Once again I find myself going on a picnic with Toon Zelda and Aryll. This time we're on the roof of Smash Mansion. Pretty odd place for us to have a picnic but the view is really nice so I guess it's not all that bad.
This whole week I barely even saw Link, except for that time when I got caught wearing his tunic...other than that he's pretty much been nowhere to be found. For some reason I feel like he's been avoiding me, but every time that thought pops into my head I push it out as fast as possible, trying not to let it take over my thoughts.
After a while I would get tired of just sitting down and watching the view. Deciding to go and take a nap in my dorm I stand up and excuse myself from the picnic, but every time Toon Zelda insists that I stay for a little while longer, and gets Aryll to join in with her pleading until I give in.
To be honest I actually don't t mind staying up here with them because, just like Link, Peach has also been nowhere to be found...
This seems really suspicious to me...
I stood up to leave and excused myself one last time.
"But Zelda..." Toon Zelda said pleadingly. "Just stay with us for at least an hour more...I'm sure he should be here soon..."
Wait what...he who?
"He...what do you mean by he..." I asked suspiciously.
"He...who said anything about a he...I know I didn't...you must be hearing things..." she replied looking at me questioningly.
"Yea...I probably am hearing things..." I said studying her face, before turning and heading back to go inside the mansion.
Toon Zelda turned and whispered something to Aryll
"No wait...Zellie...let's do something..." Aryll said, running to me and holding onto my leg, preventing me from walking.
I gently picked her up, turning around and placing her back on the blanket, then started walking back into the school waving.
"I'll see you guys later" I called out to them, leaving without really giving them any time to reply.
Before going back to my dorm I decided to do a bit of searching to see if I could find either Link or Peach but literally everyone I asked said they didn't know. Giving up, I decided to return back to my dorm and take that well needed nap I've been needing all day.
As I approached the door I could hear faint voices coming from inside and upon further inspection...I could tell...no, I knew, exactly who those voices belonged to. Link and Peach.
What could they be possibly be talking about I wondered, placing one war to the door and listening to bits and pieces of their very quiet conversation as best as possible.
"Ok...here goes nothing..hey can I talk to you about something..." he asked.
"Um sure thing...what is it..." Peach replied.
"Well" he began, pausing for a moment to take a breath. "I just wanted to let you know that...well...I've liked you for a while now and...I just wanted to know...if you feel the same..."
"OMG. That's perfect" Peach gushed.
WAIT WHAT...DID LINK JUST...I-I CAN'T BELIEVE HE JUST...UGH THAT BACKSTABBER...THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SHE IS...
As I stood outside the door, as still as a statue, feeling every ounce of life being drained out of me because of those very words, I felt tears welling up in my eyes...just as the door opened having me stand face to face with Link.
"Zelda did you..." he began, his face contorting into a look of confusion, but was suddenly cut off by me.
"Did I what Link? Did I hear your confession to Peach, huh, is that what you were going to ask" I practically screamed at him, biting my lip to keep me from saying anything else, tears pooling too much around my eyes began streaming down my face as I looked him in the eye, waiting for his response to my question.
"Zelda...I can explain..." he began, once again being cut off by me.
"No. Save it Link. Why don't you do all the explaining that you want to do to me, to Peach...now wouldn't she like that" I once again screamed, now some what gaining attention from others, who began peeking their heads out of their room to see what all the commotion is about.
"Zellie..." Peach began. "Can we just talk about this?"
I turned to her furiously. "So now you want to get into this too. Some friend you are...you've literally spent all week with your princess pal and now this is what I get...I rarely even hear from you all week and them you literally give me a smack to the face...thanks for waking me up Peach, now I can see what you really are, and I don't think I can consider it my friend anymore."
"Zellie, please...just listen..."
"No Peach. You listen...we're done...not all friendships last forever...and to think I thought this one would actually last..." I said sobbing, as I turned away and ran back to the roof, back to my real friends, hearing Link shout my name hurtfully behind me.
I kept on running, not looking back once, my face washed over with tears. When I got there I saw that they had already left.
I sat down, bringing my knees to my chest and sobbing into them...
How...how could they do that to me like that...
The more I thought about what just happened the more it hurt... just then I felt a small hand on my shoulder.
"What..." I asked sniffing a bit.
I heard the small voice of Aryll.
"Zellie what's wrong...did something happen..." she asked, embracing me as best as she could with her little arms.
I released my knees and hugged her back, letting her know everything that happened, even though she may be too young to understand.
At the end, with me crying as much as I was when I first heard his words to Peach, she simply asked "well...what are you going to do about it..."
That's right...what am I going to do about it...
I stood up wiping my tears and extended my hand out to Aryll.
"Hey Aryll...would you like to get some ice cream from the dining hall?"
"Really" she asked, and when I said yes she happily grabbed my hand and started pulling me along to the dining hall.
I really need something cold right now, besides because of the heat, it might get my mind working better. After all...you know what they say...revenge is a dish best served cold...