GASP! an update??? yes, thats right!! i figured i cant use anymore excuses because i havent had a shift for like... weeks, and my homework has lessened, so i really have no choice but to update. lol. anyways, get ready for that hurricane of a chapter i spoke of in chapter 7. this is it, friday, and that means a whole lot for super smash bros. secondary. does link get lysander? are zelda and marth still fighting? reeead on and find out!

Chapter Eight: Friday

Today was the day! It was finally Friday, and Link wasted no time getting to school. In no time at all, he burst through the main doors and headed straight for the drama room. As he tore down a hallway, he ran headlong into Zelda. They both fell to the ground. As Link stood up, rubbing his head, he realised who he had just bowled over.

"Oh gosh! Zelda! I'm so sorry!" Link held out his hand. Zelda took it and Link pulled her to her feet. To Link's surprise, she laughed.

"No big deal, I'm fine." She motioned for Link to walk with her. "I take it you were going to the drama room? I was headed there myself; I really want to know if we made it!"

"Yeah, me too. And I just had to check now, I couldn't wait!"

"Ugh, I know what you mean! The past week has been torture!" The two chatted away as they walked to the drama room. They made it finally. When they arrived, they found an excited crowd of students, eager to find out if they had made it. Link found Roy and Peach there, and Zelda spotted Samus. The hopefuls murmured with excitement, anticipating the posting of the cast. Finally, they saw the familiar face of their drama teacher poke out of her office.

"Oh my." She said, her mouth stretching into an excited smile. She said nothing else, as she pushed her way through the crowd. As she reached the back wall, she pulled out a piece of paper and stapled it to the wall. The crowd huddled close to it, and read excitedly:

Lysander, Peter Quince - Link

Hermia, Mustardseed - Zelda

Demetrius, Francis Flute - Marth

Helena, Peaseblossom - Peach

Oberon, Tom Snout - Roy

Titania - Samus

Puck, Philostrate - Mario

Egeus - Fox

Theseus - Luigi

Hippolyta, Cobweb - Nana

Nick Bottom - Falco

Robin Starveling - Yoshi

Snug - Pikachu

Somewhere near the far end of the school, a grade twelve Biology class was disturbed by an uproar in the drama room.

"Blasted drama students always overacting!" The teacher cried.

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Zelda bustled into her Chemistry class with a spring in her step and a smile on her face. She dropped herself into her seat and clasped her hands together, looking much to excited for another lecture on molecules.

She had done it. She had made the play, and with a lead role too. Of course, Zelda was immensely proud of herself. She celebrated in her head as Samus walked in.

"Samus!"
"Zelda!" Samus skipped to Zelda's desk and shared a high five with her. "We made it! Awesome job getting Hermia!"

"Not bad yourself, girl!" Zelda said. The two hopped around in circles, in a happy dance of sorts, holding hands and giggling. They were, however, interrupted.

"Good morning Zelda." Zelda gasped and wheeled around. She came face to face with her science teacher. "Glad to see you so excited for Chemistry today."

Zelda's face turned sour, and she fought back a snippy retort. The teacher walked, off, and Samus and Zelda shared a final squeal before sitting in their desks. The rest of the class filled the room, making their way to their desks.

Marth brushed passed Samus' desk as he took his regular seat behind Zelda. She and him shared a fleeting glance before breaking contact and reverting to their own business.

The teacher called the class to order, as he always did, and started attendance. "Samus?"

"Here!"

"Douglas?"

"It's Falcon!"

"Donkey Kong?"

"Psst, Zelda."

"Huh?" Zelda turned in her seat to see what Marth wanted. "What, Marth?"

"Good job getting in the play."

Confusion engraved itself on Zelda's face. "Uh… you too." Why Marth was congratulating Zelda was beyond her, for she felt tension still lay thick between them.

Marth merely smiled at Zelda, but it was not the usual lecherous grin, nor did he wink at Zelda as he always did. It was a small, polite smile; friendly and grateful. It lasted only a few seconds before he lowered his head to his notes.

Zelda eyed Marth strangely, and was tempted to feel his forehead for his temperature. However, she decided against it and turned around in her desk again. That was… weeeeiiird.

As usual, the teacher ranted about obscure, unimportant chemicals, and the bonds they form with other obscure chemicals to make unimportant compounds that are completely useless to the world. As he droned on and on about molecular transformation over prolonged periods of time, he pointed about the room randomly at students who didn't know the answers to his questions. His unchanging, mumbling voice reverberated off the walls of the room, which was filled with students leaning their heads on their hands, daydreaming about crushes and other things. Zelda was genuinely confused as to why she was the only one being punished. The seventy-five minutes was over soon enough, and the class got to its feet as the bell rang through the school.

"Zelda!" The teacher called. "Let's not forget our tutorial this time, shall we?"

"Yeah, whatever." Zelda groaned. Of course, today the cast was getting together for a run-through of the play after school. The anticipation of impending doom was evident on Zelda's face, especially to Marth, who curiously asked the teacher for a word. Interested in what Marth had to say to the teacher, Zelda dropped her binder, her papers spilling all over, buying her an excuse to stay behind. She shooed Samus away, who offered to help her.

"It's okay, Samus. Just get to your next class. I'll be fine." Zelda winked at Samus and gestured toward Marth.

"Ah, right. Well, see you at lunch, Hermia."

"Haha, all right Titania." Samus was the last to leave the room. As Zelda collected her stray worksheets, she strained her ears to catch Marth's conversation.

"Sir, I have a suggestion."

"Yes Marth?"

"Well… Being the top student in this class-" Zelda snorted, "-I was wondering if maybe I could tutor Zelda." Zelda's eyes bugged out, and she dropped her sheets.

"Marth? You are willing to help Zelda?"

"I think perhaps, if one of her peers explained it to her, she might have an easier time grasping the concepts." Zelda felt juvenile as she heard Marth talk about her.

"You're idea is interesting, Marth. Maybe that will work. I'll give you a two weeks. If I see no progress by then, she'll stay with me. If she works well with you, she'll be yours for the rest of the semester."

"Thank you sir. I'll try my best." The two said their goodbyes, then Marth bent over to help Zelda with the rest of her papers.

"What was that all about?" Zelda murmured.

"You want to stay in the play, don't you?" Marth asked.

"Well, yeah." Zelda replied.

"And how do you think you're gonna do that sitting in detention everyday?"

"Ahh… well I…"
"Exactly." Marth said. He picked up Zelda's textbook and handed it to her. "Can I walk you home after rehearsal today?"

Zelda was anxious now. "Marth, why are you doing this?" But Marth was already in the doorway.

"After school Zelda dear!" He called, as he walked down the hall.

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"ROY! ROY OH ROY WE DID IT! YIPEE! OH YES! OH YES YES YES YES YES! YAHOO!" Link paraded down the hallway, prancing and leaping into the air; grabbing random passers-by and dancing jovially with them.

Roy gave an amused sigh. "Calm down, Link." He said, grinning.

Link finally let go of an incredibly frightened Falco and joined his friend at his side. "Roy, isn't it amazing? We did it! We made the play!"

Roy chuckled. "I didn't doubt at all you'd get in. I don't know if there's another guy in this whole city more excited about this thing than you."

"There isn't!" Link declared. "This play will be my life!"

Roy gave Link a stern look. "I want to see an improvement in your grades, mister."

"Yeah yeah, no worries Roy. I've got it covered."

"Oh, do you now?" Roy mused. "I hope so. I don't want this play bringing your already low marks down.

"Oh you worry too much, Roy! Relax a little! Chill out!"

"I've no time to 'chill out'. I've got my plate full with other things."

"Well I hope your grades don't start falling either.

"Har har, Link. You just get to class, cheeky. See you at lunch."

"Yeah. See ya." Link chuckled himself. That boy is gonna drive himself to an early grave the way he works. Link thought to himself. He skipped away to Drama.

WOW what a long chapter. lol. hmm, why the sudden change of heart, eh Marth? heh heh... and that silly Roy, he will drive himself to an early grave. anyways, yay for zelda and link, now they can live happily ever after the end, right?

WRONG

haha dont worry guys, there's still plenty in store! ;) so keep reading!