Ch 4:
"Lu-mmgh-mmg," Pit said haphazardly to Lucina, managing to somehow not spit all of his food his way.
"PIT! Don't talk with your mouth full!" Lucina angrily exclaimed.
Pouting, Pit said, "Gosh, you sound just like Lady Palutena!"
Sitting next to Lucina, Shulk poked a small smile hearing this comment. He also noticed the unusual feeling of joy that was emanating through the diner. "So, what's everyone doing tonight?" Asked Shulk hoping to start genuine conversation.
She thought about it for a second before replying, and Lucina responded, "First, tell me what you're doing."
"Well, first there's my train….."
"Pit! I meant Shulk."
However, Pit kept talking on and on, drawing the other two to extreme annoyance and boredom, causing them to ever so slowly scoot down their bench, to the other side. The two just stared in amazement at Pit as he kept on with rambling steadily, not noticing that they had left him alone.
"Is it just me, or is he…" Shulk began.
"Yeah, a bit strange?" Lucina finished.
"I don't know what's wrong with him. I've known him for so long now, and he's just-just- so inattentive."
Slightly smirking, Lucina mocked, "He's not the only one…"
Blushing, Shulk put his arms around Lucina's shoulders, shook her a bit, laughed, and said, "You better take that back!"
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He had been talking to himself for about 10 minutes until Pit realized that Shulk and Lucina had already gone. In fact, he was the only one left in the whole diner. Lonely.
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Shulk and Lucina walked down the path to their lodging, talking softly.
"So, about Pit, I feel kinda bad for leaving him there, all alone."
Assuringly Shulk said, "Well, don't be, we aren't the only ones to do that."
Both of them laughed for a little bit, until they heard loud footsteps from behind and heavy panting. Then, suddenly, Shulk was taken by his collar and dragged off.
"I guess this is his revenge!" Shulk yelled back towards Lucina who was still confused by what just happened.
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Shulk was sitting in a chair. There was one bright light hanging over him. The rest of the room was dark.
Suddenly the lights in the room turned on, revealing an auditorium, with two people inside it, Robin, and Lady Palutena.
"Welcome! TO THE BACHELOR! SHULK EDITION!" * Fake recorded applause*
An announcer cheerily exclaimed, "Now, here's your host, the one and only, PIT!" *Even faker recorded applause*
"Pit. What in the world is this?"
Pit, talking into his fake microphone, with his best showbiz voice said, "This, my friend, is an exciting opportunity for you, hopeless romantic, to finally get your dream girl! You've been noticed by the panel of ^romance experts^ *points Robin and Palutena* and they want you to become the next hot sensation!"
Shulk, stood up and turned to walk away but was stopped by the stage doors closing in front of him. "Really? This is just something else, Pit."
"Yeah! Isn't it great! I've noticed how you are around Lucina. You aren't the cool, collected Shulk I know. So, we've decided to go ahead and play matchmaker for you! You are going to be ama-zing!"
Still confused at how Pit knew of his interest, Shulk asked, "But why Robin, that's her MOM."
From out in the seats, Robin yelled, "CAUSE THAT INIGO GUY SEEMED LIKE A CHEATER!"
Pit, again in a showbiz tone, said, "Shulk, have a seat, take a moment, look in this mirror. Remember this. Because soon it will be gone. You will be transformed into a lady killer, more specifically, a Lucina-Killer. She will fall over in astonishment when she sees you next."
Lady Palutena then screamed, "AND YOU'LL LOOK GOOD TOO!"
"So what do you say Shulk, do you trust me to make her yours?"
Puckering his mouth, Shulk timidly said, "No."
"Well too bad, you're doing it anyway. Ladies, take it away!"
Shulk was taken by Robin and Palutena, squirming to be released, into the back room.
"Let me go! I can do this on my own!"
At the same time, Robin and Palutena said, "No, you can't."
Author's Note: I am sorry for how long this took to get out, it's about 3 days overdue from schedule, and is a bit short compared to other chapters. Things kind of took a wild turn here, and I still don't know how I got to these characterizations…..
Falcon will come. He will show us his moves. Next time?! Or maybe not.
Well, thanks for reading!