out of my league - ness

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you were an enigma to ness. you were so young—a little less than a year younger than him—but you were so extremely skilled. you always held your own agains fighters twice your age and size, and beat them more often than not.

subsequently, ness was fascinated by you in everything you did—not just in fighting. from the way you carried yourself in daily life to the way you'd speak to the other smashers, ness was captivated. the two of you were good friends, so you didn't find his amazement weird or creepy.

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it was the morning of a huge smash tournament, and you were beyond nervous. despite this, you held your head high and walked with grace. just as you were about to arrive to smash stadium, a familiar voice appeared behind you. you turned around to see ness and lucas, your best friends, coming your way.

"hey guys!" you said with a smile. the thirteen year old boys returned your gesture, still catching up to you.

"hi (y/n)!" lucas, the more timid of the two boys, spoke in what was a little louder than a whisper.

in complete contrast, the more bold of the two boys started to run toward you, engulfing you in a huge hug. he picked you up, spun you in a circle, and put you down. you blushed and giggled, thinking about how sweet your friend was.

"(y/n)! i'm so pumped for the tourney today! i cant wait to show what i've got!" ness shouted, a little to excitedly in your (and lucas') opinion.

"haha," you chuckled, "yeah we can tell, ness. i'm excited too, but a little nervous if i'm being honest."

"what? why? you're totally the best fighter out of the three of us! i'd even say you're the best fighter in this whole thing—you're definitely gonna win!" the black haired boy spoke matter-of-factly, with his hands on his hips. that statement earned a heavy blush from you. even though you were used to ness' constant praise, it didn't stop you from becoming flustered.

"i don't know about all that, haha..." you replied, rubbing the back of your neck with your hand. "anyway, we should go grab our seats, the tournament is gonna start soon." and with that, the three of you were off.

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lucas was up first. he was battling donkey kong, which was scary to all three of you. dk was super nice to you guys, but he was a fierce enemy...and he was kind of big! unfortunately, it seemed lucas' nerves had gotten the best of him. the announcer shouted "game!", and lucas applauded dk from the second place podium. the blonde haired boy walked back over to where you and ness were sitting.

"hey, lucas, you did amazing! i could've sworn you had him!" you shouted once you caught sight of him, then proceeded to give him a big hug. lucas laughed and thanked you.

in that moment, ness felt very weird. something about seeing you hug lucas so passionately after his match was unsettling to him, evoking some kind of odd feeling. lucas was like a little brother to ness, there was no way he was jealous of him! ...right?

"hey...hey, ness? earth to ness!" you shouted in your friends direction.

"huh? oh," ness snapped back to reality. "congrats lucas! you really were amazing out there."

the earthbound boy's tone, while masked by his happiness for lucas, had hints of disappointment in it, and you and lucas both knew it. despite this, neither of you said anything and lucas thanked his friend.

the matches continued on, and the three of you kept watching until it was finally your turn.
you said your goodbyes to the boys and went off to fight.

lucas was still bothered by what had happened before, so he decided to wait and ask ness about it after you left. he didn't want to worry you before the battle.

"hey ness? are you mad at me or something?" lucas asked, shyly.

"no! why would you think that?" ness replied, turning to face his friend.

"i don't know...i mean..." lucas spoke slowly, trying to figure out the best way to put what he was about to say. "when i came back from my match earlier, after i hugged (y/n), you didn't congratulate me. a-and when we tried to catch your attention, you responded but you sounded kind of...jealous, i think?"

ness was taken aback by his friends statement. lucas noticed, does that mean (y/n) did too? he thought.

"i-uh..." ness cleared his throat.

3, 2, 1, GO!

the announcer bellowed, signaling the start of your match. ness thanked god and turned his attention to the battle, hoping lucas would forget that he hadn't responded.

you leapt into action, fighting against bayonetta. she was tough, but ness knew that you were tougher. he watched you so attentively, analyzing your every move. he watched for how you timed your attacks, what you decided to use when, and your defense strategy. and still, he was mesmerized like it was the first time he'd ever seen you.

"i was jealous," ness whispered just loud enough for lucas to hear. "because i saw (y/n) hugging you. but it's not because i'm mad at you lucas. i just...i think i might like (y/n) a lot and i really want to tell them but—"

ness was interrupted by the announcer's voice, indicating the end of yet another match. the boy was distracted by his sudden realization and missed the end of your match! damn, he grunted. ness closed his eyes and crossed his fingers, pleading to some god that you were the winner.

and the winner is...(y/n)!

"YES!" ness jumped up and shouted. "she won! i'm so proud of her!" both of the boys celebrated the win of their friend, then lucas spoke up.

"but what?" he asked.

"what?" the boy in the red and blue cap responded. "but what...what?"

"you were saying something before (y/n) won the match. what was it?"

"oh...i was just gonna day that i'm not sure i can tell them because-"

ness was interrupted once more, but this time by your excited voice.

"i cant believe it! i won, i won, i won!" you came down the stands yelling to your friends. they both met you halfway and tackled you into a huge hug. you all laughed and just laid there, perfectly content. ness glanced over at you, captivated now by your beauty.

i cant tell (y/n) how i feel. they're just so...out of my league.

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notes

i'd be so down for a part 2 to this. comment if you'd wanna see that :)

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