Battling Hearts {Zelda X Ike}

The Dates

The next day Ike and Link spent their time getting ready for their date with Zelda.

Ike paces in his room thinking about what he should say when he sees Zelda. He stops in front of his closet and opens the doors.

"I don't have anything fancy to wear!" he panics and runs out the room. "I have to get a suit!" he gets into the airship that he borrowed from Captain Falcon and flies to Delfino Plaza.

When he reaches the Plaza, he quickly parks the ship and runs into the formal wear shop.

Peach sees Ike as she holds up a dress. *what is he doing here?* she thinks. She hangs the dress back and follows Ike.

"I need a suit!" he shouts at the mushroom behind the desk. The mushroom looks up from a magazine.

"Lower your voice! And it depends on how much you can pay." The mushroom folds its tiny arms.

Ike frowns and pulls a container from his pocket.

"I have twenty gold coins." He shakes the coins onto the desk. The mushroom stacks them up and waves for him to follow. They walk into the back room where rows and rows of suits hang in all different colors.

"Pick one suit on the left side." says the mushroom.

Ike walks to the left isle and searches for a black suit in his size. He finally finds one after twenty minutes and brings it to the mushroom.

"Is this one twenty coins?" he asks.

"Yes. I'll be keeping this then." The mushroom scurries off into another room and closes the door.

Ike raises his eyebrow but shrugs and goes back to the airship. He flies back to his castle to try the suit on.

Meanwhile, Link is already changing for his dinner. He puts his suit jacket on and stands in front of the mirror.

"Yes that's right. You look handsome today. Fancy and sophisticated." He licks his finger and brushes his eyebrow. "Alright it's almost eight." He walks out of his palace and drives his car to Zelda's temple. He knocks on the wooden doors.

"Hello Link." Zelda stands in a blue dress with a fur coat over he shoulders.

Link almost falls but he manages to stand and takes Zelda's hand.

"Hel-hello Zelda." He walks her to his car.

"Oh you know, it would be much faster if we teleported there." says Zelda. Link frowns and blushes but he agrees. She takes his arm and teleports them to Port Town Aero Drive. They land on the deck where tables are set and other couples are enjoying curry. The waitress leads them to a table by the side. They sit across from each other as they wait for their food.

"So...how was your day?" asks Link. *WHAT KIND OF A STUPID QUESTION WAS THAT* He thinks to himself.

Zelda smiles.

"It was like any other day. I practiced my archery and then my sword fighting. Then I had a small lunch with Kirby and Mew."

Link nods. Just then the food comes and they eat under the stars.

"Uh, goodnight, Zelda." Link says as she walks up the steps of her temple.

"Thank you, Link. She kisses him on the cheek and closes the door."

Link turns and trips down the stairs.

"oww..." he rubs his head. "This...is the greatest night of my life!" he yells but realizes he's too loud. He smiles to himself and drives back to his palace.

Ike sits at the end of his bed as he puts his shoes on.

"Ok it's almost ten. This is only dessert nothing can go wrong." He says to himself. He stands and walks to the airship.

When he reaches Zelda's temple, she is waiting outside. His eyes widen and he stumbles out of the airship. "I'm so sorry Zelda, did you wait here long?"

"No, it's alright. I just wanted to see the stars."

"Oh...Are you ready?" Ike offers his hand.

She nods and takes it, following him into the airship.

"Isn't this...Captain Falcon's airship?" she asks.

"Eh no it's mine." Ike replies.

She smirks.

"Oh, I see. It's quite the ride."

Ike smiles sheepishly and starts the ship towards Delfino Plaza.

When they reach Delfino Plaza, Ike leads Zelda to a small café.

"I've been here before with Zero Suit Samus. But that was when we were friends." says Zelda.

"Oh, then do you want to go somewhere else?" Ike hesitates.

"No, I'm fine with this café. Besides, their food is delicious." She smiles.

Ike nods and they take a seat outside. The waitress comes and takes their order.

"What would you like tonight?" she asks sweetly.

"Uhh, Zelda, can I order for you too?" he turns to her. She nods.

*let's see what he gets me* she smirks.

"Two vanilla crème-bru-les please" he says.

"Oh we only have one left." The waitress frowns.

"That's alright." says Zelda. Ike looks at her.

"So you'll be sharing that one right?" the waitress smiles.

Zelda nods.

"Ok." Ike says a bit confused.

The dessert arrives and they each have a spoon.

"You can eat first." Ike offers.

Zelda smiles.

"How did you know I liked vanilla crème-bru-le?" she asks as she scoops some onto her spoon.

"Oh, um...just a good guess?" he scoops some on his spoon but accidentally flings the crème on to his nose. Zelda laughs as Ike blushes and wipes his nose with a napkin.

After the dessert, Zelda and Ike walk back to the airship.

"Look it's a park." Zelda points to a green pasture with swings and a fountain in the center. Ike nods.

"Do you want to go in?" he asks.

Zelda smiles and pulls him to the bench in front of the fountain. They sit and watch the water flow. Zelda yawns and closes her eyes. As Ike looks up at the stars, he feels Zelda's head fall lightly on his shoulder. He is taken by surprise at first but he takes his jacket off and covers Zelda. He hesitates and leans his head on hers, his eyes slowly beginning to close. Soon they are both asleep.