Yo! What's up? I am so happy that I loaded this chapter up! I feel so happy that my story is going well, and I think things are running pretty smoothly! Okay... Thank you Royal Kenya, halomasterchief, and The Princess Zelda, for the inspiration. All three of them are my favorite authors besides from Vandae... Their fan fictions are awesome, and you should read them! Read them! Like... NOW! Read them or die! If no one who reads their fan fiction, I shall send a whole army of ninjas and pirates after you in your sleep! I am just kidding. I am really hyper now, so please mind my behavior.
NEWS: Okay, so I have created an online blog on Live Journal to post all my progress and all the BKP News with my fan fics. I will talk about how everything is going on my blog, and I would love it if you guys comment. You don't have to, but it's just a nice thing to do. If you want to go to my blog to read about my news, then go to my profile page, and click "homepage". That should leave you to my journal. Read the first blog entry because I explained everything. So be sure to check it out:D I also reposted Chapter 1 because I think it needed improvement.
Starting Time: Monday, February 27, 2006 at 10:05 PM (I started it when I was supposed to be doing my Spanish project... -.- I hate myself for waiting to do things at the last minute...)
Finishing Time: Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 12:02 PM (I was supposed to do the second part of my Spanish project during this day, but I needed to finish this thing first!)
Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 8:45 PM
Reposted: Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 10:30 PM
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers Melee or GameCube.
Chapter 7 - A Confession
The Princess Zelda of Hyrule was nervous. She paced back and forth in her room, alone, with her mind blank and her hands shaking and sweating. Zelda had carefully planned out her day. This was the day when she would tell him her true feelings for him. Princess Zelda still wondered if her feelings were actually real. Did she really care so much for Prince Marth of Altea? Her mind was racing. What would he say when she confessed her love? Would he laugh at her and go off to tell everyone that Zelda liked him? What would the smashers say if they found out? Without a doubt, Peach and Samus wouldn't say anything since they already knew. What about Roy and Link? Would Roy also laugh at her if he found out how she felt? What about Link? Link... That name somehow gave her comfort... She thought more on Link. Was it just her imagination, or did he have feelings for her? What if he did? Zelda blushed at that thought. If he did, how would he react if he found out? Would she be hurting a friend that she found so dear to her? Zelda still pondered about her thoughts about the green clothed swordsman. If Link was in love with her, she didn't want to hurt him. She would never want to hurt this nice Hyrulean that she always had fun with. Zelda looked around the room in slight panic, as her eyes set on her opened jewelry box on the top of her dresser.
Zelda walked over to the side of the room where her dresser laid and took a good look at one of the many pieces of jewelry in that box. The barrette she had mysteriously received as a gift from a man. She looked closer at it, as she noticed the fine craftsman ship on the hair ornament. With her hands no longer shaking, she picked it up with her gentle, soft hands. She studied the butterfly on the beautiful, silver barrette. The butterfly... did it mean anything to her? Somehow, Zelda felt that this butterfly was symbolic to her life. Zelda gently clutched the butterfly in her hand and looked at herself in the mirror. She studied herself and her life carefully. Looking at her facial features and seeing what her personality was like, did Marth actually like her? She closed her eyes for a moment. Zelda had no idea what she was going to do. She wanted to know if Marth had given her that barrette. If he did, was it a symbol of love? Zelda still pondered on the idea. If Marth had liked her, what would Samus say? She knew she couldn't turn to either Peach or Samus at this time because they wouldn't help her. Roy would question her, asking her who she liked. Maybe Link would give his opinion, but Zelda did not want to trouble to Hero of Time at the moment.
"Oh Nayru, what in the Sacred Realm, do I, do?" Zelda asked to herself, with her eyes still closed. Zelda looked back down at the butterfly. She raised the piece of jewelry and held it against her chest. At that moment, Zelda could have sworn that she had heard a voice in her head.
"Choose what's best for you, and let your life fly away like a butterfly," said the voice in her mind. Zelda's eyes snapped open. If she wasn't mistaken, was that the voice of Nayru, herself? She remembered the times in the castle when the same goddess had spoken to her before, for consultation. Zelda wondered who had given her the advice she had just heard, but she decided on what she was going to finally do.
"I will have to tell him today," Zelda said to herself. "If I don't, he will never know how I feel."
Zelda took a good look at herself in the mirror. After a little while of debating over whether or not she should wear the barrette, she finally figured out the answer. She pulled the hair on both of her sides of her head, and linked them together in the back of her head. Holding her hair in the back of her head with her left hand, she put the butterfly in the back of her head where she fastened the clip. Satisfied with her reflection in the mirror, she smiled at her reflection, closed her jewelry box, and left her room to go down to breakfast.
Marth and Samus were both early up in the morning and talking in the cafeteria. Both of the smashers were sitting down at a table while waiting for everyone to come down. Marth had just laughed at Samus's story about last year's Super Smash Brothers Melee Tournament when the Master Hand forced all the smashers to dress up in bright yellow bunny suits and march around the arena before starting the tournament. Marth examined Samus Aran for a little while, as she continued to talk about the tournament. Somehow, Marth was able to open up to Samus. He usually liked to keep people questioning about him with his mysterious behavior. It also was sometimes annoying, according to Roy, that he would never give a straight answer and kept a person wondering for a long time on whatever he would say. He remembered when he was first around Roy; he would always act mysterious and trying to confuse Roy on what his personality was like. He didn't always want people to see what was inside of him… was it… fear? Fear of not being loved by those around him? That was definitely it. Eventually, he was able to open up more to Roy, and lost his mysterious ways when he was around him. Marth kept on thinking about how he always acted mysterious towards other people. He was always never comfortable to let other people see what he was like. When he was little, Marth had always worried that people wouldn't accept him. However, when he was around Samus, he felt that he could just open up and not care what she thought about him. Even though Samus was sometimes rude around Marth, he found it refreshing, knowing that a person didn't have to act a specific way because he was a prince.
"I don't a damn about what people think of me," Samus had told him around the time first met her. "If I exist, I exist. No one can change that. It would take a hell of a person to come up to me and try to take me down."
Marth kept on staring at Samus for a while. Samus was still ranting on the Master Hand's ridiculous rules that he had and how someone should knock some sense to him. Her tom boyish serious face made her always look aggressive, cold, and very masculine, despite her actual gender; however, there was warmth in her face, and kindness. She still had a portion of her heart that was soft hearted and loving. That's what Marth liked about Samus so much. Her other side. The warm, caring Samus Aran that was lovely in its own way. Still staring at her, Marth still caught the look of loneliness in her eyes. Even though, Samus was not alone now, Marth could easily tell that she had been lonely once. Marth had been lonely when growing up too, but he never wanted to admit it. Now that he was with Samus, he felt that they both could admit that they were all alone when growing up with no feeling of shame. Samus continued to talk, when Marth interrupted her.
"I am sorry, Princess Samus, but I have to ask you this. Have you ever been lonely?" Marth asked, still going on with calling Samus a princess. Even though he knew the answer, he wanted to see her reaction. Samus just sat there with a blank stare. She averted her eyes to the ground as she didn't know what to say next.
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. When I was growing up, I was," Samus said now feeling weird that she was telling Marth something like this.
"Why were you lonely?" asked Marth, wanting to find out more on Samus's past.
Samus didn't want to tell Marth anymore stuff about her past, but she felt compelled to. For some reason, she felt that Marth was as trustworthy as any of her friends, despite the fact that she had be acquainted with him for a short period of time. This man… she was always so open and free with him. There seemed to be this aura around him allowing her to open up. She still felt nervous about telling him though. She didn't want to tell him about her past. For some reason, Samus now cared about what Marth thought of her. It was weird. Samus Aran, the famous fearless female bounty hunter, was now caring about how a blue haired prince viewed her as and what he thought about her. With a huge lump in her throat, she swallowed it and answered Marth's question.
"When I was little, both of my parents were killed, and I was lonely for quite some time, before a Chozo tribe saw me and raised me," Samus said not wanting to say more, but she knew she was leaving out another part of her story of being lonely. "I also was very lonely when I left the Chozo tribe and lived on my own to become a bounty hunter."
Samus couldn't believe what she was saying. Here she was, with the prince of Altea, opening up to him. Samus wondered why in the world she was telling this prince about her past. Samus never felt comfortable talking to anyone about her past, besides maybe Zelda. Marth was able to somehow able to get the story of her past out of her. She wasn't sure how, but he just did. Was it because of her… feelings? Samus always felt open to Marth, whenever she was around him. She had never felt like this towards any other man she had been associated with. She felt… warm. Something softly glowing inside her. As if a firefly was in her heart, flying around gently, making her happy. She would always be happy whenever she saw or talked with Marth. For some reason, it would be one of the most precious events of her days.
"What about you?" asked Samus. "Have you ever been lonely?"
"Yes. I was alone for quite a while... My father and my sister were killed after I was exiled to Talis," Marth said sadly. "I felt alone ever since then. Also, when I was growing up, my father didn't have that much time for me. So I didn't really know him as much as I should have. My sister… I loved her a lot, even though I often teased her for a lot of things. She was a very considerate person. She was a somewhat replacement for my mother that died after she was born. Since she was so much like her…"
"He's just like me... We both don't have a family around us, giving us any love or support. He and I... we are now not lonely. Now that we have each other... We are both free from our self built cages we put around ourselves," Samus thought to herself.
"Princess Samus... There is something I always wanted to talk to you about," Marth began to say.
"What? What is it?" asked Samus wondering what he would say next.
"And please… Stop me calling me "Princess". It's getting kind of annoying," she quickly added.
Marth took a deep breath and continued to speak. If any day, Marth wanted to tell her this today. He was determined to do so. Since Samus taught him to never care what other people think, he didn't care on what Samus would say when he told her. The last couple of weeks he and Samus shared together were best days of his life. No matter what, he always connected with Samus, and they all enjoyed similar topics and interests. He liked every single thing about her. Whenever he was with her, he felt as if he was forgiven. He felt as if there would be never ending happiness with her. He could sense it. There was also some sort of transparency between him and her. Whenever he was with her, he could see the exact kind of person she was. It was clear to him what she liked and disliked as a person. He felt as if there were no words for him to understand her. Marth could also feel that Samus was always happy whenever she was around him. He swore to himself that when Samus and he were alone, that he would tell her his feelings. Samus was the person who wanted to be with right now at the most.
"Ever since the day, I saw you... I saw a look in your eyes. The same look I always carry around with me. That look of loneliness... A look that shows that we both have been by ourselves without anyone's help," Marth said. Samus continued to listen to what he had to say.
"...I want us to be together. I want to let you know that, I am not emotionally strong... I never was... I also noticed on that day we first met, that you were not emotionally strong as well... We both aren't as emotionally strong compared to people like Princess Zelda... I... When I am around you, I feel that we both can learn how to be more open to people around us. You and I... we both put up walls around ourselves... We both don't want people to see what we are like... That's why; I want us to be together... So gradually, we can both enjoy our lives with helping one another by learning how to be more open and how to be emotionally strong," Marth said finally.
Marth had finally told Samus how he felt. Somehow, he felt relieved. He was carrying this huge weight in his body after getting to know Samus as time grew on. He knew that Samus was teaching him many different things about the world, and he felt that he was able to know that everything was always going to be alright. Samus sat in her chair for a while looking in Marth's deep violet eyes. How was she going to respond to him? She still asked herself that question. She was still not sure about her feelings and how much did she really care for the prince of Altea. Samus liked Marth... a lot. Except, was she really in love with Marth Lowell? Samus carefully thought about him. She found Marth witty, charming, and fun. Even though he didn't seem to act the same way with all of the other smashers in the Super Smash Brothers Mansion, he seemed to be less secretive when he always talked with her. It was the same for Samus. She felt as if she didn't need to shut out Marth from her life. She felt perfectly comfortable around Marth. Samus felt that she could turn to Marth about anything if she couldn't talk to Zelda. That feeling she experienced whenever she was around Marth… it always felt nice… warm… happy. Something wonderful, that made Samus wish that time would just stop and let Marth and her live together in peace. Samus finally took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
"Yes... I want to be together with you, too," Samus said, as she opened her eyes and smiled softly at Marth. She looked away from Marth's eyes for a while and set her eyes to the floor of cafeteria. "I always thought there would be no one to help me out when I was alone. I felt that there was no one, only me. So I guess the reason why it's so hard to see the real me is because I don't want people see what I am like because it seems like they are not going to care for me, either way. But then... I knew I was lying to myself. There are people who care for me in the world. Knowing that, I am now happy to see that there are people who love me and care for me because I am just me."
With that being said, Samus closed her eyes for a moment again. She smiled once more as she took a deep breath, and opened her eyes again as she looked at Marth. He was sitting up straight in his chair, hearing her words closely as she would continue to speak. It was obvious to her, that he would understand anything she would be saying, and there would be no gap of distrust between them.
"When I first saw you, I didn't care about anything you said or whatever you were. I'm such an idiot for not being friendly to you when I should have been nicer. I never thought that I would ever be able to fall in love with anyone, since I had no one to turn to when I was going up. No one was there to give me comfort whenever I was worried or scared or anything. I always had to stand on my two feet. I didn't know what it was like… to have a feeling of comfort and companionship with other people," Samus said softly. Samus was going to say more, but Marth suddenly interrupted her.
"You don't need to apologize for something silly like the first time we met," Marth said, as he paused for a little bit and looked down at his hands for a moment. Samus's bright green eyes looked at Marth, telling him silently to continue. "I love you, Samus Aran. I know that it has been only a month since we met, but it's amazing on what happens when time flies by so fast. I have learned so much about not only you, but myself. You have taught me something more than how to become brave and to not care about what others think. You taught me how to love."
Marth's deep violet eyes looked in Samus's for a moment. Slowly, and silently, Marth stood up from his chair, leaned over, closed his eyes, and kissed Samus on the lips. Samus was a bit shocked for a little bit, knowing that she was kissing another man, but this was Marth. He loved her, and she loved him back. She felt her body loosen up from the tension that she had, and closed her eyes as well. After Link had kissed Samus, she knew that kiss didn't mean anything to her because his feelings for her weren't real. Marth's feelings for her, however, were real. She could tell by the way he kissed her that, he actually loved her and that he wasn't just trying to make out with her. After what seemed liked eternity, Marth finally slowly broke away from Samus. He smiled warmly at her. Samus smiled back at the prince. Remembering what happened a few days ago, Samus snickered a little bit as Marth gave her a blank stare at her behavior for a little while.
"Er... What's so funny?" asked Marth puzzled.
"Hahaha... Nothing. It's just that, on the night before the Melee Tournament, Peach dared me to kiss you on the lips. Now that I have fulfilled that dare, Peach can finally stop bugging me to do that," Samus said, as she stifled her laughter as Marth smiled coyly at the bounty hunter. His attitude changed from his openness to Samus back to his mysterious ways for a little while. He was not going to let her get away from that little dare Peach made.
"That didn't count then," Marth said finally, as Samus stopped laughing and shot Marth a small glare. "You have to kiss me. I am not the one who's supposed to kiss you."
"So what? Either way, we kissed. It's doesn't matter who kissed who first," Samus argued. Even though Samus didn't mind kissing Marth again, she was still worried that Zelda or someone might come in soon and see their little kiss.
"Oh no, it doesn't...," Marth said, still having that coy smile plastered on his face. He took her hand and made Samus stand up. "Now, come on, kiss me."
Samus rolled her eyes for at the stubborn prince. "Alright, just a quick one, since I don't want anyone seeing this," Samus hastily replied.
She placed her hands on Marth's broad shoulders and gently planted a kiss on Marth's lips. Marth brought Samus into his body more, so they could get closer. He started to kiss her deeply while he held her in his arms. He started to have his tongue meet hers as he still had his eyes closed, and continued to kiss her. Samus couldn't resist, she finally gave in to what her heart was telling her to do. Kiss Marth. Samus wrapped both of her arms around Marth's neck also pulling him more for a deeper kiss. They both showed their emotions through one long kiss, and neither or them wanted to realize what was happening at the moment. Without either of them noticing, Peach walked into the cafeteria. Peach, noticing that the two were kissing, quickly hid behind a corner to watch the young couple. The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom smiled at herself softly for the dare she made Samus do.
Breakfast was started soon about half an hour after Marth and Samus kissed. For Samus Aran, she felt happy that many fortunate events had come upon her today. As the cafeteria buzzed with all the smashers talking, Samus's mind wandered while Peach was rambling on about shopping for the right clothes for award ceremony after the Melee Tournament ended in a few days. Samus kept on nodding her head and pretended to be interested about the subject, when her eyes glanced over to Marth who was sitting quietly on the other side of the table, looking down at the food and playing around with it using his fork. Noticing that Samus was looking at him, Marth lifted his head up and grinned at her. Samus smiled as well for a little bit, when Peach stopped talking to notice Samus's eye contact with Marth. Peach looked at both of the smasher's smiling faces for the moment, and in her mind, Peach smiled again. Unfortunately, for Marth and Samus, Peach was not the only one to notice the silent interaction between the two. Zelda had stopped paying attention to Roy's conversation with her, and glared at Samus with envy for her able to make Marth smile warmly at her.
Zelda was furious with her best friend. Zelda's face was slowly turning red as she continued to watch the two smiling at each other. Her body began shaking with anger and kept her eyes locked on Samus to see what she was going to do next. Zelda was jealous of Samus because one of her best friends had made Marth smile like that. She hated Samus for having Marth pay more attention to her. She hated it. She felt rage, anger, and envy above all, feeling as if her best friend betrayed her. Zelda knew that Marth always had a smirk or a flirtatious smile on his face when ever he was around her, but Marth's smile now was different. His smile was not something that left people in a mystery, but something warm. Marth's smile changed from being somewhat smug, now into being a comforting smile. To be honest, Zelda wanted to be the one to make Marth smile like that. She wanted to be the one to melt away Marth's frozen ice cold heart with her words of kindness and forgiveness. She wanted to be the one who could change Marth from being a concealed, mysterious person into a more kind, honest person.
"So, Zelda... What are you planning to do now that...," Roy began to say, until he finally noticed that Zelda wasn't paying attention.
Roy looked at what Zelda was staring at, and back to Zelda. He noticed the couple that Zelda was staring at for a long time. Roy had already known from Link that Zelda liked Marth, but he now smirked at Zelda for a little while. Roy had also noticed the way Marth reacted to Samus when ever she was around. He knew that his dear, Altean friend would never show his the real side of himself, unless he had special feelings for her. Roy knew Marth better than anyone, and Roy clearly knew his one of his best friends was in love with the female bounty hunter. For now, he decided it would be best to talk to Zelda about their relationship. Feeling more sly and cunning as if he was a serpent than his usual straightforward attitude, he leaned a little closer to Zelda and whispered in her left ear:
"My, don't they make a nice couple?"
After hearing those words Zelda jumped in shock. Had someone noticed that she was glaring at the couple? She quickly looked at Roy with the same surprised look on her face. Roy looked at her for a moment and turned his attention back to the couple as he rested his right elbow on the table and settled his head on his hand, while Zelda's eyes were still locked on Roy. He knew. He probably knew her feelings she had for the prince. However, she could care less about who knew her secret and who didn't. However, she may have misheard whatever he said to her. She had her eyes focused on him, as she opened her mouth to speak.
"What did you just say?" Zelda softly, as her voice was shaking with anger.
"You know what I just said," Roy said, as he watched Marth and Samus, now talking to each other, with great interest.
"If you think that this is funny, Roy, it's not! I don't like Samus being around Marth," Zelda quickly replied, still looking at Roy. She tried her best to keep her anger as cool as possible. However, by the way her words came out; it was filled with rage and hate for Samus Aran.
"She's your friend though, why do you want her not to be with Marth?" asked Roy, as his eyes shifted towards Zelda for a little while, then back on Marth and Samus. "They look happy together."
"I fell in love with Prince Marth Lowell of Altea ever since I met him. I am not losing to my best friend. Marth is a prince; he doesn't deserve someone like Samus. He deserves someone better. No offense towards Samus, but what kind of prince would fall for a rude tomboy?" Zelda asked angrily, as her eyes were fixed upon the couple. She still glared at Samus angrily for a moment. She hated Samus Aran more than ever for interacting with Marth. She didn't seem to care anymore that Samus was the kind female friend that always cared for her; instead she was thinking that she was her new enemy. She looked back at Roy for a moment. "By the way, are you saying that you support them being together?"
Roy closed his eyes for a moment and smiled. "I don't mind seeing them together, but I feel that it's not right that you are competing with one of your best friends. Besides from Link, Samus has always protected you and comforted you whenever you were down about something," Roy pointed out, as he sighed.
"I don't care... I love Marth. He's the one I want, and I don't mind having a little competition for winning his love," Zelda spat out steadily, as her eyes shot towards Samus as Samus laughed at a joke Marth had just told.
"I will have him. No matter how much it takes. I will be the first one to tell him, and make him mine," Zelda thought to herself.
The day continued to progress, and Zelda had fought Pikachu, Ness, and Mario today. Zelda was once again tired from all the battling that was going on and she wanted nothing more to sleep. Zelda was almost about to leave the waiting room for all the other smashers when she just remembered what she had to do today. Yes, Zelda would tell Marth her feelings today. She didn't care anymore if she hurt Samus's heart in any way. She was her new enemy. She declared it in her heart that Samus Aran would be a new competitor for Marth's love. She was determined now to confess her feelings to the blue haired prince of Altea. She waited a little longer for Marth's last battle against Yoshi to finish. Interested in seeing the way Marth fought, she hoped that he would win. Marth came running towards Yoshi preparing to do his Dolphin Slash with his Falchion, when Yoshi smashed an egg in his face at the perfect percentage to send him flying out the arena. The match ended and Marth and Yoshi were both stood to face each other shook hands. Both of the smashers then turned to the audience where Marth waved to several fan girls. Zelda sighed in sadness knowing the Marth had not won the battle, but she was happy to see him when he teleported back to the waiting room with all the other smashers. Zelda's face instantly lit up as she saw Marth, and immediately walked over to where he was standing.
"Hello, Marth! That was a wonderful battle you put up out there," Zelda said as she smiled comfortingly at the swordsman. The prince smiled back with his usual sly smirk on his face.
"Thank you, Princess. I appreciate that you came to watch me finish up all of my battles," Marth said as he took Zelda's right gloved hand and kissed it to his lips. Zelda's face flushed as she looked down at the ground for a little while.
"Well, good-bye, princess, I really want to return back to my room to rest," Marth said as he let go of the princess of Hyrule's right hand, turned in the other direction and started to walk away.
Zelda panicked, if she didn't tell Marth today, Samus might become closer to Marth. She knew that she would have to confess her feelings for him today, or something else might happen. She could definitely feel it. She promised herself that, today; she would confess her feelings to Marth, no matter what. She prayed to all of the three goddesses of Hyrule to give her enough courage to confess. Her heart was pounding. She could hear it in her chest with every beat sounding as if an earthquake had pounded the ground. Her body began to sweat and she felt really nervous and was worried. Her voice became dry, and would not work. She was barely able to speak, until a short while later when she swallowed hard and her voice just came out.
"Marth!" Zelda quickly shouted loudly. She didn't mean to shout that loud, but it didn't matter because Marth turned around and faced the princess directly in the eye.
"Yes?" Marth asked. Zelda took a deep breath as her heart began to beat faster and her palms started sweating. She was unsure about how Marth would respond to her question she was about to ask. She really hoped she would be able to tell him today, because if she didn't, Samus would become closer to Marth, and she wouldn't accept that.
"I really need to talk to you about something," Zelda began. Marth nodded his head in confirmation as Zelda smiled at him for him understanding and allowing her time to confess. "I would prefer that we go outside to the courtyard to discuss this matter that I want to talk to you about."
Marth nodded his head again. Marth raised his right arm to escort Zelda down to the hallway to the courtyard. Zelda smiled at Marth and took his arm and wrapped it against her left arm. Marth led her down the hallway, and just looked straight forward. He didn't want to look at this young Hyrulean woman that had a serious crush on him, now that he confessed his love for Samus Aran and wanted to remain loyal to her. He tried to pretend that she was not there, but it wasn't working. It felt really awkward and a rude action to do in front of a princess. Zelda stood watching Marth's expressionless face as he continued to lead her down the hallway. His body was stiff, as he was just looking straight ahead, and as if he was trying to ignore her. She looked up to him and noticed that he didn't look back at her face. She had her face fell down a little bit in sadness wondering if Marth would accept her feelings. Marth finally led her to the side of the hallway where the entrance to the courtyard laid. Marth let go of Zelda's arm to stop to open the door for her. Being the perfect gentleman towards Zelda, he fully opened to door and made sure that the lock was unlocked so that he and Zelda wouldn't be locked out of the Super Smash Brothers Mansion all night.
Zelda entered the beautiful courtyard, now completely dark and only the silver light of the full moon and stars, late at night in the summer. She smiled at the beautiful dark sky seeing the bright stars and the moon in its complete form. She walked over near a water fountain with a statue of two lovers in the middle as Marth silently closed the door behind him. She watched the beautiful summer sky, as she waited for Marth to come up to where she was standing. The Altean prince slowly made his way to Zelda where her body was leaning against the stone side of the fountain. Zelda smiled warmly at him as Marth tried to smile back at her with the same warm expression, but failed to reveal his mischievous smile on his face.
"Marth, what I wanted to talk to you about today is...," Zelda began to say.
However, her throat went drier than a desert, as for her body went numb, and her heart pounding faster and faster. Her body was tensely filled with nerves, and her heart kept on beating faster and faster. She wasn't comfortable telling Marth how she felt. If this true love, would she be able to tell the person who she liked the most about her true feelings? Zelda had always dreamed of finding a perfect man who would love her for who she was and everything about her. She fantasized that she would be able to tell that person anything that was on her mind, with such ease, that words would not be necessary to get out her emotions. He would just feel them for her. However, when she was with Marth, it was not like she dreamed of. For a moment, she felt as if her voice was lost, and the words would not be able to come out of her mouth. She knew she would have to get her words and feelings out to him. If not, Samus be with Marth forever. Knowing that she didn't want to compete with Samus, she had found her voice, and was able to confess.
"...I wanted to tell you that I... I love you."
There, the Princess of Hyrule had finally told Prince Marth of Altea her feelings. In her mind, those words continued to echo, and she felt a little relieved that her feelings were out. Princess Zelda had been waiting for the perfect moment to tell Marth on how she felt for him. Zelda was aware that this liking she had for Marth was clearly infatuation, but she would not accept it. She didn't want to admit she had been easily won over by someone just because of their looks and physical abilities. She was too proud of a young woman to accept that. She looked down at her feet now, after telling him her feelings. Marth's face gave a slight expression of shock, but he remained calm. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a moment and opened them again to see the princess standing in front of him.
"Princess, I want you to realize that I am not the one for you," Marth began to say.
Marth had clearly known from the beginning that someone else had loved her more than he ever would in a hundred years, and that person was Link. When he saw the way Link looked at her, it was obvious he had cared for her. However, how couldn't he? Roy had told Marth everything about Link's past. A young Hyrulean man, who was socially withdrawn from his own people, and no one left for him to care for him… Except for Princess Zelda, how could he not love her for everything she has done? He was well aware of everything that had happened to Zelda. Her memories were lost of Link. Samus, Peach, and Roy had told him so when they first met him. Even if the Hyrulean princess's memories were lost of Link, he could sense the bond that they once head. Even if no thought of Link was no longer in Zelda's head, the presence of the bond was still floating around both of them. They were linked together, and Marth had clearly known this from the first time he saw the two together. Besides, Marth had already found the one and only person he wanted to be with.
"I know it may be hard to accept, but I know that some where in your heart you will know it's true," Marth replied softly.
Zelda's anger started to rise, hearing that, she, Princess Zelda of Hyrule, had been rejected by one of the most handsome swordsmen she had ever seen. She tried to control her anger by taking a deep breath. Her heartbeat was slowly dying down from the confession she told, and she still tried to remain as calm as possible. Zelda couldn't show that she wouldn't be able to understand everything that Marth was saying. She didn't want to explode in front of Marth, and become someone who neither Marth nor she was familiar with. She was tempted to shout back at Marth for him saying such a thing, but she had to be aware of what she said and still remain a lady like princess. She closed her eyes for a moment and opened them up again to see Marth's face.
"You see, Princess, I know that you don't love me as much as you would for someone else," Marth continued to say. "I know that this maybe difficult for you to understand, but you do need to realize that there is someone out there for you who you will find him more irresistible than I."
Zelda's anger started to slowly die down; she took another deep breath and closed her eyes again. These were the only way to calm herself down was to be taking deep breaths, and try to maintain her anger. She thought of Marth, and even though she didn't want to admit she was not actually in love with the prince of Altea, she found that he was right. She didn't love him at all. Her feelings were fake. They were nothing more than a huge infatuation she had. Zelda slowly started to realize what she had been thinking and her feelings towards Marth for the last few weeks ever since Marth had arrived to SSBM. She clearly knew that she was infatuated with Marth ever since he arrived, but she didn't want to accept it. She wanted to live a fairy tale, where she would share a romantic dream of meeting the perfect prince after him saving her. She didn't look at his imperfections carefully, and see if whether or not she could truly accept him for who he was. She did that, but by doing so, she had turned into a vicious human being.
"No... I didn't turn into a being a vicious human being. I became a wild animal... A beast... I was almost like those rabid fan girls that will do anything to become Marth's girlfriend," Zelda finally realized. "I started to forget everything about Samus for who she was and how she was one of my best friends, into thinking that she was my enemy. I thought that I hated her. How could I do that to her? I love Samus too. She is one of my best friends that has always been loyal to me, and there to defend me."
Real and true love happens gradually over time. She was aware of that too. Love is something complicated and elaborate, which is hard to recognize, but Zelda knew some how, her heart did not yearn for the prince of Altea. Her heart was somewhere else, she just didn't know where. Perhaps she had feelings for the young man who gave her the barrette. She could never love Marth the way he deserved to be loved. There was no tomorrow with them being together. He wouldn't be happy. She wouldn't be happy. More importantly, she put her own happiness for herself. She could never make Marth truly happy. She was aware that something inside him was damaged, as if a bird's wing was broken. It needed special care and attention. She would never be able to fix that broken wing that Marth had. She completely ignored his own happiness, and put herself first. Their lives would be a life with nothing, but lust in their hearts if they were together. Hearing what Marth had told her, was now to make sure that she would accept the truth. It was painful and ugly, but Zelda was able to. When Zelda finally opened her eyes back again at Marth. She tried to take up all this information the best as she could, trying not to turn in to fury or grief. Tears were going to start forming, and she felt herself almost about to cry, but she tried her best to hold them back. She took another deep breath.
"Then... Why are you always so kind to me?" asked Zelda remembering all those times, Marth had saved her from any injuries.
Marth looked at her for a moment and envisioned Ellis leaning against the water fountain rather than Zelda. At the thought of Ellis, Marth wanted to break down and cry. His sister… his almost motherly like sister, despite her age, she was the one who would always cheer him up when in sadness. The one who always would make him feel better with her charm and innocence. So young, so fair for a small princess with her carefree, naive personality which would make him always smile. The day she died. That never forgetting painful day as he watched the beloved princess of Altea die, and he wasn't there to save her. He also tried his best to hold his tears back in, after what had happened to her. It was all his fault. If he had been there to save Ellis, she wouldn't have died. It didn't matter any more. He tried his best to fight off the people who were holding him back, but he didn't make it there to save her. Thinking of Ellis, she would scold him for regretting the past, telling him it wasn't his fault at all. But still… Marth would never be able to get over his deceased sister. It would be a memory that would haunt him forever, as he tried his best to become emotionally stronger.
"It's because that you remind me so much of my late sister, Ellis," Marth responded softly. With those words coming out of Marth's mouth, Zelda's head quickly shot up from her feet and to Marth's face. Marth avoided contact with the princess's face and looked to his right side as he tried to focus his attention at the ground.
"My sister was like you in many different ways. Her personality highly matched yours, and I always felt that she was right here whenever you were around me. I always regretted for being a little mean to her at times, so I felt that I wouldn't feel guilty anymore if I treated you with the same kindness that I would have treated her. It was a complete mistake. I should have known that you were completely different than my sister. I rescued you many times because I could never save my sister and my father when they were in danger. I felt that I let them die, by not saving them," Marth said slowly as his attention was still at the ground beside him.
"The reason why I came to Super Smash Brothers Melee was because I would become emotionally strong. I wanted to learn how to become stronger all by myself so I could move on with my sister and father's death. I didn't want anyone to teach me how to become stronger. It all changed after I met someone. This person... she... she taught me to not be self conscious on whatever I do in life, and that I need to learn how to become emotionally stronger together with that person. Not by myself."
Marth inhaled some of the cold, crisp summer's nighttime air and exhaled. He finally stopped his gaze at the ground and focused on Zelda. He was finally strong enough to look her in the eye now. All this time, he had feared about what kind of look she would give him now. He was now ready to face her. Zelda saw that Marth's face was filled with nothing, but sorrow. A strange look on Marth's face, since he was always so secretive with his emotions and what he was thinking. It felt strange to Zelda since she had never seen Marth filled with such grief and sorrow. Marth looked at Zelda once again, and was slightly relieved to see her anger had calmed down and she had finally understood what he was saying and was accepting it.
"This person... I want to be together with that person. That person and I have both been all alone when we were young. We both grew up without love or care from anyone in the world. That person and I need to learn many different things in life by helping each other out. I want to stay together forever with that person. I care for that person deeply, and I have fallen in love with her. Another reason, why I am not the one person for you, is that, I need to learn how to become emotionally stronger together with that person. For you, you need to teach the person you love the most, how to become stronger," Marth explained finally. "It was our destiny to meet here in the Super Smash Brothers Mansion. For this person and I..."
Zelda swallowed hard and was still trying her best to accept what Marth was saying. She thought about the person Marth was talking about. Marth clearly loved this person that he was talking about. She could tell by the way he talked and they way he looked when talking about her. Somehow, Zelda felt happy for Marth. She admitted she really wanted to be the one to stay by Marth's side, but she knew that this person needed Marth in her life more than anyone in the world. This person was happy with Marth. She gave him happiness, and Marth returned that happiness to that person. She was glad for both of the smashers, that their feelings were received from each other. Feeling ashamed and guilty, Zelda nodded her head at Marth, showing that she understood everything he was saying. She was not selfish anymore for her own happiness. Two of her friends would be able to relish in absolute happiness, now that they were together forever. Marth paused for a moment to wait to see if the princess was going to say anything.
"Is this person you really love, Samus?" Zelda responded.
Marth was shocked to hear that the princess had finally figured out his lover. Marth didn't want to say anything because he was worried that Zelda may do something to Samus since she was so deeply attracted to him. Marth changed his mind; now seeing the princess calmed down and seemed to understand that she wasn't the one for him. It would only be right to be honest with her, rather than to lie or ignore her question. He could trust Zelda now that her temper was down. She understood everything clearly, and her facial expression obviously showed that. She still probably didn't realize her feelings for a special green clothed swordsman, but he was still glad that she accepted everything. Marth looked at Zelda for a moment and caught the glimpse of her deep blue sapphire eyes and finally nodded. Zelda smiled at Marth for a moment.
"I see now," Zelda said, as her eyes slowly shifted to her hands on her lap. "I guess... she does need you more than I do... But, we will continue to be friends, right? Now that I know who the one for you is, I want you to take care of her. She's one of my most loyalist friends in the world. I want to make sure she's in the hands of a good person. If you harm her in any way, I shall hunt you down, and neuter you... And I want you to confess to her if she doesn't know already about your feelings."
Marth chuckled at Zelda's overprotective behavior for her female bounty hunter friend. "She already does know, I told her today. I will protect Samus with my life. I would also never dream of hurting Samus. I promise you that, Princess," Marth said. "And yes, we will always remain friends, Princess."
"If we are still going to be friends, you could always call me by my name, rather than the title "princess"," Zelda snapped somewhat truculently, as Marth laughed again.
"Alright... I'll call you Zelda from now on," Marth said as he smiled at the golden haired princess as Zelda smiled back at him. Zelda now noticed the change of his smile. Now his smile was more loving and caring than his usual sly smirk that he had on his face. Zelda smiled to herself, knowing that Marth's smile had changed.
"Well, good night, princess... er... I mean Zelda," Marth said as he started walking back to the door of the courtyard. She smiled softly at Marth leaving the courtyard, after a little while; she remembered something she needed to ask Marth. She didn't want to miss this opportunity to ask him a question that she had been dying to know the answer to. She needed to ask him before he left back to go inside in his room. She quickly got herself off from the side of the water fountain and started sprinting as fast as she could.
"Marth! Wait a minute! There's something else I need to ask you!" Zelda cried out, as she ran up to Marth. Marth quickly turned around to see what the princess was going to say next. While running, Zelda unfastened the butterfly barrette out of her silky, golden hair and practically shoved it in Marth's face when she caught up to him. Puzzled by what Zelda had just shown him, Marth wondered what the Hyrulean princess would say next.
"Did you give this to me?" panted Zelda, as she was still trying to catch her breath. Marth looked up at her face and shook his head.
"No, I didn't, Zelda. Did you think I gave it to you?" Marth inquired. Zelda gave a look of slight frustration. She wasn't able to solve this little mystery she had about who gave her the beautiful barrette.
"Oh... Alright, because yesterday, I received this as a gift from someone. I thought it might be you, since it was signed as "your hero" in the note," Zelda informed slowly. As Marth pondered a little bit about Zelda's mysterious secret admirer, he was able to instantly figured out who the person that gave Zelda the barrette, and smiled. It was him. That one person he kept referring to in his conversation with Zelda. The one and only person who loved Zelda the most.
"Hm... Well, I think the person who gave it to you is here in the Super Smash Brothers Melee Tournament... waiting for you to thank him. He will be very pleased to see your happy face. He loves you more than anything in the world," Marth said in his usual mysterious tone of voice. "This hero of yours will be glad to know that deep down inside that you love him back..."
Zelda looked up from her barrette she held in her hand and looked at Marth's face. He was wearing his usual coy smile he always had. He did seem to be able to know some sort of information that she was not aware of. She stood there, thinking carefully over the words that Marth had just said, going over them twice in her head. After a while, she gasped softly as she finally figured out the meaning of Marth's words and asked him:
"Do you know who gave me this barrette?"
"I would tell you, but I don't want to give it away to you. It's something you need to figure out yourself. I figured out my feelings for Samus all by myself, and you should too. It's what's best for you. After all, butterflies do symbolize journey, gracefulness, and a change in a person's life," Marth informed finally. "I am sure you find the answer for yourself... Just give yourself some time. You are a very wise person, Zelda."
With that being said, Marth finally turned around once again while flicking his cape with his hand and walked back to the where the exit of the gate laid. Watching Marth leaving the courtyard, Princess Zelda looked down in her right hand and studied the butterfly carefully again. She still wondered who loved her so dearly to give her a gift like this. This person had obviously loved her, and the future queen of Hyrule was determined to figure out who this mysterious person was. She wasn't sure that if she had the same feelings for the person who gave her the gift, but she was really curious to know who. Perhaps she already had feeling for him, as Marth had mentioned. Now with her new knowledge of butterflies, she closed her right hand in gently on the barrette. Zelda promised herself that she would figure out who gave her the gift, all by herself. No matter what it takes, she would thank the person who gave it to her properly in person.
Whoa... Long chapter, eh? Well, you will survive this author's note and the other chapters. Whoo! I am so happy I finally finish this! I was having a little trouble with some of the scenes and what I wanted the characters to say. Right now, I am listening to a Tsubasa Chronicle soundtrack that I downloaded off the internet, and it's actually pretty good to listen to while writing fan fiction. I recommend music also by Yuki Kajiura, besides Faye Wong's music. They are both pretty good... Anyways, let's see... Whoa... I am so bored right now... I don't know what to say now... I currently have a Spanish project to finish and a History paper to write. I know I shouldn't procrastinate, so that's why I am doing everything on Saturday rather than Sunday! I am slightly upset that I kind of made Zelda a bitch when she was infatuated with Marth because Zelda is one of my favorite game characters. Oh yeah! And the whole hunting down and neutering part that Zelda said to Marth was a quote taken from a movie called In Good Company. It's really funny! Okay... Reviewers! Again, thank you guys so much for sticking with the story and reviewing. I am really happy that you guys are stay with me while I write. And for those of you who are new to reviewing my stories, criticism is allowed here on grammar or spelling, just no flaming on pairings or whatever. I don't like it when people flame. Like I said in my previous chapters, if you do spot any mistakes in my fan fiction, just please tell me. To my dear reviewers...
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