Chapter 2

I walked up the driveway stopping right in front of the door. I stood there and held my breath. Samus' house looked the same as it did last time I was here except with the black pickup truck parked on the curb. It was until a few days ago that I had my episode in front of her lawn and I know that I did thank her, but she still wouldn't leave my mind.

Even during school Samus was on my mind. If it wasn't for Ike, maybe I wouldn't be so intrigued with that woman even more than I had to. Then again...I was already wondering about her before he even brought up her life. I wonder what truly happened.

I shook my head. I'm stalling. I need to talk to her again, I have to see her. It's now or never.

I raised my hand and I'm about to ring the doorbell, but I froze when I heard something shatter on the other side of the door. My heart jumped in my chest and I took a step back.

"W-what was-"

"Get the fuck out now!" I heard a voice say from inside the house.

My heart throbbed. "Samus?" I hear footsteps rushing towards the front door. "Gotta hide!" I ran away from the front door and went around the corner of the house. The front door opened and I saw two people storm out of the building.

"Why do you have to fucking act like that?!" the same voice from earlier yelled out.

"Enough, I'm already leaving so be grateful." a different person said.

I poke my head out slightly. I see a man very muscular, tall with facial hair walking toward the truck and Samus is following right behind. Could that be her husband or something? But something isn't right. The man got in and started his truck.

"You better not fucking come back, I don't want to see your face again," Samus hissed.

"Not like I was planning on it sweetheart," he winked at her. I felt my heart throb, I didn't like this guy one bit. "Thanks for letting me hang around, see you some other time." With a single flick of his hand, he drove away.

Samus crossed her arms and sighed. "Damn it Snake."

I coughed harshly from feeling my heart throb once more. Samus turned around and raised her brow.

"Ah...h-hi," I stammered as I walk out of my hiding spot.

"You," she glared. "As if I already have enough to deal with." She pinched the bridge of her nose. "Why are you here?"

"I...um..." I honestly didn't think of exactly why I was here. I just wanted to see Samus again, but I didn't even have a single clue as to why I'm here. I couldn't tell her that I wanted to see her. So what do I say?

"Well?"

I might as well say it. No point in hiding it to this woman so I smiled and said, "I just wanted to see you again."

I felt happy after seeing her eyes lit up. I do not think that she expected me to say that since she is giving me that weird look like I'm crazy. She closed her eyes and made her way toward the front door, leaving me behind outside. I guess she was not all too good about my response. Maybe I shouldn't be here. I looked down and begun to take my leave until I heard her behind me.

"Aren't you coming in?"

I stopped and turned around. Samus stood at the front door with her eyes staring directly into mine which caused my heart to pick up the pace and I clutched on my shirt. Without a single word from me, I joined her into her home. The place still looked the same, nothing has changed since the last time I was here. But would anything really have changed? I mean I was here only a few days ago.

"Do you want anything to drink?" Samus offered as she entered the kitchen.

"Just water will be nice..."

I sat down on the couch furthest from the front door. Samus returned and handed me a glass of water. I thanked her and took a sip from my drink. She took a seat on the couch in front of me and crossed her legs.

"How much of that did you hear?" she asked out of nowhere.

"Uhm...I heard you yelling. From there I heard the rest...it wasn't much."

Samus let out an aggravated sigh. "I figured you would have heard more."

"Who was that man? I do not remember seeing him or his truck the last time I was here."

Not wanting to talk about it right now, she waved her hand and dismissed my question. I decided not to push since she had no reason to tell me, I'm just a random girl in her eyes so why talk about it? I simply smiled and sipped from my drink.

"I know why you're here," she spoke up. "But why now, don't you have to be in school?"

I shook my head. "No, not really. I'm not allowed to go to school all day, only until noon am I to return home."

"Figures." It's like she expected me to say that answer.

I bit my lip and placed the empty glass cup on the wooden table between us. I don't know why it stung, but it did and again, I didn't feel like pressing the subject on so I dropped it. Silence filled the room and I felt my heart thud against my rib cage. Samus noticed my wincing and held her gaze at me.

"You okay?"

"Y-yeah, I'm fine...just, pain."

She kept staring at me, watching. With her staring at me my heart begun to throb again. I placed a hand against my chest and felt it. It doesn't feel like I'm going to have a scene so maybe it's just nerves getting to me. I took in a deep breath and then I breathe out. My heart stuttered and then calmed down.

Samus raised her brow. "Seriously, are you okay? I can't have you passing out again."

Her concerned voice snapped me out of my little trance. Bowing my head to apologize, I excused myself and walked into the hall opening the first door on the left, guessing correctly that it's a bathroom. I stood in front of the sink and turned the faucet on. I relished the warm soothing water rushing down on my hands. Splashing the water on my face, I let out a heavenly sigh and stare at myself through the mirror. My crystal blue eyes are staring back at me. Have I always looked this pale? Why are my ears so pointy?

A knock from the door startled me out of my thoughts. "Ey, you okay in there?"

The air escaped from my lips and I opened the door. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just had to breathe a bit."

"Oh, um, alright I guess. Geez, you're weirder than anyone else I've met."

I stared up at her with my head tilted to the side. "Am I really?"

"Okay well, not really since I've met people worse than you back in high school."

"You're a graduate?"

I noticed that her eyes widened for a split second, she looked like she revealed something very important that she wasn't supposed to say. Samus regained her composure and moved aside so I could pass by.

"Yeah I suppose."

She looked unsettled. She seemed like something was bothering her. Her body shifted around ever so slightly that I probably wouldn't have noticed if I wasn't paying so much attention. I walked by her and we both returned to the living room. I didn't return to the couch, instead I just stayed standing next to the nearest wall, while she retreated to the kitchen. Was she staying away from me?

"Would you like me to leave?" I spoke up, breaking the deafening silence between us.

"Yes."

There's that bluntness again. With a heavy sigh, I bowed my head to show respect and hide a bit of the pain. "Thank you for inviting me in." Without another word from her, I exited her house.

[=_]

"I'm surprised Zel, I didn't think you would even hang out with us today since you've been so preoccupied lately."

I turned my head towards Ike and had his eyes on the road in front of us. He's driving the car that all of us are sitting in with me taking the passenger's seat. Our friend Red sat behind us taking the left window and Pit sat behind me taking the seat next to the right window. Dark sits right in between them both.

"I've been having my head in the clouds for a while so I thought that maybe I need some time out," I replied with a shrug of my shoulders.

Pit waddled up from his seat and held onto the head rest. "I'm more or less surprised that your parents agreed to let you go out. I figured that Ike would have to put up a fight again like last time."

Pit, he's one of the younger people that I know. Chocolate brown hair, baby blue eyes and the personality of a child from time to time at least. He's a freshman in high school unlike Ike and I where we're both seniors. He has a twin brother who is named Pittoo, but he goes by the name Dark since he hated his name. Unlike Pit, he has raven hair and crimson eyes. He does not bare the same energy and spirit as his spastic brother. Both are quite different honestly.

"Hey, how was I supposed to know that her parents had good reasons to keep her from going out of the house?" Ike's eyes flickered from the road ahead to the rear view mirror and looked at Pit. "I thought she was just another person being abused by her parents."

Ike. One of my longer lasting friends. I've known him ever since I was enrolled in Right Smashing High School two years ago in our junior year. With his blue hair, toned body and easy eyes, he's practically a "catch" as other girls would call it. He's been there for me for the longest time, even when I didn't know my way around the school he helped me. Ike was the only other person outside my family who actually knows about my heart condition. I don't know why but I feel like he's been over protective of me.

Pit leaned back in his seat and nudged Red on the side. "You hear that Red? Our buddy Ike was trying to be a noble hero." He laughed as Red and I joined in with him. Ike had a small blush creep up on his face and I couldn't help but find it adorable.

"But Zelda, why did your parents allow you to go?" Red questioned.

Red is another one of my friends who is younger than me and Ike. He's a junior with very little to say and not much known about him. I only know of his interests and that's having Pokemon as pets. Pokemon are kept in labs to be studied on since they are very rare to come by and Red's father happened to be professor who works in one of these labs. The guy has a Pikachu in his care along with a Squirtle and Ivysaur. Something that I've noticed about him is that he always accompanied by a red had.

"It's because they trust you guys. Since I at least have all three of you guys to company me, they think that I'll be fine. Which I'm glad too as well, it's nice leaving the neighborhood from time to time."

"Well, it's nice that you are free for today!" Pit cheered. "Having you around with us makes things so much better, Ike especially feels that way too."

"Pit!"

I turned my head towards Ike and smirked at him. "Oh? I make things better Ike?"

His faint blush was not so faint anymore. With one hand on the steering wheel, he used his other hand to rub the back of his neck. "Oh, well...you see?"

I giggled. "Oh Ike, you know you shouldn't let Pit tease you like that."

"Tch yeah, yeah I know. Anyways, how's the mall sounding to you guys? Wanna go?"

"What can we even do at the mall? Don't we just walk around everywhere?" Pit questioned as he pondered about the fact. "What do teenagers actually do other than shop at the mall?"

I looked at the chocolate haired boy again. "Pit, you're a teen too you know even though you're still a freshman. Both you and Dark." I glanced over at his brother who just glared at me. It didn't seem to phase me as much since I've met Samus. Samus...

"I guess we can go if we want to walk around. Maybe we could go to a park instead?" Red suggested.

Pit bounced around his seat with such energy that I couldn't even fathom the fact that he's able to keep it in check in Ike's cramped car. "The park sounds nice! You good with this Dark?" His brother only shrugged in response. "Ike? You up for a nice relaxing day under the sun?"

"Yeah that does sound good." He turned around slightly and smiled before returning his attention onto the road. "Well if everyone's up for it then we go."

"Zelda?" Dark whispered in my ear. I stared at him and noticed that he moved up the seat a bit for me to hear him. "What's wrong? You have that cloudy look in your eyes."

I shook my head and said in a hushed tone, "Don't mind me Dark, I just have some things in my mind."

He rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me it's because I glared at you."

"Not at all. You just ended up reminding me of someone I...I know." My eyes glazed over the carpeting underneath our feet. I could feel Dark's eyes on me, he tapped a finger on my cheek and my gaze returned to him. I could have sworn that he flashed a faint smile but it's gone before I could even register it.

I don't know why I was reminded of Samus. Even though Dark glared at me often than Samus, that woman's eyes themselves hurt my own soul. Her ice, cold, painful stare made my heart throb. It's not like I should talk about it to the guys anyways. I felt like it's better if I don't mention this to Dark, or Red, especially Pit. I know Ike was completely against me talking to her from the beginning, so I couldn't mention her to him.

I sat back in my seat and sighed. Turning my head, I watched everything rush past us through the window.

A/N: I'm trying to build up the story so I hope it's not too slow. I'm surprised by how fast I'm getting all of this done. Everyone's support, I decided to continue with the story so yay! The chapters will come along slowly as I'm almost done with my first semester in college and that means finals. Enjoy this chapter.