Okay, I admit... Another Faye Wong song title for my chapter. I seriously don't know why I decided to title my chapter this... I had no idea what to name my chapter so I decided to look at my Faye Wong songs I had on the computer and pick one. Maybe it was because I read a Chinese folk legend called "Butterfly Lovers"? If you guys want to read that story, go to Google or Wikipedia (Wikipeida knows ALL! XD) and type that in the search box. It's really sweet and I enjoy that story better than Romeo & Juliet! (That's the latest story my school has read for English class!) I know I like saying this in every chapter, but it's something I feel it's necessary to do. I thank Royal Kenya, halomasterchief, and The Princess Zelda for writing their exciting, wonderful and killer fan fiction that inspired me to write this. I also thank all the reviewers!
Just for a little info for you readers…: Okay, I said this in the first chapter, I think? But anyways, I should have mentioned this in my other chapters, but I just kept on forgetting. The title of this fan fiction was based off a song by Faye Wong, and I should give more credit to her for writing it, and actually composing it. The original lyrics in Chinese are translated and put in my profile, and I suggest that you go to my profile and read them. They are important to the story because they describe Zelda's feelings towards Link after she found out about the little Link and Samus moment… XD
Starting Time: Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 10:51 PM
Finishing Time: Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 5:29 PM
Posted: Monday, May 8, 2006 at 5:48 PM
Reposted: Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 9:15 PM
Apologies: OMFG! I am SO sorry about posting this really late. I am sorry to all the readers because you are all must be mad at me for writing this chapter MONTHS ago, but just never posted it up. I am sorry, but that's when I actually just write it all out. I then edit and all that shit, and I was waiting for my friend to edit it. But due to personal problems that my friend was having, I decided not to let her edit my fan fictions anymore. I just didn't want to give her too much stress, so I told her I will just post them without her approval. I didn't want to make her edit a chapter and stuff, so yeah. If this chapter has grammatical mistakes, sorry! There are no spelling mistakes because I used Spell Check! (cheesy grin with a thumbs up sign)
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers Melee or GameCube.
Chapter 6 - Butterfly
"You're late," remarked a woman with blonde hair and emerald eyes.
The woman was wearing a red tank top, red pajama pants along with red slippers, with her hands crossed over her chest, a frown, and a cross look cast upon her face, as the princess of Hyrule entered the bedroom. The emeralds in her eyes were somewhat glaring at Zelda as she continued to watch her. The princess had taken her time into returning back from where ever she was. They had been waiting for her for over twenty minutes now, and Samus was beginning to worry if something had happened to her dear friend. If something horrible did happen to Zelda, Samus would be sure to never forgive who ever harmed the princess in any way. For the princess of Hyrule, was one of her most precious and dearest friends in the world. She wouldn't let anyone who hurt her, get away from her grasp. The holder of the Triforce of Wisdom was only able to sigh heavily at the long day she had.
"Look, Samus, I am sorry that I came in late, but something unexpected popped up," Zelda explained. She briskly walked over to her dresser where she took out her own pajamas from her drawer, and started undressing.
"Well, Peach and I had to sneak into the kitchen to get some chocolate chip cookies for this secret meeting we always have every year, you know? What were you doing, today?" asked the blonde bounty hunter.
"I was singing for the junior smashers again," Zelda said slowly as she pulled the top of her pajamas over her head. Samus gave a small groan. That explained everything. The reason why she was delayed for such a long period of time, was because of the younger smashers. The younger smashers were really demanding when it came for playing with the older smashers and having fun with everyone else.
"Again? Must they always have you sing? You know, they shouldn't always trouble you like that... It's not like you are their personal entertainer!" Samus proclaimed.
"Oh, Samus! We shouldn't continue on like this! We should just be happy Zelda didn't keep us waiting longer. She was caught up in something and she was trying her best to get out of it! Come on! We are all supposed to celebrate today, before the Melee Tournament!" Peach argued. The pink princess was lazily lying down on Zelda's free bed, on her right side, as her hands were holding a fashion magazine, which she was reading. She also had a bag of potato chips beside her, as she nonchalantly placed a chip on her tongue and crunched it into pieces in her mouth. Samus sighed at her harsh behavior at her friend.
"I guess you are right, Peach. Sorry Zel, I didn't mean to say all that stuff," Samus apologized, as she hugged the fully pajama changed, Princess Zelda. Zelda smiled and hugged her friend back. "I was just really worried that something may have happened to you while you were away."
"It's okay. Now, on with the celebration!" Zelda said happily, when she finally released Samus from her embrace.
Princess Zelda smiled at both of her two friends who were just as excited as her to start the night. Ever since the Super Smash Brothers Melee Tournament started, Peach, Zelda, and Samus decided to celebrate in Zelda and Samus's dorm room the night before the Melee Tournament. It was kind of like a slumber party the threesome had together. Since they were all best friends, they all had a blast together having pillows fights, eating cookies late at night, and chatting away, just being girls. They partied the night away, with lots of fun in store, and were all excited about the battles coming up the next day. In a way, it a female's way of forgetting all the stress, and hard work they had put together for weeks for the Tournament, and just have fun. To them, celebrating, before the Tournament began, was also a way from them to wish all of them luck.
"Okay people! Tonight, we need to get crazy, stuff ourselves with cookies, and just be hyper!" Peach said excited with what they had in store for that night. "So what do you want to do now? Oh, oh! I know! Let's play truth or dare!"
"Ummm...," Samus said nervously.
The female bounty hunter was never particularly fond of playing that game where a person has to either fulfill a dare or a fact about something. She glanced at her friends, who look at her with pleading eyes. The two princesses saw the look on her face, which was almost guaranteeing that the bounty hunter was going to resist playing the game. Not wanting to disappoint her friends and be a wet blanket, Samus gave in to her friend's pleads. This was their last free day before the Melee Tournament, and Samus did wish to have as much fun as possible with her female companions. Besides, perhaps the game would be fun with whatever the two other smashers had in store for her… The game could become very interesting indeed…
"Okay, fine!" Samus snapped.
"Okay! Let's start!" Peach said, all psyched up about the game. She immediately faced her Hyrulean friend. "Zelda! You will be going first!"
"Okay."
"So... Truth or dare?" asked the ditzy princess.
"Truth."
"Okay! Do you have a crush on Marth?" asked the princess of Mushroom Kingdom.
Zelda stood there shocked with what Peach had just asked. Had her friends, as well, discovered her secret? Zelda started panicking for a little bit, wondering what her friends would say next. She opened her mouth a little bit, still standing there with a blank stare at Peach about her question. Her heart started pounding faster, and her hands were getting sweaty and were shaking. She was getting so nervous about one simple thing. Why was she so hesitant to tell them her answer though? These were her best friends. However, the idea of Samus being a competitor for Marth's love, angered her immensely. Perhaps, if Samus knew how she felt, hopefully she would back off with hanging around with Marth. Either way, she knew that she should be honest with her friends, like she was with Link. The only way out of it, was just tell the truth about her feelings for Marth. Samus stood there as well, about what Peach said, demanding an answer out of Zelda's mouth. She wanted to just sputter out the words, and say them as if her crush on Marth was nothing, but for some reason. It felt a little more than that… The princess still stood there, as she was going to say what everyone wanted to hear next. However, Samus was just shocked at Peach for being so daring, and bold to ask Zelda that kind of question. Never, would Samus expect, that Peach would be so up forward and demanding to do this sort of thing with her friends. Usually, Peach would have waited a few more days to ask this kind of question to her friends, but this was Peach. No one knew what went on in her blonde head.
"Uh... Yes... I like him... A lot," Zelda said with a quivering voice, as she blushed and looked down at her feet.
Samus felt sorrow in her heart. One of her best friends liked a guy she was interested in also. She really liked Marth and she had received the impression that he deeply interested her. Marth met Samus a few days ago, yet she and Marth talked to each other with such ease. A man has never acted this way to her. There was something in his heart, which made him different than most other men that approached her. He was a little more kind, caring, and considerate compared to most men she had met in her life. Something which made him stand out and it wasn't just him being a royal. It was more of his personality. In his personality there was something beautiful about him. Under all the masked secrets, which he kept to himself, was something that was exquisite. Now that Zelda was interested in Marth, would he feel the same way? Samus's thoughts switched to Link. If Link saw those two together, would he be heartbroken again? Even though she lied to Peach about her feelings for Marth, she knew deep down, Marth was interested in her and she was interested in him too.
"Samus? Hello! Samus! What's wrong, girl?" asked Peach, making Samus snap out of her thoughts.
"Nothing's wrong. I was just thinking of something unimportant," Samus muttered quickly.
"Right... Anyways, it's your turn now. Truth or dare?" asked Peach.
"Dare," Samus said finally.
Samus knew if she picked truth, Peach would definitely ask her if she liked Marth. The answer had been obvious to both of the women, even though the bounty hunter had lied straight through her teeth about her feelings. If she replied saying "yes", she was worried on Zelda's response about that. Samus wasn't comfortable about Zelda learning her secret about her fondness of Marth. She wasn't ready to see her becoming someone who wasn't Zelda anymore. She was somebody else who had just taken the look of Zelda and her personality was completely different whenever someone would mention the prince of Altea's name. Besides, Samus always felt comfortable choosing to do a dare rather than telling the truth. She would rather do something horrible, rather than being honest with the people around her. Even if the people around her were her best friends…
"Okay... I dare you to kiss Marth!" Peach shouted, as she shot her finger at Samus.
Samus's body froze with shock on what Peach had just said. Did those words really come out of Princess Peach's mouth? She already felt her face become a little hot, and she was worried that she was blushing. If Zelda caught a sight of her face, she wondered what she would do. Women could become scary once they see someone interested in the same person they like. Luckily for Samus, Zelda did not pay attention to Samus's crimson, hot face. The princess of Hyrule stared in disbelief at the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, as she felt a fire set off in her body as her eyes turned red with anger. How could Peach suggest such a thing like that? Why would she have to compete for Marth's love? Her jealous behavior caused her to immediately scream at Peach for what she had just said.
"NO! I completely despise that idea! I don't want Samus kissing Marth!" Zelda quickly shouted at Peach as she crossed her arms. Zelda glared at Peach for suggesting an idea like that. To her, the idea seemed uncivilized, stupid, and just something wrong to do to her crush. Hearing those words from Zelda's lips, Samus finally knew the truth. Her friend rarely got this angry about anything.
"Infatuation... That's definitely it... There's no doubt now," Samus thought to herself. She was still shocked with what Peach had just asked her to do. Peach just gave a warm hearted laugh.
"Come on, Zelda! What could one little kiss do to Marth? He's a guy! He would be able to handle it!" Peach said as she kept on laughing. Zelda's face was now turning red with anger as she continued to glare at Peach.
"I said, NO! I don't want Samus kissing Marth! Peach, if you make Samus do something like that, I swear to all three Goddesses of Hyrule, that I will strangle you alive!" Zelda quickly shouted.
She was furious to know that Peach had suggested that idea for a dare. Peach just quickly learned about Zelda's fondness for Marth, and she had betrayed her by daring Samus to kiss Marth. Zelda clearly knew that Marth was interested in Samus, but she didn't want them to get close. If they did, she wouldn't have a chance for becoming Marth's girlfriend. Zelda didn't want anyone to have Marth. Marth was hers. Nobody in the world could have him, except for her. It didn't matter whether or not if Marth was happy with her or not, she just wanted for him all to herself. She would think that nothing in the world would make her happier than to be with Marth. If Peach had someone steal what she had been longing for all of her life, she was not going to forgive either Samus or Peach. Her face turned from being red into purple now, as she scowled at Peach.
Peach just continued to laugh. "Fine! I won't have her kiss Marth... But instead, eat a fly!" Peach exclaimed.
"A fly? How can she eat a fly? There are no flies around now!" Zelda exclaimed, as her anger dropped.
"Precisely! So... She doesn't have to do a dare!" Peach said in her usual bubbly tone of voice. She laughed warm heartily again. To Peach, this game was so much fun. She was able to get out some secrets out of her friends, which they would never admit. It was so interesting and amusing to the pink princess to see what her friend's expressions, and actions were being displayed through the game. At the response of Peach's giggles, Zelda's eyes glowered a little bit at her friend.
"Then… that's not fair!" Zelda exclaimed, now upset with what was happening. Peach continued to laugh as Samus watched her friends proceed with their conversation. "How come I have to do a truth, and she doesn't get to do a dare?"
"Anyways, my turn now, ladies," Samus said to both of her friends. With a smirk on her face, she would get back at Peach for her dare suggestion. "This one goes to Peach. Do you like anyone?"
Peach quickly stopped her fit of giggles she was having and stood there with a slight look of horror on her face. She felt her body froze. Peach also had a secret that she had been hiding from her friends for quite a while, and wasn't ready to share it with them. She was concerned to see what their reaction would be if she told them. She knew that there shouldn't be any trouble with talking to her friends about what her secrets were, however, there was always a slight feeling of self consciousness, whenever she would. She felt corned as if she was a doe being trapped in a pack of wolves, which were ravenous for the taste of fresh meat. She knew that she would have to tell the truth right there and now, because it was only fair that Zelda told the truth and Samus do her dare. There was no way out of this, except to tell everyone who she liked the most. Her face turned crimson and mouthed a "yes" with her lips.
"Oooh, oooh! Let me, guess... It's someone like Roy!" Samus said in a high voice, imitating Peach.
She fell in a fit of laughter at her own little joke. Zelda couldn't help it, but laugh along with her fellow smasher. The two found it hilarious if Peach liked someone like Roy. Roy was Roy. He was serious, over competitive, cunning, yet also calm and collected at the same time. He was almost the complete opposite from the gentle lady like princess, who would always accept a loss of a battle no matter what. Peach's face was hotter than ever now she quickly shot her eyes down at the ground. As the two slowly stopped laughing when they found out their friend wasn't laughing with them. When they saw the color and look upon Peach's face, they immediately regretted making fun of her for such a thing.
"Do you... actually like him, then?" asked Samus, now looking at Peach. Peach's hand clutched the side of her dress and kept her eyes focused on the ground. Peach felt that her voice was lost. She didn't want to answer them, fearing how they would react from her answer. She said nothing for a few moments and was barely able to say her question.
"Would you be upset if I said "yes"?" Peach asked slowly.
"No, darling, we wouldn't," Zelda said, trying to comfort her friend.
Peach looked up at both of her smasher friends. They weren't laughing at her anymore, but instead they were concerned for her. Peach didn't want her friends to worry, seeing that they didn't seem to care about the way she felt for Roy. If there was anything that her friends wanted, it would be for her to not let them down. Even if she did not say anything about what was happening to her, she would still let her friends down, knowing that they cared for her and for keeping her emotions hidden. Her friends would be there to support her. No matter what would happen to her. So why was she worried whether or not if they would accept whoever she chose to spend the rest of her life with? She was finally able to regain her voice and her usual happiness.
"Then yes. I do like him," Peach said finally with a small smile.
"Are you serious? Okay, I know this sounds crazy, but I always thought you and Roy would make such a cute couple!" Zelda exclaimed happily, as she squealed with happiness and hugged Peach. Samus smiled at both of her friends.
"Do you ever plan on telling him?" asked Samus as Peach's face blushed harder.
"Yes, maybe during the Melee tournament," Peach replied giving a small smile to Samus.
Samus still smiled at both of her friends. Samus finally realized how lucky she was to have two great friends that loved her and how important the times they spent together were. After all these years with getting to know Zelda and Peach, she realized that her friends were the best friends she could ever have in the world. Even though all three of them could be the complete opposite of each other, they all shared an unbreakable bond with each other. They would be able to communicate to each other in such a way; there would be no sort of secrecy between any of the three smashers. Perhaps, maybe one, however, everything could be trusted with every one. Each of the three female smashers were also giving support and care for every one of them. They were always there for each other since the start of the Melee Tournament, and they would continue to support each other no matter what. Even if something as simple as a crush on a fellow smasher would get between the two, she was sure that someday, that one of her friends would realize their mistake.
"I know what you were trying to get at, Peach," confronted Samus to the princess. The female bounty hunter and the Princess Peach sauntered down the hallways back to Peach's room. Samus was still slightly furious to see Peach go off and ask a question like that in front of Zelda, and that it was a very childish thing to do. Peach clearly knew the type of response that Zelda would give to her fellow smashers and how she would aggravate the princess.
"I know, I know. I was just trying to help you with everything," Peach replied, with a serious tone of voice as she sighed.
"But it kind of wasn't helping. Zelda became really angry. Gosh, I have never seen her that angry before. She seems to have a huge crush on Marth. For a moment, it looked like she was about to kill you or me, when you said that," Samus added, as she also let out a small sigh. She placed her right hand on her forehead for a moment as she closed her eyes and shook her head. Things were getting pretty stressful due to the Melee Tournament, and it wasn't just the relationships with the other smashers that were going on.
"It was so scary though. I never saw her like that...," Peach mentioned, as they both finally stopped at Peach's dorm room door.
"Well, good night, Peach." Samus turned around to return back to her room. She was about off on her way when Peach said something.
"Samus?"
"Hm?" Samus replied, spinning around to face the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom to hear what she would say next.
"I actually do expect you to fulfill that dare. You know, kissing Marth...," Peach wily continued to say. She had a small a smirk on her face as she winked her right eye at Samus before opening the door. Samus stood there shocked, once again and felt her face blush. She couldn't believe now, that her friend was actually serious about the dare, and not just joking around.
"And ON THE LIPS!" Peach demanded, as she giggled a little bit, and finally opened the door and went inside her room and closed the door behind her.
"That damn Peach," Samus muttered to herself as she walked back down to her room.
The Melee Tournament started the next morning. Bright and early, like every year. Breakfast had started and ended early, because of the scheduling, the smashers were demanded by the Master Hand that they would have to report to the main lobby of the Super Smash Brothers Melee Area as soon as possible. The arena was located near the mansion, so all of the smashers would be able to arrive there on time. If the smashers did not check in at the arena, the Master Hand claimed that the smashers would have to face his sporky wrath… whatever that meant. After a very short breakfast and a walk down the street, the smashers all gathered in the main lobby room. Only after five minutes when all of the smashers had entered the building, the Master Hand came in and was going to take down all the pairings the smashers had for the first few rounds. He was holding a clipboard with a piece of paper clipped onto it, as he also held a pencil in his other hand. He was standing a little soap box platform, as he was questioning the smashers who they were paired up with. The smashers were sure to be able to face the Master Hand, as they would answer him loud and clear as if they were attending school.
"Okay, Fox, who are you pairing up with?" asked the Master Hand.
"Falco...," replied the fox as he glowered at his friend for a few seconds.
"Kirby?" asked the Master Hand, and facing the small hero, after taking the names and checking both Fox, and Falco off a list he had.
"Link!" the pink blob said cheerfully, as he smiled in his usual happy expression.
"Okey dokey, Marth?" asked the hand.
"Zelda," Marth replied, with another smirk on his face. Shortly after he said who his partner would be, he glanced over at the princess of Hyrule across the room.
It wasn't long for the princess to miss the eye contact that Marth was giving her. She looked back at his violet eyes. With both of their eyes meeting, Zelda blushed and her eyes looked down at her feet as she smiled softy. Link caught this and so did Samus. Link looked at both Marth and Zelda, seeing the interaction between them. Link's face fell down a bit, seeing their small visual interaction with each other. He was shifting his gaze back to the Master Hand when he noticed that Samus was also staring at the couple. As Link watched Samus, and saw the look on her face, he quickly realized her feelings on the swordsman. There was grief in her eyes. Some sort of doleful look in her eyes, as she continued to watch the prince and princess in pain. It was only after a few seconds, when Samus also caught the sight of Link's studying of her facial expression towards the prince of Altea and panicked. She felt her face grow hot once again, as she quickly darted her eyes to the floor.
"Oh my God... Did he find out? Ugh, who am I kidding? Of course, he found out! Link knows now that I like Marth... SHIT! This is just perfect! Peach probably knows my feelings, and now Link... Who's next? Roy? Pikachu? Mewtwo? Captain Falcon? Well, maybe if Captain Falcon did know then he would stop flirting with me and just piss off... Aw, crap! What if Zelda finds out? She's so deeply infatuated by Marth's beauty that she would even resort to killing if I laid a finger on Marth... Shit... My life is just perfect..." Samus said to herself as her thoughts trailed off. She still looked down at her feet and was so lost in her thoughts, that she didn't even hear her voice being called.
"Samus? Samus! SAMUS ARAN!" cried a voice. Samus quickly remembered where she was and what was happening. She shot her eyes back up at the Master Hand, who had abandoned his little soap box platform in the front of the room, and was standing right in front of her.
"Samus, I asked you at least three times, who your partner was going to be!" cried the Master Hand angrily. The Master Hand's face was filled with impatience and annoyance as he looked at the female bounty hunter. Samus's eyelids drooped at the Master Hand with annoyance.
"Sorry, but I was lost in my thoughts," Samus muttered as she frowned at herself for being an idiot.
"Well, you better be sorry... So who's your partner?" asked the Master Hand.
"Roy," she replied, as she sighed.
"Alright, it doesn't take over a minute to tell me who your partner is," the Master Hand replied coldly. Samus glared back at the hand for a moment when he had his back turned, and continued to ask and check off names for the tournament. After a long while, the hand was finally able to check off all the smashers's names. He let out a large sigh of exhaustion, as he was ready to announce the first two pairs of smashers would be fighting first.
"Alright then," the Master Hand announced. "The first two pairs that will fight now are... Marth and Zelda... and Link and Kirby!"
Zelda smiled at Marth for a moment. She was excited to start the day off with Marth in a battle. Marth smiled back at the princess of Hyrule for a moment. It was obvious that they were both delighted to spend each other's company with each other. Link looked at the couple with sadness. He gave a long sigh. They were getting closer and closer every single day. What was he going to do if Zelda and Marth were to fall in love and maybe even marry? Link quickly shoved that thought out of his head. Link didn't want to worry now, about Zelda and Marth. If he did, he wouldn't be able to perform a good fight with Marth. Link still thought a little more on Zelda and Marth, if they were to become lovers. What would happen to him? Would he be forgotten again? Not as a person whom Zelda once knew, but a person who Zelda no longer cared for. He was thinking so deeply about the topic, that he didn't notice Kirby tugging on his tunic.
"Link! LINK!" shouted the little pink blob with a high, squeaky voice as he interrupted Link's thinking. Link's mind stopped wandering and quickly came back to where he was. He blinked several times, confused with what was going on, and looked down at the strange little smasher.
"Yes?"
"It's time to go! We have to fight Zelda and Marth now!" Kirby said anxiously. Hearing that, Link looked up from the little smasher and to where the smashers were transported to the arena. He saw Zelda and Marth ready, waiting for him to get on the transporter. Marth had his arms crossed over his chest and raised an eyebrow towards Link. Link turned his head to the right to see that Zelda was also waiting for a while, stood there waiting for him, smiling at him for his reaction to Kirby when he tugged on his tunic. Link blushed for keeping the smashers waiting and quickly ran towards the transporter.
"Were you okay, Link? You kind of looked... dazed," Kirby asked, as he stepped on the white platform.
"Yeah. I'm alright," Link began to say as he hopped on the transporter with Kirby.
"Everything is going to be alright," Link said softly to himself as he was then transported to the arena.
"3... 2... 1... GO!" cried a loud voice.
Hearing those words, Zelda instantly turned into Sheik. She ran towards Kirby and took out her chain whip and wrapped him with it, before he could do anything. After grabbing a hold of the pink blob she punched him a couple of times making sure his percentage would go up. Her Sheikah red eyes did occasionally look up from her punching to Marth where he was dealing with Link. He knocked Link to the ground, as the Hyrulean laid down there for a few seconds. After shaking his head a few times, Link quickly got back up and charged towards Marth. Marth quickly used his counter attack and blew Link back. Zelda threw Kirby behind her after making sure his percentage was over a hundred. She transformed back into her original form, and without realizing it, she didn't notice that she was still holding her chain whip after her transformation and Kirby was pulling down on it as he fell. Zelda screamed as she felt herself being tugged down in Hyrule Temple. She closed her eyes for a moment as she fell down in the air to the bottom.
"I guess I will also die," Zelda thought.
Prepared for the death she was about to receive in her match with Link and Kirby, she felt someone grasp her right hand. Someone's warm hand was holding her own right hand. She felt someone's strong amount of strength, being able to pull her whole body up. Someone had saved her from dying. Someone was there to care for her, and save her from death. Her rescuer lifted her up properly at the end of the arena, as he rested her against his left thigh. The princess slowly opened her eyes and saw Marth's deep violet eyes gazing back at her. Somehow, Marth had just made it just in time to save her from dying. She shocked to see that he was able to see him here to save her. He didn't need to save her like this. This was only a time battle, not a stock one; however, the prince was still there to be able to save her. She didn't know what to say now, as she felt her mouth go dry. Marth's eyes still stared deeply into her own, as she was finally able to muster up all of her emotional strength to say something.
"M-Marth!" Zelda stuttered, surprised to see the prince of Altea come to quickly save her.
"Are you alright, Princess?" asked the concerned blue haired swordsman, deeply looking in her eyes for a moment.
For a moment, the prince of Altea, did not see Zelda the way that most people looked at her. For the briefest moment, he viewed her in a way that was not related to her in any way. For what he saw, was not Zelda at all, it was someone else in his heart. Someone he considered to be very close to. Yet, why wasn't he receiving the satisfaction he wanted? They were so similar. How come he wasn't being forgiven for what he was doing to the Princess Zelda? She was almost a substitute for her in a way. They were too alike. That person and the princess of Hyrule… He did not feel any happiness in his heart, but instead pain. He was stilling feeling the heavy weight of guilt being pulled down in his body. He wasn't able to save her. He wasn't able to save anyone. He was feeling so useless, and yet he still wanted to make sure that the princess did not notice what he was feeling or thinking inside his head. Her face and personality was almost a complete replica of the person in his heart. He still was feeling a stinging sensation in his heart, as he tried not to show it.
"Y-yes," Zelda stuttered again, as she blushed. Marth smiled softly at her.
"That's good to hear," he said, as he lifted her up back on her feet. He brought her over in front of him while he would discuss his plan for winning the battle. "Alright now, I'll continue to fight off Link, while you take Kirby again."
Link watched the couple again. This was the perfect chance to kill Marth, now his percentage was high and he was distracted with talking to Zelda. The only problem was... his legs were frozen. His heart was once again, in pain. He clutched at his chest for a moment as the pain grew as he watched Zelda smiling softly at the prince. His body felt heavy, and his heart was filled with sorrow. The pain he was receiving from the sight and thought of Zelda and Marth becoming one beautiful couple was heartbreaking. No, it worse than that. Something more painful that words could not describe it. A human heart normally fails to have enough strength to pull himself together and continue with a battle for love. However, Link was not human. His eyes were slowly going to fill up with tears, but as he saw Marth finish talking to Zelda and turned around to face him, he quickly raised his sword in his left hand. He still focused his attention on him, as he was prepared to attack. Marth slowly made his way until he finally broke out in a run. Link closed his eyes for a moment.
"This is for you, Zelda..."
With that thought running through his head, Link opened his eyes and slashed his sword. He felt Marth's body touch the Master Sword, as vanish from ever being close to it. With the perfect timing, Link was successfully able to smash Marth out of battlefield. His body was out of Link's sight, as he smiled to himself for accomplishing something. He still watched Marth's body fly out in the arena, as he felt some sort of joy, knowing he was able to get through something as hard as watching a heart breaking love between two other smashers.
"TIME'S UP!" said the voice.
Had five minutes already passed that easily? Link sighed, as he sheathed his sword. He was looking down at his Kokori boots, when he decided to glance over on the other side of the arena to see what the princess of Hyrule was doing. Zelda sighed as well, as she stopped using her Din's Fire on Kirby. She stopped to smile, and to wave at all the fans on the sides of the Temple all cheering at her. After a few seconds, she turned to thank Kirby for taking the time to fight with her, as she shook hands with him and smiled at him. The pink blob also looked back at her, as he smiled cheerfully as well, for the princess being able to put up a nice fight with him. Link, Kibry, and Marth all took some time to acknowledge the loyal fans of Super Smash Brothers Melee. The Hero of Time was about to address Marth for having a nice fight with him, however, the announcer shouted that the smashers were ordered to leave the arena so other battles could take place. He sighed, as he stepped on the white, glowing platform. The four smashers bid the audience farewell, as they were all transported back to the main lobby room. Peach and Samus quickly hurried over to Zelda and greet her after her hard, and long battle.
"Congratulations, Zelda!" Peach said smiling, as she walked over where Zelda was and hugged her tightly. "You won! You and Marth won!"
Zelda smiled back at her friend, and hugged her back tightly. She was so happy to be able to fight side by side with Marth. To add to her happiness, she was able to win the battle against Link and Kirby. She couldn't help, but to smile at her accomplishment of being able to compete in the Tournament. She let go of Peach after a few seconds and faced her.
"Thanks, Peach," she said, still smiling with joy.
"That was some move though! Marth saved you just before you fell off the battlefield! That was pretty suave of him," Peach exclaimed loudly, as Zelda blushed. Peach's eyes moved towards Samus to see what her reaction would be, but Samus just rolled her eyes.
"Anyways, so... who's your partner for the next battle?" asked Samus.
"Link," Zelda said softly.
She turned around to see where Link was after the battle, and smiled happily at her future partner for the next battle. She watched him stride over to a couch with his water bottle on it, as he took a gulp of the cold liquid, and brushed his forehead with his left hand. After a while of staring at Link, he was able to notice her eyes on him, as he faced her, blushed, and waved at her. Peach looked back at Samus to see what her reaction would be now. Samus looked back at Peach and smiled. Peach returned the smile with her own little smirk upon her face. The two were already becoming a little closer, which was a good thing. The two female smashers wanted nothing more, except for the two Hyruleans to get back together as the friends they used to be. They belonged and needed each other more than anyone in the whole wide world.
"Aw, that's nice," Peach said sweetly.
"So, who's up next?" asked Samus curiously.
"Didn't you pay attention to the names that Master Hand was calling off, Samus?" asked Peach, as she raised an eyebrow at the bounty hunter.
"Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts again," Samus replied.
Peach stared at Samus wondering what she had said, and thinking about what she may have been pondering about. She thought for a minute about the topic, and finally figured out about what her friend was talking about. Peach smiled wryly, knowing that Samus was thinking about a handsome smasher. There would be only one sort of person on Samus's mind at during the Tournament, and Peach clearly knew it was an azure, haired prince of Altea. Peach was aware of what Samus must be feeling right now, knowing that the bounty hunter was going through tough times, now that Zelda's eyes were completely focused on Marth's at the moment.
"Ganondorf and Pichu will be fighting Fox and Falco," Peach replied with another grin. As Zelda went off to talk to Marth, Peach whispered to Samus:
"I'll talk to you about, him, later," Peach said in Samus's right ear.
She winked and left to talk to Link and Roy. Samus stared blankly at what Peach had said, and sighed heavily again, and thought back on her issues she had with Marth and Zelda. They would look decent, if they were a couple. Both of them were royalty, so if there were able to get married, it would fit, considering the fact that, princes were only allowed to be with princesses. However, why was the thought of marriage creeping in Samus's mind? To her, why did she care so much? Love was love. No one would change it. Princesses and princes should be able to choose whoever they wish to be with. If Zelda chose to be with Marth for the rest of her life, then it would be fine for Samus. However, the thought of that, it made Samus filled with grief. Was she feeling this way? It was Zelda's happiness she should be caring about. But why was she feeling a little selfish in this problem? If there was anyone who needs to be happy, it would have to be Zelda… But then again… Samus needed happiness in her life as well. Once she analyzed her life, she found that she was not living a life she would always dream of. For some reason, when she was with Marth she could feel as if she could not care about whatever was around her. She was only happy with him… But was she going to spend the rest of her life with Marth? She wasn't sure if her feelings for Marth were love or not… However, it would be selfish of her to steal away someone who was precious to Zelda too. She knew that Zelda was actually in love with Link. If you are love with someone, you don't explode in front of your friend's face for talking with them, or try to spend as much time as the person you like to get their attention. Link cared for Zelda deeply, and Samus knew in her heart, that Zelda must feel the same way. She loved Link once… So why can't she love the same person, whom she found so dear to her, once again? Zelda's infatuation was something that Samus feared to see what she was going to be doing next with the prince…
"So, Roy... Are you psyched about this tournament! I am SO psyched! I can't wait to battle everyone! I am so hyper now, because I ate cookies last night and I didn't get any sleep last night! I was too excited to sleep!" Peach chatted, as her words went a mile a minute.
"Whoa, whoa... Peach, please speak slowly so I can hear everything you say and I don't have to ask you to repeat everything," the red haired swordsman said, trying to calm the princess down. While waiting for Ganondorf and Pichu fighting Fox and Falco, the princess of Mushroom Kingdom and the swordsman were talking to kill some time.
"Sorry," Peach replied slowly, as her face slightly felt hot. There was now an awkward silence between the two. For a few moments, they didn't say anything. Roy decided it would be best if he said something.
"Peach, there's something I always wanted to tell you about. I know that you may not feel the exact same way as I do, but I am in lo-" Roy began to say, but was cut off by a young smasher.
"Roy! Roy! The Master Hand says there's something important he needs to talk to you about!" Young Link cried out as he came up running to where the princess and the swordsman stood.
"Thank you, Young Link. I'll be sure to talk to him about it later," Roy told the young smasher.
"The Master Hand said this was really important and he had to see you, now!" Young Link said in a frantic voice. Roy sighed and turned to Peach.
"I'm sorry, Peach. I'll talk to you about this later," Roy said as he and Young Link walked off to the Master Hand's office. Peach just stood there, blinked a few time, slowly trying to figure out what Roy was just trying to tell her.
"Was he... trying to tell me that he loved me?" Peach softly asked to herself. Thinking that, the princess of Mushroom Kingdom smiled to herself and felt that there was now nothing to put her down. She would be able to fight with confidence today, knowing that she had spoken with Roy, and she believed in herself.
Link watched Zelda fight Mr. Game & Watch, one on one. In the waiting room, there was a huge television screen showing the smashers's battles. With a couple other smashers watching, Link stood there as he closely observed the princess's battle. He hoped that Zelda would win the match. He had his right hand in the pocket of his tunic and was closely clutching a small package wrapped in blue paper. His grip tightened as Zelda got smacked by Mr. Game & Watch. Her body flew into the air and hit the ground hard. She lay there for a moment with her eyes closed, as Link squeezed the package with almost all his might that the box could have been squished. She wasn't getting up. She was going to lose this battle, if she didn't open her eyes and try to defeat Mr. Game and Watch. He closed his eyes for a moment as he carefully thought back seven years ago.
"Princess Zelda! Princess Zelda!" the younger ten year old Link cried out in the empty halls. He was dashing down the hallways of the Hyrule Castle, as he was still running frantically to where he wished to be at the moment. He passed several doors to his right, when he finally found the door he was looking for at the end of the hall. He busted the bedroom door open, running inside the room frantically. He opened the door to reveal the princess still awake and her nursemaid, Impa sitting on a chair near the right side of Zelda's bed. They both stared at Link as he took several deep gasps of air, trying to catch his breath.
The Princess Zelda's chamber was an amazing room that had many interesting objects, along with many books filled with different languages and knowledge about the world outside of Hyrule. With Asian carpets in the middle of the room, and fascinating furniture with exquisite designs on them, Princess Zelda's room was filled with many different kinds of paintings, and a few sculptures off the side of her room as her bed lay in the middle. A canopy draped the top of the queen sized bed as Zelda's body laid there with her eyes open to see the person who had dashed into her room. However, Link could care less about how Zelda's room was and how it looked. He only cared to see her to see how she was doing. He had heard in Hyrule Market that Zelda had fainted in the middle of the courtyard and needed to be tended for any possible injuries or sickness. He sprinted towards the princess's bed.
"Link...," said the future queen of Hyrule softly as he came closer to her.
"Princess," Link replied softly after he came up the right side of the bed, next to Impa. Link carefully observed Zelda to see if she was well.
The princess of Hyrule stared back into Link's deep ocean blue eyes, as she smiled weakly at him. She was wearing a long white nightgown under the blankets of her bed and her face was a little sweaty. Her eyes were droopy, with no life in them and seemed to be filled with grief. Her face lost her usual color of rosy pink blush, and smooth ivory, cream color had turned white as snow. Her hair was down and out of her usual wrap that she wore around to cover her beautiful golden honey hair. As the large golden rivers spread from the top of her head all across the soft, feather pillow, her two gentle, graceful hands were clasped upon the top blanket that covered her entire body, and was up to her chin. She peered up at Link as Impa began to speak.
"The princess fainted today due to a lack of sleep and stress. Don't worry, she's fine now," Impa explained to Link as she turned to Zelda. "You shouldn't be so reckless, Zelda. What are we going to do if you die? Or what happens when I'm not around any more to help you out in something like this?"
"I'm sorry, Impa. I should have eaten more food today at breakfast and slept more," Zelda replied softly as she tried her best to smile at her nursemaid. "Don't worry; it will take more than a fever to take me down. Thank you for being so concerned, though."
Impa let out a stressful sigh escape from her mouth and shook her head at the princess. She turned to Link and smiled at both of them. She stood up from her chair as she began to exit the room for the two ten year olds to continue their conversation. She had already spent a lot of time nursing Zelda herself, and it was time for someone to ease her emotionally pain as well. Knowing that she could only cure Zelda's physical pain, and not her emotional one, she was prepared to abandon the two in Zelda's room.
"Well, I'll leave you two alone for a moment and some privacy," Impa said, as she slowly walked out of the room. She passed by Link, as she winked at him for a moment. The young Hero of Time stared back at her for a moment, in confusion of what she meant by that wink. Zelda and he continued to watch Impa stroll down to the door ways, as she opened it, and closed the door behind her. Link finished watching Impa leave the room as he finally turned to face the princess.
"So, are you sure that you are alright, Princess?" asked Link, to make sure everything was okay as he took the empty seat from Impa. He sat down in the chair, Impa had been preoccupying. When he finally seated himself properly in Impa's chair, Zelda frowned at Link and groaned a little bit. She pulled the covers of her bed to hide her mouth and a little bit of her nose as her head shifted away from him.
"'Princess'… I hate it when you call me that. I already told you to call me Zelda. You already saved my life from Ganondorf, and I consider you a friend now. Don't you… consider me… as a friend?" Zelda questioned slowly as she looked up at Link. Link, not wanting the princess to misinterpret his words, quickly apologized for their little misunderstanding.
"Ah! I am sorry, Zelda. I didn't mean to say that we weren't friends. I was just… really worried about how you were doing. You really scared me when I heard that you fainted in the courtyard," Link said, as he smiled softly at the princess. Zelda felt her face grow very hot and hoped that her blanket would hide it over the half of her face.
"But, are you really alright?" Link asked again as Zelda felt her face regain her normal color as she pulled the covers away from her face to show that she wasn't blushing anymore.
"I'm fine. Thank you for worrying about me. It's just a fever. If I get some sleep, the healer said it will die down a bit. I was really stressed out today because Impa was teaching all these things about becoming a princess and what I have to do. It's really hard," Zelda sighed in exhaustion. She looked at Link again and smiled warmly at him. She still had enough emotional strength to smile at Link, now that he was here with her. She paused for a few seconds as she pulled the covers back up to her nose, wondering how he would react to her next question.
"Erm… Could you hold my hand?" Zelda whispered softly that Link could barely hear it. When finally realizing what the princess of Hyrule requested him to do, Link felt his face blush as Zelda slowly began to explain her reasons why she asked that.
"Impa always held my hand before I went to sleep when I was sick. I would always feel good, knowing that someone was watching over me. Impa said herself, that a fever will go down faster if you have someone that really cares for you hold your hand while you sleep," Zelda said softly to Link as she smiled through her blanket. "You can do it… can't you?"
Link hesitated for a moment, deciding whether or not he should hold her hand while she fell asleep. He felt somewhat pressured by the princess's wish, and the question was certainty abnormal for a princess to ask of a boy. Link didn't know how he was going to respond to her about that. However, why was he becoming so nervous about a simple question such as this? He was friends with Zelda, so what harm was it to? Something in his heart was telling him that perhaps, he is misunderstanding something here. There was something a little bit more to his friendship he had with Zelda, however, Link did not wish to properly think this over. He wanted to be able to give her a straight, direct answer to her question. He finally accepted the idea and grinned at the princess.
"Of course," Link said, as he lifted his right hand for the princess to take. The princess slowly lifted her own left hand from under the covers and closed it on Link's warm hand. Her hand was ice cold, and it felt nice to have a friend's warm gentle hand hold hers.
"You should get some rest, now that I am here for you," Link added, as he smiled warmly at Zelda. The princess of Hyrule closed her eyes as she nodded her head a bit.
"Yes… I will become stronger now, knowing that you are here for me… The first person I want to see when I wake up… is you, Link," Zelda said with her eyes still closed as she smiled. Link smiled back at the princess and watched her fall asleep.
Link slowly opened his eyes as he released his tight grip on the blue package. Seven years ago, when Zelda was sick, he was there to be there for her. His eyes were staring down at his feet when his eyes opened, and he was back to the present where Zelda was fighting in the Melee Tournament. He lifted his eyes and head away from the ground as he was able to continue to watch Zelda's battle on the television screen at the waiting room. Zelda was still down on the ground with her eyes closed and her body not moving at all. He heard his own heart beating loudly as he was frozen on the floor of the waiting room and worried for the princess. He observed the battle closely as he prayed silently to the three goddesses of Hyrule to give Zelda some more strength to carry on with the battle. After a few more seconds, Zelda's eyes struggled to finally open. The crowds in the stands cheered as they saw their beloved princess of Hyrule open her eyes to finish the match.
Zelda was barely able to bring herself up off the ground. Her body was shaking and her knees were wobbly as she tried to stand up. Her eyes squinted towards her opponent as she held a wound on the top of her right arm. When she finally stood up straight, ready for battling, Mr. Game & Watch was going to give her the final blow when she quickly transformed into Sheik. After the blue smoke disappeared, she quickly took out a Deku nut and disappeared right in front of Mr. Game & Watch's eyes. Mr. Game & Watch quickly looked around to see where the Sheikah would appear next. When he finally realized that the Hyrulean was right behind him, now back in her more feminine form, she finished him off with Din's Fire. The crowd cheered and gave a huge applause to the princess of Hyrule. Zelda smiled at the crowd, bowed, and waved to several members of the audience. As Mr. Game & Watch returned to the arena, Zelda smiled at the other smasher and raised her right hand for him to shake. Mr. Game & Watch took her hand and shook the princess's hand with a smile. Both Mr. Game & Watch and Zelda were transported back to the waiting room with all the other smashers.
"Great job out there, Zelda!" Link said, as he smiled at her. He had just quickly walked over to where Zelda stood, after she stepped down from the transporter. Zelda smiled back at him, for his kindness.
"Thank you, Link. So when's your next battle?" asked Zelda, trying to have a nice, small conversation with the other Hyrulean.
"Right after Ganondorf and Pikachu's battle," the Hyrulean hero replied. "So what are you planning to do now, that you are done with all the battles for the day?"
"Oh, I plan to go back to my room and relax and maybe have a little fun with Samus and Peach," Zelda replied. Hearing those words, Link froze there for a moment. If he didn't get there in time, he wouldn't be able to do what he had to do before Zelda got there. He needed to do it today because if he didn't, he wouldn't have enough time to do it later. He felt this was the right time to do it. He needed someone to stall Zelda while he would arrive at there, and leave her something special.
"Well, I want to go back to my room, so good-bye and good luck with your battle!" replied the princess as she gave a little wave and smile. Link quickly needed someone to stall Zelda while he did his thing. He quickly saw Peach, and ran up to her.
"Peach! I need you to stall Zelda for me," Link quickly cried out, as the blonde haired princess gave a look of confusion on her face. She raised an eyebrow at the Hero of Time, as she changed her expression on her face of confusion to suspicion.
"Why?"
"Just do it! Please! I really need someone to stall Zelda for me!" Link said in a panicking tone of voice.
"Alright, for how long?" asked the princess, now not caring about whatever the trick the Hyrulean had up his sleeve.
"For about... ten minutes?"
"Okay! No problem. Hold on," Peach said as she turned around. "Hey, Zelda! Wait up, girl! I need to talk to you about something important!" Peach quickly ran to catch up with Zelda before she was out of her sight. The princess of Hyrule turned to face her friend and Peach quickly came up for something to chat about. For the next ten minutes, Peach would come up with different topics to keep Hyrule's princess from going into her dorm room, yet. Now that Zelda was distracted, Link quickly ran in another direction to the princess of Hyrule's room before she got there.
Zelda sighed with exhaustion. She was tired and just wanted to sleep. She had just finished talking with Peach about something pointless and didn't understand how "important" it was, to talk to her about why the sun was the center of the solar system. Her body was all worn out from fighting almost all the smashers today, and she felt that she needed to take a shower and sleep until it was dinner time. As she took off her headdress she wore when fighting and her white elbow length gloves, she noticed something on the middle of her bed. A small package wrapped in blue paper, with a note folded up near it. She stared at the package for a moment, wondering who was able to sneak into her room and place it there. Zelda knew that no fan of hers would be able to break in to her dorm room and place a package there. Only another smasher had access to her room. She put her headdress and gloves down on top of her dresser, and was curious to find out what was inside the package. Zelda made her way to her bed and first picked up the note to read what it said.
This is a thank you gift from me, to show how much I appreciate you, Princess Zelda. I really enjoy being friends with you. I cherish our friendship more than anything in the world. Please know that I will always be there for you, no matter how much danger you are in. I promise that I will remain loyal to you, like you have always done for me. I also want you to know, that you can always talk to me about anything that is bothering you. I hope this gift I have given you, goes well with your beautiful hair. I wish you luck with the Super Smash Brothers Melee Tournament.
Your Hero
There was nothing more written after that note. Zelda stood there for a moment trying to figure out who had given her the package. Could it be Marth? At the thought of that, Zelda blushed. If Marth had given her that package, she would definitely need to thank him. For a moment, Zelda wondered on her true feelings for Marth. She was always jealous when she saw Marth talked to Samus, and would get very upset if Samus did anything to him. She would become really nervous whenever she was around him or whenever he was near, and it would be hard for her to just talk to him as if he was a friend. Her voice would shake, and she would always feel as if a passionate fire was set off in her body, lit and keeping her alive and warm. A weird sensation would go through her body, like fish swimming up a river. Zelda clearly knew the difference between infatuation and love, but even if she was infatuated with Marth, she wouldn't accept it. She didn't want to admit that she was not actually in love with the handsome prince of Altea. It would break her pride as a royalty, and she didn't want to be able to admit that even though she was the holder of the Triforce of Wisdom, she would be easily won over by a person by his physical features.
Prince Marth Lowell was flawless. He was handsome, charming, mysterious, a royal, a skilled fighter, and brooding. He seemed to be perfect for any girl. He had killer violet eyes that any girl would fall for. His body was very muscular and very masculine. However, Marth was a prince that was very mysterious and secretive. Sometimes, he even seemed dangerous to Zelda. She was always questioning in her mind what he was doing, and what was in store for her if she had gotten closer to him. He could take advantage of her for whatever, he needed to do. Then again, he could not. That was so attractive about Marth in a way, yet somewhat annoying in a way too. Perhaps, he was the thrill in Zelda's life that she had always seeked for. Zelda thought more about Marth and what he always did. He always seemed to rescue any girl that was in danger. From catching someone slipping on a weird substance on the floor, to saving a princess inside a tall locked castle, Marth always was there to be the hero of the day. Whether or not if Zelda was actually infatuated with Marth, she would still tell him how she felt no matter what. Maybe, just maybe, Zelda would discover her own true feelings if she told Marth on how she felt.
Another person on Zelda's mind was Link. She had to admit that Link was pretty handsome as well, but his beauty was nothing compared to Marth. However, he very kind and considerate compared to Marth. He was always so friendly to her, even though he always kind of looked a little bit cold to some of the other smashers. He had this warm aura around him, like a small candle lit, and his face seemed to always glow with happiness whenever he was around her. She would always feel glad to see him, and felt comfortable around him. She didn't know why, but she always felt open towards him and felt that she would always be able to tell him about any problems that she had. Somehow, she was able to become friends with him; rather quickly compared to most people she was acquainted with. Samus, Peach, Roy, and Link kept on telling her that she did actually know him, and that she had just forgotten about Link. That's what they kept on telling her. That the reason why she didn't remember him was because she had lost her memories of the times they spent together with Link. That's why he was so friendly towards her he had already known her before. It felt so weird to her though. How could she just forget someone who was a dear friend of hers and not be able to remember? That question puzzled her.
Zelda snapped out of her thoughts and glanced down at the package she held in her right hand. She slowly unwrapped the package from the blue paper it was wrapped in. She found a small white box under it. She opened the box to discover a silver barrette lying on a soft cushion of white tissue paper. It had a design of a butterfly with its elegant wings spread out on it. The butterfly was made out of real sapphires and the clip was made out of sterling silver. The silver barrette sparkled in the sunlight like the bright stars on a cold, winter night. Zelda gave a small gasp to see this wonderful hair ornament she had received as a gift. Somehow, this person who had given her this gift knew what her birth stone was and her favorite color, blue. Zelda smiled fondly down at the present she had gotten, thinking about the special swordsman who may have given it to her. Even though she didn't know who gave her this beautiful barrette, she knew one thing. She would love and cherish it forever.
Boo-yah! Yes! I am finally done with this chapter! No, this is not the end of my story! I am surprised that I actually was able to work in something related to butterflies in my fan fiction so that it matches the title. I am also somewhat upset now because I just risked my homework time I had over this February break that my school holds, to finish this. I don't know why, but I couldn't help it. I really wanted to get this chapter done, and I felt it was a success! Right now I feel weird because I just ate noodles for lunch and I am wearing my glasses which I don't usually wear unless I am at school. So it kind of feels weird... Anyways, many thanks again to my reviewers! For people who are going to review this chapter, criticism is allowed, but just no flaming! I hate it when people flame. If you are going to criticize me on my spelling and/or grammar, please find examples from my story and tell me what's wrong with it. I want to improve on my writing, so you can be as hard as you want to. Now... Special attention to my reviewers!
SnowCrystal - (sweat drop) Er... To be honest, I thought that chapter was way too short too, but believe me... Some SSBM fan fics have WAY shorter chapters than that... Really... I have been able to stumble across them... And it's not that great... I guess I just decided to go with what my friend said about making a new chapter, so um... YEAH! Anyways, wow... You have heard of Faye Wong? Where? The reason why I am asking is because nobody seems to know who Faye Wong! Seriously... Oh well, and read Fruits Basket! It's a really good anime/manga. And if you can't buy it, you could always ask your friend, you know... Well, I don't know about Samus. Some girls tend to act OOC when they have their period... XD But that's the way I view Samus... So um yeah... But I really have not played any Metriod games, so I don't know what Samus is like... (another sweat drop appears) OMFG! I am still somewhat debating this Samus thing with you! Umm, let's just drop it, alright? I think it's best if we do... And I liked Link's thoughts, too! And you don't what about Marth? Did you mean that you don't like Marth? Well, I hope you keep on reading! (glomps)
Invader Broomstick - Thanks for telling me that my story is great! I am really happy that you reviewed and I hope you will keep on reading! And nice username... (sweat drop appears)
Timestopper - Really? Thirteen, eh? Well, I'll just say I'm about that age... Well, actually I am a little older than that... XD Yes... Fluff... Zelink fluff... As you might have noticed, I like fluff and I am hopeless romantic deep down inside... XP (tries to make a heart symbol with the keyboard...) Er... That didn't work! I wanna make a heart symbol with the key board! (sobs) And erm... I heard what you said to Marth! Please don't be too hard on him... There are many different things that you will discover about him... (smirks like Marth) OMFG! I hope I don't turn into Marth! O.O (runs to a nearby mirror to see if my hair is starting to turn from black to blue) THANK GOD! I am not turning into Marth! Yay! Rejoice all across the world! Yes! Mushrooms! Eat it now! I command you to! Or else I will refuse to update! I'm just kidding. XD Okay, thank you for calling me wise. You are also wise for a teenager... Most teenagers you come across aren't that wise... XD And yes! Fluff! Indirect fluff is also cool! XD And I have a HUGE soft spot for fluff, and that's kind of why I include it a lot in the story! Thanks for being supportive of the mini chapter!
Itxier - I know! It's sad that Link is hurt inside! Poor Link! I would huggle Link right now, but I don't want to do that because I am not the one for Link, and Link doesn't exist! Only in my imagination! XD And please don't hate Zelda! She has just forgotten everything! I still like Zelda too! And many other of the characters... Just be patient... Time will make sure everything will be alright in the end! And Marth? Well, you will find out more about Marth later! ;) And yes... I hope that this was soon enough for you... I am sorry for the wait! XD
Chrisswarrior - Thanks! I hope you will continue to read!
halomasterchief - Yay! 1 1/2 chappies updated! BOO YAH! Anyways, thanks for being supportive about the splitting... One reviewer thought it was not that great because the mini was WAY too short... (sweat drop appears) Yes, I definitely feel that this chapter is moving a very nice pace... And, Marth? Well, I don't wanna spoil anything about Marth, so I guess I'll just say that Marth is supposed to be like that in my story... And no, you DON'T think too much... There's no such thing! I WANT you to think... That's kind of my point of this fan fiction... ish... Well, both of the chapters... (sweat drop appears yet AGAIN!) XD I understand that you are busy with stuff, and I do hope that when you have the time, that you will update... I am looking forward to your chapters of your fan fiction, and I hope you will be able to complete them sometime soon. Thank you for considering me as a friend, and I consider you one as well!
sakume - Well, I admit that this review did not make me go "SQUEE!", but I am still happy that you reviewed! . Hahahaha, yes I know. I can be somewhat cheesy at times, but I don't really care. About the whole "Link then..." stuff, I was kind of iffy about that. I found myself doing that a lot in my chapters, and I think I really should stop saying stuff like that. It's kind of a really bad habit, you know? Also, my editor (my friend) and I don't really have an in person editting chapters session with me, even though we should. I recently talked with my friend about this whole editting thing, and I told her to be more picky about editting my chapters. I reread some of my chapters I posted for Leave Nothing, and I realized a lot of things going on with my chapters, and I decided what I would do with my future chapters to make them better than the others. The reason why my friend wasn't that picky in the first place because she didn't want to offend me in any way, but now we have come up with a contract saying that it's okay for her to be picky and if I bitch about all the details she is telling me to correct, she will just simply hold up the contract saying that I agreed with this. So umm.. Yeah... Whoa... A REALLY long review response. Personally, I feel that chapter 4 & 5 were kind of cheesy. Oh well... (sighs)
Happyham - Thank you so much! I hope that you enjoyed this chapter! Oh yeah, by the way... AWESOME NAME! I like ham...
Royal Kenya - Yay! You reviewed! Again! (glomps) XD Okay, I hope you know what XD is now because you didn't really say in your review. Just go back to chapter four if you don't remember or you forgot to read it. Well, I am not angry at you for not being able to review for a long time. I was just wondering why you didn't, so I was worried that the alert e-mail didn't reach you. I can understand the whole parents finding out that you were on When I was writing the first chapter of Leave Nothing, she was asking me what the hell I was doing. I had to explain it to her or she would be very suspicious of what the heck I was doing, so erm yeah... So yeah, she bascially hates the idea of fan fiction. My brother thinks I am weird for already liking fan fiction, and I think he would be creeped out to know that I even write it! For now, all he knows is that I read it... (glances around suspiciously like Link.) Okay, anyways, my mini chapter has so much meaning in it? O.O Wow... erm... (blushes) Thank you. I personally didn't think it had very little, but oh well. And I am sure that you could write a very nice mini chapter in whatever fan fic, you are writing next. If you give it your best you can surely do it! Don't worry, you've got a lot of people supporting your fan fics, so you can definitely do it! I don't want to spoil couplings, so I can't really say. Oh yes, FYI, I have read in your profile that you don't like shounen-ai or shoujo-ai pairings. Don't worry about stuff like that. I may have hinted in the fourth chapter that Marth maybe gay, but I promise you, in the end, there will be straight couplings. I personally don't mind shounen-ai or shoujo-ai stories, but I don't read them. However, I do support gay rights, even though I am straight... WHOA! TOO much information! Er... Sorry about that. I just wanted to get that cleared up in case if you were wondering. And mistakes? Hmm... Weird. I have a friend edit all my chapters before I post them. I wonder what she and I missed... . But thank you anyways, for saying that to me because I really like it when people tell me if I made any mistakes, and such. Thank you so much for being a loyal reader and reviewer. :D Oh yes, and you did an AWESOME-OUTSTANDING-GREAT-SPIFFY job on Lay Off My Guy! ! God, I love that story. Well, continue to write, please, and I shall do the same.
Love,
-BKP