Chapter 2: Can Somebody Remind Me What I'm Doing Again?
AN: Still don't own SSBB or the references.
Nyssa: And I'm still not in this!
Nephelle: Just wait until about chapter 6 dolt.
I woke up early the next morning got dressed in a light turquoise long sleeved shirt and jeans and ran a comb through my short white hair, then crept downstairs quietly so as not to wake my friend. I do not believe in wearing fancy clothing to try and make a first impression. The first rays of sunlight were shining through the half closed blinds as I sat down on the couch. When I checked the clock it said 7:30 but it wasn't really a big deal seeing as I had nowhere to be until noon. About an hour and a half later, Hollis came downstairs grumbling that I wake up far too early.
Before I left we played Skyward Sword. Well I played, Hollis just gave me directions and yelled when I auto jumped off a box wrong. (Seriously I must have spent at least twenty minutes trying to get Mia the cat, off the roof. Thanks auto jump!) Finally at 11:45 I left for the mansion. "Remember your birthday is in a few weeks! You need to tell me about being a smasher when we get together 'Kay?" Hollis hollered after me. "Sure!" I called back waving. I'd actually forgotten that I'd be turning 16 in a few weeks. Funny, but I wasn't looking forward to it. Don't get me wrong I had nothing against turning 16; I was pretty excited about that. It's the day (February 21) that I had an issue with.
It didn't take me very long to get to the mansion. Instead of being in the middle of the town where most people think it would be, the mansion was more on the outside which was fine by me. Up close the mansion was a lot bigger then it seemed and there was definitely a forest behind it, perfect for being alone. Without any hesitation I walked up to the door and knocked. A smasher with white angle wings opened the door (that would be Pit unless I am much mistaken) but before he could step outside a giant white hand materialized and sent the angel boy flying.
"Um…" I started to say but the hand interrupted me. "Nephelle, I'm so happy to see you! Welcome to smash mansion. I am Master Hand". Yeah, I kinda got that I thought sarcastically but what I said was, "Is he okay?" "What are you talking about?" Master Hand sounded confused. "The angel… over there. You kind of hit him and knocked him over" I explained. Honestly I felt a little bad for the guy. I mean, who wants to be knocked over by a giant hand? "Oh you mean Pit?" Master Hand finally noticed the angel trying to climb out of the rose bush. "So sorry Pit I didn't see you there". Since Master Hand was a giant pair of hands and had no eyes (that I could see anyway) I wasn't surprised. Master Hand grabbed him and lifted him out of the rose bush. "I need someone to show you around since you're new here. Pit would you be willing to do that for me?" Pit nodded. "Excellent!" Master Hand clapped his, well, hands together and sort of "floated" away.
I nodded towards the retreating master "Must give you a hand with joke ideas." Pit rolled his eyes. "Only bad ones." Pit showed me my room and told me that he'd be back in about an hour to show me around, so I would have time to unpack. "Oh and dinners at six okay?" I nodded, "Got it." My room was really nice with blue walls and a carpeted floor. I didn't have much so it only took about twenty five minutes to put my stuff away. I was looking around for something to do when I noticed the decor; it was nice but it didn't reflect me. "Time for a change is it?" Nova asked me. "You've been here for less than an hour and it's already unsatisfactory." "Why do I put up with you," I sighed. Using my magic I animated the walls, floor and ceiling to give you the impression of being underwater. At night though, the ceiling would show the stars you would be able to see if you were outside.
After a while, I realized that Pit should have been back by now. Maybe he was waiting for me in the hall. I stepped out of my room but I didn't see anyone. Just my luck, I'm stuck with the only smasher with short term memory, I sighed. I waited for a little to see if Pit would remember but it seemed that he had completely forgotten that he was supposed to show me around. Whatever. I decided to go wander around by myself and see how lost I could get before dinner. It didn't take me long to find the training room so why not get some training in before I have to fight? "It seems that we have an unnatural talent for finding weapons," Nova noticed. "I blame Hollis and her obsession with fighting and sharp objects".
After I was done in the training room I headed back to my room to clean up and hook up my video game systems before dinner. I left at exactly quarter to six, giving myself time in case I got lost. Finding the dining room was easier than I expected however; I just followed the noise. There weren't too many people already there which was nice. I hate showing up somewhere with lots of people and having them all stare at me. Did I mention that I'm a bit shy? Not anti-social, just shy and uncomfortable around lots of people. I wished there was someone here that I knew but besides having a terrible memory, it seems that Pit is always late too. I sat down at the end of the table away from the others. Even though I should probably get to know the smashers I really wished I had a book. I could sit in silence and ignore them all until they wanted to talk.
After a few minutes, the room started to fill up. A few people said hi and some of them stared at me for a while (possibly because of Nova) but none of them wanted to talk to me. Well that was just fine with me. I was startled from my thoughts when two people sat down beside me; they were both boys with blue hair, but I think one of them was wearing a tiara. A tiara for crying out loud! I really hoped that no one had a bad sense of humor like Hollis; I don't think I can stand any more bad jokes. Nova slid off my shoulder and onto the table. The boy without the tiara was staring at her. "Is there a problem?" I asked. I got the feeling he didn't much care for dragons. "No. Is that your dragon?" he replied. "Yes. Her name is Nova and she won't attack anything unless I tell her to. My name is Nephelle but you can call me Naru if you want to." I added as an afterthought. The boy wearing the tiara smiled. "My name is Marth and this is Ike. You must be the new smasher we were told about".
I spent some time talking to Marth and Ike about random unimportant stuff. Hollis would be so proud! Some of the other smashers came over and introduced themselves and pretty soon I was arguing with Link about the most humiliating way to beat Gannondorf. "So did you like the tour of the mansion?" Link changed the subject before he could lose the argument. Marth looked amused. "Well, I didn't exactly go on a tour," I explained, "but I did find the training room." Ike looked surprised. "I thought someone was assigned to show you around?" Just then Pit ran in. "Hey guys I have this feeling that I forgot to do something important. Oh, hey Nephelle." "When did you guys meet?" Ike asked. "I met her this morning when Master Hand told me to show her around," Pit replied. We all stared at him then burst out laughing. "Come on guys can you please just tell me what I forgot to do?"
"On a side note I had to show myself around today," I said. Pit laughed. "I would hate to be the idiot who forgot to do that! They should be so embarrassed... that's what I forgot to do isn't it?" he banged his head on the table. I smirked, "You are forgiven." I had a feeling that I would like living here.
So Nephelle's Skyward Sword auto jump experience? Yeah, I really did that in real life. Ironheart was pissed at my poor skills. Thanks to all who read the story. Also thanks to alexhacker39 for the favorite and follow.