For the next few weeks, Toon Link and I trained every day, from sunrise to sundown. The first few days were horrific, I felt as if my body was melting when I woke up from pain, but after a week, I got used to it.
Funnily, I trained so hard, that I got the attention of the media and made the front page of the press...ya know, before the tournaments even started.
"According to our news correspondents, it is known widely that a particular boy in red is pouring his heart into his training schedule each day, his rigorous training-"
"How the hell do they know?" I asked TL, my friend, and my twisted love interest, who was reading from a news site on his tablet. "I didn't ask for stalkers?"
"Oh well, it was gonna happen at some point. You'll get used to it, being a celebrity and all, check for cameras before showering." He said while turning off his tablet.
"That's creepy," I said, hoping he was joking. "Don't scare me like that."
After the weeks and weeks of training, my hard work paid off in ways more than I could count. I was faster, more agile, and most importantly, stronger. My punches, and kicks, actually do something now! Can you believe it?
"Wow...That was a hard punch...I did not prepare for that." Toon Link said when we were sparing in the middle of my 19th day. "Ouch ouch ouch ouch..."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know you weren't-"
He quickly turned around and did a sweeping attack on my legs, without any preparation or defense, I was on my back. TL stood above me and laughed.
"You can't fall for the sympathy tactic dude." He chuckled as he helped me up. "Don't stop attacking, until the buzzer hits."
"I hate your ass so much..." I said while standing up, he was laughing hysterically. "But seriously, did that actually hurt?"
"Oh yeah, of course it hurt." He said while touching his elbows. "That was a good punch..."
"Thanks, so am I ready now?"
"No, you are not, not yet at least." He said while going back to his ready position. "Punch me again, I won't make it easy this time."
You know...I was proud of myself for the punch I threw that day, even though I got absolutely destroyed after he started trying.
Oh right, enough about me, let me talk about my housemates.
Toon Link was being nice to me as always, he was truly a natural at coaching. He balanced his criticisms and compliments, so I wasn't too egotistical all the time, nor too unmotivated. I love him so much. Sometimes, I wish I could hug him at will, there were many tempting times, but thankfully, I was able to keep myself out of trouble. I knew he did not feel the same way, he told me that he had a significant other waiting for him at his home.
"She's really feisty. Like, she would personally rearrange someone's face if she had to." He said. "She's alright though, everyone has a soft side."
"Are you two friends?" I asked while biting into my PB&J.
"Well." He looked to the side and blushed a little bit. "Perhaps a little more than that..."
"You have a girlfriend?" I asked. "I never knew..."
"Why would you, these are the things that you should keep away from the public." Link said. "The only two people I've told are you and Nessu."
Yeah, pretty sad, but it's fine, we'll make great friends, and I'll eventually get over my lovesickness for him, you get it? Don't you?
Oh right, speaking of Ness...
He has been ignoring me a lot lately. I still see him he occasionally talking with TL, but he never seems to be happy to see me or hear about me. His enthusiasm from our first meeting was gone, he was cold, and somewhat scary, nothing like the cheery and stupid Japanese boy you usually see on TV. I dunno, it felt like he's mad at me, but I think there is also something else on his mind.
Tomorrow is the opening night of the tournament, and I have a scheduled match, I am so nervous, but also so excited. I am Nervous-cited! I need to sleep now, I'm writing this at 11.
Well, that's pretty much it for my update letter. Until Next time, and stay safe Miss Isabelle. (P.S. And don't show this letter 2 any1 else ore I git mad at U)
XOXO, Villy.
...
"Whatcha writtin?"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, knock please, please knock."
"Sorry." He said as he walked out of the door and close it, then he knocked.
"Come in..." He walked in again.
"Hey." He said in a deep voice, and we both laughed. "What are you writing?"
"It's my letter to a friend," I said. "An important friend."
"Can I read It?"
"Absolutely not."
"Why? I thought "friends" don't keep secrets from each other."
"It's something private, ok?"
...
"Wait Villa, is it a love letter?"
"NO, IT'S NOT A LOVE LETTER." I burst back. "I'm gonna sleep now, it's late."
"Ok...Well, good night, and good luck tomorrow."
"Alright, thank you, TL!"
"Don't be nervous, just be you, and strike them where they do not expect."
"Of course."
...
"What's that under your sheets?"
"Huh?"
"Is that a doll?" TL continued. "Wait, wait, wait."
Oh shet.
I tried to hide it and pretend it was not there, but he was already on my bed and had a hold on the doll. He pulled it from under my covers and inspected it. His grin quickly disappeared and was replaced with pure perplexity.
"...Is...this...me?" He asked, "were you-"
"I was hiding it so I could give it as a gift to you!" I quickly found a thin layer of defense before I was questioned. "It's a token of my thanks."
"Oh wow! That's so nice of you!" He said, smiling. "Well, this is a lovely gift, thank you for giving me this."
"You are...welcome," I said shakenly. Did it work?
"Well, I will now take my doll and leave you be. Sorry for keeping you up for so long, say hi for me in the letter to your friend. Night."
"Night..."
The door closed.
Suddenly, an awful thought dawned upon me. He didn't buy the gift trick, and he was only doing it to avoid awkwardness. I sat empty in my room, terrified. What have I done? After sitting in shock for a while, I decided that sleep was more important, and that everything else was a minor problem. But it wasn't.
Before I turned off my lights, I grabbed my letter and added a line at the bottom.
'Toon Link says hi to you Isabelle.'
1:33 AM lolololol, I love writing things at night. Edit, I don't know how I spelled well while, or has ahs, I don't usually fix it, but this time I will, it hurts to look at.
