in love with me?" Aramai whispered loud enough for only Zelda to hear.
"Yeah, pretty much. He has been crazy for you ever since he first saw you." At this point, Snake had turned into a blabbering idiot, who couldn't object or say otherwise as Zelda revealed his truth to Aramai. Aramai looked over at him after Zelda had finished. 'I'm done for. She's found out. She'll never even consider looking at me ever again'
Aramai was too stunned to speak. She simply got up and left. She didn't speak to anyone for the rest of the day, not even Samus, who was going to tell her what happened with Camillo that day.

*later that night*

Aramai snuck out of her room, making sure not to wake any of the girls. She snuck down to the kitchen, and found herself some hot chocolate. It was raining, so she sat down at a table and stared at the rain running down the window. She almost jumped when she heard a rustling behind her, but she turned around and saw someone in the shadows.
"Snake, you're not very good at what you do, despite what you think. I heard you come in."
"Well you practically booby-trapped the place and made it impossible to sneak in."
"Why are you here, Snake? Are you officially stalking me, or were you just bored and it seemed like a good idea at the time?"
"I wanted to apologize. For not telling you and making you feel uncomfortable."
"They're called secrets for a reason, aren't they? I don't blame you. It just kind of... shocked me I guess."
"Why did it shock you?"
"It shocked me to think that a big, tough guy like you would ever fall for a girl like me."
"I don't see how any guy couldn't be attracted to you. You're bold, independent, outspoken, and you're beautiful." Aramai looked at him as if he were crazy when he said this.
"You're kidding right? Me? BEAUTIFUL? As if! I'm five foot two and a half, and nothing about me is even remotely attractive."
"Your eyes."
"Excuse me?"
"Your eyes, Aramai, are the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen." She didn't realize it until he said this sentence, but Snake was gradually moving closer to her, and now, they were barely a foot apart.
"Snake, I don't think you should be standing this close..." Snake was now very close to her, and he was standing eye to eye with her. She could feel his breath, hot on her face, as he moved closer and closer.
"Snake, I-" But Snake cut her off by closing the little distance between them with a kiss. So many emotions and thoughts rushed through her head at once as they kissed. Those thoughts were finally shut out as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her body against him. Something inside her told her to keep going, but a louder voice told her to stop. She struggled internally, and finally got the strength to pull away from Snake. She ran away from him, with no set destination. She just ran, trying to escape her thoughts and emotions as they rushed through her head. She found herself pounding on someone's door, which was answered by Camillo. She had unknowingly run to his room as she ran from Snake. She simply looked at him with tears in her eyes, and hugged him. She buried her face in his chest as she cried. He didn't understand a thing that was happening, but he simply raised his arms and hugged her close, doing what he could to comfort her in her hour of need.

I swear, these things just get longer and longer. xD
Well? I can't tell how I'm doing if you don't review~ TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!!!!! Please?
NEXT TIME IN DE RIEN: A FIGHT SCENE. XD I was going to put the fight scene in this chapter, but I decided that it was long enough already, so the fight scene will be in it's own chapter. LOL.
THANKIES~