I seem to have lost my ability to write long chapters. Grr.

brocktreejustleft does not own anything in the chapter.

The day after the Ike incident was grueling, I hadn't slept and because of this, finished last in every one of the sixteen battles I partook in.

That night I went to bed after dinner and overslept.

"You look like (censored)."

I was sitting with Snake, Lucario, Fox and Marth during breakfast the next morning. Snake had given me a cup of coffee, I had asked if it was evident on my face and he had answered with that.

I took a sip of the black drink and spit it back out, the stuff tasted like chocolate mixed with evil.

"How can you drink this stuff?" I asked to no one in particular.

"Some people just like bitter things." Marth answered.

Ike, who had come in after me, walked to our table and sat down next to me.

"Hi. Is it okay if I sit with you?"

I stared at him.

"That's fine." Fox answered.

He nodded. "How many matches do you guys have today?"

"That's fine." I answered to his first question.

Fox laughed, "You tired?"

I nodded.

Lucario held up a note that read "I have ten matches today."

"Wow, I only have seven."

"Sixteen." Snake added.

The conversation continued on, but my eyes were on Zelda.

She didn't get any flowers this morning, but tonight a bunch of smashers were going out to dinner and I suspected that Ike would turn it into a date.

I thought about giving her flowers myself, Lilacs.

"Hey Link?"

I snapped out of my haze, other than Ike the table was empty.

I blinked a couple of times, "Yeah?"

"What's Princess Zelda's favorite flower?"

I, needless to say, did not want to answer.

Lucario came back to the table, probably noticing my worry, and beckoned for me to follow him, we apparently had a match together today.

I excused myself and followed him.

V

I had decided, the night after my little meeting with Snake, that I wasn't going to listen to Peach, or anyone for that matter.

I had put my thoughts and feeling together last night and decided that I didn't even really like Snake all that much.

He was a lot older than me... And for all I knew he already had a girlfriend.

He was also a chain smoker, and I had watched an old movie once that had claimed "They say kissing a smoker's like licking and ash tray." an action that didn't sound very pleasant to me.

And yet...

No.

Wasn't Mei Ling his girlfriend?

No, no, no. It was too complicated to work. And I wasn't up for a confusing affair.

Especially if I was the skinny little blond with big curves and a tight body-suit.

He probably only liked me for my body anyway.

If he even liked me at all.

I was practicing in one of the gyms with Krystal and Fox, she was restless and out of practice.

Zelda walked in and watched us for a little bit.

I, suspecting treacherous motive, kept myself busy until she left.

"What do you think that was about?" Fox pondered aloud.

"She was probably going to remind us about dinner. Are you going, Samus?" Krystal answered.

I shook my head and walked over to a punching bag, "You look like you haven't kicked in months, you should probably work on it."

Fox agree and the practice continued.

Krystal reminded me that it would make a nice date, but I didn't answer.

blergh... Sorry they're so short... I'm just a failure lately...

Edit: The quote is from A Lot Like Love. I HAD something else to say, but I forgot... OH YEAH... the coffee thing is inspired by "Pickles are cucumbers soaked in EVIL."

Sorry it's not good...