link x rosalina | a mario kart story

chapter 1: enemies

!!! in this story, i will kind of give the characters my take on their personality, for instance there isn't much personality for either link or rosalina. i've literally researched them to try and find good personality descriptions for them but i could find any so yeah! just wanted to let you know in case you thought their actions were off. also both rosalina and link are around the ages of 19-21 and they are more human like in this story. if you have suggestions lmk tho! ty!

                                      rosalina pov

    I had been racing for a couple years since my mom died, and today I was going to sign up for a professional Mario Kart race. If I was good enough, I could compete in a practice race, and then they would decide whether or not to take me on tour around the world, racing and competing.
     It had been my dream to achieve something big, and now was my time to do it. I usually race motorcycles because I feel like I can get more acceleration and control over it. And of course there's always the risk of getting hurt from a bike crash, but that's the fun part is the adrenaline from racing.
    Since my mom died, I never resorted to drugs or alcohol, but I needed a way to cope, which in my case was racing. The thrill of the air being pulled through my hair and competing against other people just made me extremely happy, and when I'm racing, I forget about all my problems and worries. It's a really calming yet heart racing experience.
    I checked the time to make sure I wasn't going to be late to sign up. Today is the deadline, but I'd been busy with work the past week so today was my only chance.
    I checked my reflection in the mirror to see if i was ready to go. I was wearing just a casual outfit, a white tank top and teal shorts, along with my crown. Oh, I guess I forgot to mention I'm a space princess, but no big deal.
    I hoped on my motorcycle and started up the engine, pulling my hair back into a ponytail. It was super hot outside, probably around 95 degrees. I raced down the rainbow streets of my city, and then teleported to the sign up building.
    I parked my bike on the street and walked up to the front desk, where a couple other people were also  waiting. One of them had blonde hair and elf ears, and the other was my friend Princess Peach.
    "Oh hi Peach. I didn't know you were signing up for the race too," I said in my monotone voice, getting her attention and causing her to turn around.
    "Omg! Rosalina! I'm so glad to see you here!" Peach ran up and hugged me, in which i hesitantly hugged her back. I'm kind of an introverted person, and quite shy to be honest. I was a little embarrassed by Peach hugging me but I know she has good intentions.
    "I'm going to go sit down and fill out this form. See you when I'm done!" Peach ran over to a chair and started intently marking her form.
    I looked in front of me at the elven guy who was getting his forms. He looked kind of familiar... wait a second. I'm pretty sure the person in front of me is Link, the hero of some other land. He had visited the Cosmic Observer before, and I had talked to him a little.
    "Umm hey, Link?" I gently tapped him on the shoulder.
   "Rosalina? What are you doing here?" He turned around and looked at me, surprised to see that I was standing behind him.
    "Oh, I was just signing up for the Mario Kart races. I'm assuming that's what you're here for too?" I questioned.
    "Yeah. But what is the protector of the cosmos doing signing up for a race?" He studied me, looking me up and down with a smirk.
   I almost forgot about his cocky and almost flirtatious manner, since I had talked to him a while ago.
   "Oh, I just got into racing a couple years ago. Nothing crazy," I replied, trying to act like I didn't use racing as a way to be freed from all my problems and worries.
   "Hmmm. I'm guessing not a lot of people know you race, huh?" He grinned at me, knowing I didn't want people to know.
    "Well, yeah, I guess it would kind of ruin my reputation a little," I was starting to blush now, because I was angry and embarrassed that he was getting to me. How did he somehow know all of this?!
    "Well don't worry, your secrets safe with me , princess," He winked at me, then turned around and finished turning on his forms.
    I could feel my face burning. He was teasing me, and I hated it.
    I grabbed my forms, filled them out quickly, then turned them in.
    "Bye Peach," I called over, as she was distracted talking to Daisy instead of filling out her forms.
    "Oh bye Rosalina!" She waved enthusiastically, then returned back to her conversation.
    I walked out the doors, making my way to my bike, when I saw none other than Link leaning against the building wall.
    "Hey princess. You filled those forms out pretty fast," He called over to me.
    "Well I want to home, so yeah," I was frustrated that he kept stalking me.
    He just stared over at me, a puzzled look on his face.
    "Don't you have better things to do then stalk me, Mr. Hero?" I asked, deciding it was better to tease him back.
    "Eh, not really, but I do need to get going. I actually stayed behind because there were some creepy men watching you in there, but you should be fine, Ms. Protector of the Universe. See you at the race," He seemed a bit irritated at me as well, as walked off to his car.
    I rode home, sensing someone following me. Was Link seriously following me home? That damn stalker. I rolled my eyes and looked back to see three weird guys on bikes behind me, which was worse than Link following me.
    I suddenly got super worried because I remembered what Link said to me earlier about the creepy guys.
   I would be fine though, I can defend myself. I sped up, preparing to teleport when I felt a hand grab my ponytail.
    "Hey hot stuff. Was that your boyfriend back there? I guess he's not here to protect you now," The guy snickered at his buddies.
   "He is not my boyfriend! And I don't need him to protect me, I can protect myself!" I don't usually raise my voice, but I was infuriated and ready to fight.
    Then, the dude stopped his bike and yanked me off of mine. He dragged me to a bench, where he pinned my arms down, and crushed my legs. I mentally went through the best self defense moves I could do, of if I wanted to use my magic to get this creep off me, when I saw Link running up.
   Of course, he had to be heroic and save a "damsel in distress". He was probably stalking me too, that idiot.
    I kept silent, trying not alert them to Link's presence. I could defeat them myself, but to be honest, I was super tired, so I didn't mind ig Link did all the work.
   Link sneak attacked the man on me, scaring off the other two. He reached his hand out for me to take, and pulled me up from the bench.
    "Hey princess, you okay?" He asked. He seemed sincere, but I didn't care.
    "I could've handled that myself, you know. They don't call me the guardian of the universe for nothing," I rolled my eyes at him.
    "And here I thought I was helping you. Well, have a good night princess. And try not to get attacked by creepy men anymore," He winked at me and ran off to wherever he came from.
    I sighed and got on my bike, and then teleported home. I showered and changed into my night clothes, which consisted of a sheer teal robe with a tank top and sleep shorts underneath. I set down my tiara on my nightstand and brushed my hair as I walked out to my window balcony. I looked up at the stars, which always comforted me.
    Suddenly, a loud noise from my bedroom alerted me. Was it those freaks again?
    "Sorry, my lady. Didn't mean to alert you," I glanced into my room from the glass doors to see Link grinning at me.
    "Link? What are you doing here?" I was shocked that he had stalked me and managed to get all the way to my house. Why the hell was he here?
    "I wanted to apologize for stalking you earlier. And saving you when you obviously could have saved yourself," There he goes, flirting again.
    "Well you could've at least knocked. I was showering earlier you know. What if you just bursted in then?" I asked, completely irritated at him.
    "I would have loved to see that, princess. In fact, you do look quite attractive with clothes on, but I do wonder how much better you'd look with them off," He stepped closer to me, and reached his hand out to my face,  touching my chin and then his hand started to trail further down.
    "Stop, you pervert!" I slapped his hand away, blushing madly. I had to admit, his flirty personality was quite annoying. That's the only reason I was blushing.
    "Sorry my lady. I should've known better," He smirked at me, seeing me blush.
    "I actually came here to ask why you really were racing. It seems quite out of character for you," He said, all serious now.
    "It's quite personal, you know," I replied.
    "I can keep a secret, princess. I'm already keeping two of yours already," He told me.
    "What do you mean two? The only one you know is about me racing!" I was shocked. What other secret could he know?
    "Well the second is that you obviously are head over heels for me, my lady," He grinned at me mischievously, and I almost punched him.
    "I do not like you in any way, Link." I sternly told him.
    "Hmm, you're blush would say otherwise," He poked my cheek.
   "Would telling you why I'm really racing stop you from being a pervert?" I asked him while swatting his hand away.
   "For a little bit," He replied with a laugh.
   "I guess that's better than nothing. Well my mom died about three years ago. I turned to racing to get my mind off of her and all my problems," I looked down at my feet, feeling slightly embarrassed about my story.
    "I had no idea! If I would've known, I for sure would have came to comfort you. I guess I was off doing hero work at the time..." Link trailed off, leaving us in silence.
    "It's really late and the practice race is tomorrow. Not trying to be pushy, but I'd like to sleep," I said, trying to get him to leave.
    "Aww, I can't sleep with you in your bed? What a shame," He teased.
    "I have a spare bedroom if you want to stay. I know it must be a long way back to your home. But no silly business, okay?" I answered. I was too tired to deal with him.
   "Sounds great to me," Link replied, following me to the bedroom.
    I opened the door to see the room was completely trashed.
    "Ugh, who could've done this? This room was completely fine when I last saw it," I sighed.
    "Well, looks like I'll be sleeping with you tonight, your majesty," Link grabbed my hand and pulled me along back to my bedroom.
    "Hey! You are not sleeping in the same bed as me, stalker," I crossed my arms.
    "Your loss," He replied , and slumped over to my couch. I tossed him a blanket and then turned off my lamp.
   "Goodnight princess," He said as I rolled my eyes. I stayed silent.
   "No goodnight back?" He asked.
   "Just go to sleep already, pervert," I replied, and closed my eyes.