While I was making the Marble cake I'd have to admit, it was pretty hard. I couldn't let Peach see me struggling at it though because then she would get up to help and when Samus asked about the cake and how I make it I would have to tell her that Peach helped...again...

A few times while I was stirring the batter and putting the batter in the cake pan I caught her Peach staring at me. Sometimes I wish I could read girl's minds then they maybe wouldn't seem so complicated to me all the time.

Sadly I can't, everything can't go the way we want. I for one know that, especially after what happened with my father. Well the past is the past, I guess.

Anyways the main goal right is making this cake for Samus.

Samus.

Something about her just intrigues me. Maybe it's the way she just likes to just tell you what she thinks or how she has that boyish way about her but whatever it is, it caught my attention.

I was pulled from my thoughts about her by Peach's voice. "Um, hey Ike," she said. "You might want to stir a little bit more slowly, you're kinda getting batter everywhere..."

What. What does that-

Mid thought a big glob of batter fell from the ceiling onto the table next to me.

How in all of Gallia did- actually I'm not going to even question it...

I looked at her quickly before she could even question what I was thinking about. "Thanks Peach, I got er...a little distracted."

"Well, we all make mistakes, even me sometimes-"

Partially through her sentence I realize that she's probably gonna start telling me about her first time making a cake or something so I just started pretty much zoning her out so I could focus on the cake. I'm not saying that Peach is boring, it's just that she seems way too optimistic about this.

After I finished with the batter and everything I buttered the pans then began pouring the batter into them. By that time Peach was already finished with whatever story she was telling.

When I put the cake in the oven and set the timer I realized that it was too quiet, and a bit awkward too. I mean at times I would find her just randomly staring at me. Every time I would catch her she would quickly look away or examine her dress like it was the most interesting thing in the world.

I swear, I'll never understand girls no matter what I do. I really wish I could though, it's like all girls know EVERYTHING about each other and us guys but we know NOTHING about them.

Samus is different though, she pretty much tells everything how she sees it and if she has a problem with you, she just tells you. That's what I like about her. Out of everyone she's like THE most mysterious person here, well her and Villager but still, literally NO ONE knows anything about her, anything anyone finds out is through rumors.

Plus when something goes down who wouldn't want to have a BOUNTY HUNTER like her on their side. She's a really skilled fighter and more athletic than even Mario himself.

She always walks around in that Power Suit of hers so not many people have even seen her without it, well I was lucky enough to. Shoot, not many people would even know if she was a girl or not without Master Hand saying 'This is Samus Aran, she comes from really far away' or something like that.

I did see her without her suit, once, and she is BEAUTIFUL. The reason she wasn't wearing it was only because she was practicing her combat skills in the gym with no one around. She even asked ME to spar against her since I was the only one there at the moment. I'd have to say there's a first time for everything, even getting beaten by a girl.

Just as I finished my last thought the timer went off.

Ah, just in 'time'...

I walk over to the oven and put on the oven mitts so I don't burn my hands before taking the cakes out and checking them with a toothpick just as Peach showed me last time. When the toothpick came out clean I nodded to myself.

They're finally finished.

I brought the cake pans over to the table and slowly began taking the cakes out, setting them aside to cool. While the cakes were cooling I began making the icing, beating the butter then adding in powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk, then beating it all together until it was smooth enough.

Setting the finished icing aside, I moved on to check if the cakes were cool enough to put the icing on without it melting, and they were the perfect temperature.

Everything is going really well today, well for me, I hope this luck carries over to when I go talk to Samus...

Once I was finished icing the cake I turned to Peach. "So, what do you think Peach," I asked, desperately waiting for her approval.

"It's PERFECT" she replied, smiling.

Her reacting shocked me a lot because even though it seemed fine to me, I'm not an expert baker so I wouldn't have known if I did a terrible job or something. I turned around to pick up my newly finished cake before stopping and turning back to Peach. "Do you want some before I go?"

She thought for a second then shook her head. "You made it yourself and as a fellow chef I can make some anytime, you should do whatever you want with that one."

"Alright, thanks," I said, picking up the cake and walking out of the kitchen. "I hope Samus will like this cake since she liked everything else. Bye Peach, thanks for everything!"

"No problem Ike," she called out to me, smiling.

Now all I have to do is get this cake to Samus without anything happening to it...

..without running into Ganondorf along the way...