SJ: Oh man. I can't stop writing. X.x –Tries to crawl away from computer, but gets sucked back into her chair- GAH!

Samus: Aw, that's too bad, huh? –Sitting on a chair just beside the computer, and just out of SJ's reach, eating her candy- Mmm…these ARE good…

Don't be mean! –Struggles to get out of chair- Gimme my candy!

Samus: Shush. –Ignores her and turns to readers- Enjoy this…er, what was the word again?

Enjoy the goodness and fluffiness of Marth x Samus! 3

Samus: Uh…right. –Eats more candy, ignoring SJ's glare and whines-

Warning: Very fluffy, and LOOONG! xD

Title: 'One Night' Couple: Marth x Samus

Summary: Marth knows Samus is shy in her own way. So, he does something EXTRA special for her on one of their dates…

Dedication: Royal Kenya, for wanting another Marth x Samus, and being nice enough to support all the chapters so far. -Grins- Thanks a lot, and enjoy!

She holds her hands out in front of her, frowning as only darkness meets her eyes; she feels his warm hands on her cold shoulders, and hears the sounds of their footsteps, but she can't see a thing.

"Marth, you moron," she grumbles. "You better not be taking me anywhere stupid."

She hears his voice near her left ear, and holds back a shudder as his breath tickles her skin.

"Don't worry, I'm not; trust me."

She sighs. "Fine, fine…"

He smiles and chuckles as she almost trips and curses at him; he doesn't mind, knowing that she only does that because she's angry, and tightens his grip on her so he'll be able to lead her better. She doesn't protest, but he notices that she's become awfully stiff, and shakes his head at her.

Well, he thinks as they near the spot, that's Samus for you.

They walk in silence for a moment, and but he pauses and gently holds her in place. She tilts her head curiously, and looks around, the blindfold still over her eyes.

"Are we here yet?" she asks, and begins to panic when he doesn't answer; she reaches for his hand on her shoulder, but he lets go, and she's blind. "Marth! You stupid-"

"Remember not to take it off!" he cuts her off, sounding amused. "We made a bet, remember?"

She grumbles, knowing that she did, truly, make a bet with him that she could have the blindfold on her eyes until he himself took it off. Damn my competitiveness, she thinks, and folds her arms.

"Then what are you waiting for? For me to finally die out of boredom?"

"Mmm…and if I said I was?"

"You little-!"

He laughs. "Just kidding, Sam-chan, just kidding. Hold on a second longer, would you? I just need to find something…" he trails off, and she hears him scuffling around. She feels her patience slowly fading as he does so, but merely stands there, afraid if she tries to walk, she'll trip and fall.

That would injure my pride even more than having this stupid thing over my eyes, she thinks. But she stands there anyway, listening to him mutter to himself.

"This is making me want to refuse the next date you ask me on, Marth," she says, and hears him chuckle. Her eyebrow twitches underneath the blindfold. "I'm serious!"

"I'm sure you are, and…ah! Here we are. Roy must've hidden the stupid thing…it was under a bush of all places!" she heard him say, and hears a small 'click'.

Music filled the air, much to her surprise, and shock.

And to add to it, it was slow, sappy music…the kind of music you'd dance to.

Crap…she thinks, beginning to panic. Crap, crap, crap! What is he up to! He wouldn't actually make me d-d…ugh, I can't even say the stupid word! Double crap!

Her heart begins to pound as she feels him in front of her, and feels his hands on the blindfold. She suddenly doesn't want it to come off, but he unties it from the back, and it falls down, her view coming back in a swirl of colors and light.

She stares up at a smiling (and slightly…blushing?) Marth. "See?" he tells her, his voice soft. "It's off. Now you don't have to get all angry, Sam-chan."

She splutters, and looks around wildly. "B-But, y-y-you…" she stutters, and finds that she's lost for words at the scene.

They are in the forest just near Smashers' Mansion, near the small little pond where they had their first date; they had walked around, telling each other about themselves, and had ended up there. She had tripped and fallen into the pond, and dragged Marth with her; just the mere memory of it makes her smile and remember the cold, wet water, and hear the laughter they had shared when they climbed out, soaked.

She looks around, examining it further; they are in a small clearing full of flowers growing in numerous places, and the trees loomed up high, but not high enough to block out the moonlight. A portable CD player lies on the ground, and she realizes that's where the music came from; she blinks, and looks back at Marth, who seems a bit embarrassed at her shock.

"Erm…" he coughs, and clears his throat, looking at her with his violet-eyed gaze. "Do you…like it?"

It's beautiful, she thinks, wide-eyed, and stares at him.

"It's…special," she says awkwardly, and is relieved to see him nod understandingly; he knows that she's not good at compliments, and watches as she looks at the CD player once more, "but what's that for?"

"Well, since you were sick for the Easter Dance, I wanted to make it up to you," he admits. "A little birdy told me that you were disappointed that you couldn't just relax, and dance like a normal girl, so I prepared this with some help from the others. A dance just for the two of us." He smiles, and she blushes.

"Y-You know a-about t-that?" she asks. Zelda told him! Damn!

He takes her hand. "You don't need to be shy, Sam-chan," he grins. "I, unlike Roy, like dancing. I always danced with princesses and such at the special occasions back at Altea, and I found it very enjoyable. I don't blame you."

"B-b-but…" she frowns, her pride too stubborn to allow her to dance with him. "I…d-don't…"

He frowns. "You don't like it, do you?"

"N-No!" she grabs his arm just in case he tries to move away. "I-I do, I j-just…" Damn. She mentally slaps herself, feeling like an idiot.

"Don't worry. Nobody will see you," he assures her, and motions towards the small clearing, still holding her hand. "Shall we?

She hesitates, but her mind snaps her to her senses.

I can abandon the pride for one night, can't I? She thinks, and smiles as she allows him to lead her towards the clearing.

"We shall," she says in a mocking tone, and he chuckles, ready to dance like he's used to in balls, but blinks when she wraps her arms around his neck, and buries her face into her shoulder.

"No more princely or bounty hunter stuff for one night," she mumbles, her voice muffled by his clothes, "and that means you have to dance like a normal person."

"Or a crazy one," he says with a grin, but she pinches him, and he gives, wrapping his arms around her waist, and leaning his head against hers.

They sway around with the music, enjoying their time with each other.

However, they don't notice the four heads poking out from the bushes, watching them with wide grins.

The music finally ends, and after dancing to so many songs she could barely count them all, she releases him, and smiles at him.

"That was actually kind of fun," she says, and at his smirk, she blushes and glares warningly, "but if you tell ANYBODY about this, you're DEAD. Understood?"

He rubs the back of his head, looking sheepish. "Well, there's a funny story to that, Sam-chan…you see…"

She twitches. "You said NOBODY would see me," she said, her tone flat.

"Well, er…"

They both blink at the sound of a slap, and watch as Peach pops out of the bushes, looking furious.

"Roy you pervert!" she shrieks.

He pokes his head out, rubbing his cheek, and looking annoyed. "I'm not a pervert! I was TRYING to move my leg since it fell asleep and I ended up falling on you!"

She shakes her fist angrily at him. "Yeah right you stupid, evil, perverted-"

The bounty hunter gives a rather loud cough. Everybody freezes, and looks at her.

"Uh…" Peach giggles nervously, hiding a video camera behind her back in a hurry. "Hiiiii Sammy! You look good! Did you enjoy your dance with Marthy?"

She twitches even more. "You…saw? You spied on us! And you RECORDED IT?"

"Erm…" she shifts her eyes warily before reaching behind the bushes, and pulling out two perplexed Hyrulians and grabbing Roy too. Then she winks, smiling in a way that says, 'Don't kill me, okay?' "N-Noooo, but—OH LOOK AT THE TIME!" She takes out her cellphone and looks at the time. "We simply MUST be going! Have fun lovebirds! And thanks for letting us spy, Marthy!"

Then she rushes off. Marth turns pale, and sweatdrops as he turns around and comes face-to-face with an angry-looking Samus. He quickly tries to explain.

"You see, I-AHH!"

She doesn't even bother letting him finish. She merely nudges him towards the pond, and, with one final push, sends him flying into the water.

SPLASH.

He resurfaces, coughing and spluttering with the hair in his eyes and his tiara falling to go around his neck, and looks up to see a grinning Samus, looking happy, and triumphant. He realizes where he is, and flushes.

Well, this is familiar…he thinks, and watches as she bends down in front of him and the pond. He frowns, and braces himself for pain, shutting his eyes tightly…

Instead, he feels her give him a loving kiss on the lips, surprising him. He opens his eyes and watches as she stands back up, and starts to walk back to the Smashers Mansion since the sun's coming back up.

"I did enjoy myself, Marthy-boy," she says, not looking back. "You're quite the dancer, but if you excuse me, I have two girls and two guys I must catch."

He sits there, stunned, but rises up and rushes after her, smiling widely at her as she raises an eyebrow questioningly at him.

"I have to go and make sure you don't break the tape," he says, but realizes that was the wrong thing to say.

He starts running as she starts yelling furiously.

What? He needs the tape.

He knows he's always going to remember this one night, but it doesn't hurt to want to watch it again, does it?

He yelps as she catches up with him and starts bonking him on the head with her fist.

Oh…never mind.

…Love hurts. Literally.

+fin+