The next day arrives. Eleven was back home in Cobblestone spending time with his family. He explained about how he was invited to Smash Bros. and his interaction with Link
"You got into what?!"
"You heard me, mother. The realm was nearly consumed by darkness until me and a few other heroes joined the fray. We saved Link's life and restored peace to the Realm of Light"
"I bet that was quite an adventure, yeh?" Gemma said
Meanwhile, Link has returned to Hyrule in his realm. He was spending some time with Zelda. And yes, I mean Breath of the Wild Zelda.
"Dammit"
"What's wrong, Link?"
"It's about yesterday. A hero I met and myself nearly died. You see, in the Smash Bros realm, Dharkon rose to power again. I thought we were doomed to fail. But as luck would have it, more heroes arrived and helped us fend off the darkness"
"Wow! That must have been a close call then."
"There was also something about him. Something that, reminded me of you" they both blushed a little
"Well, I never knew you thought of me that way"
"Wait, what? That's not what I—I mean, well" Link was caught up in his own words. He calms down and let's out a sigh "Could I be, interested in him? More than just friends?"
Back with Eleven, "He gave you a weird look?"
"Yes. Link told me that my appearance was, familiar. I'm not sure what he meant by that. Maybe a loved one he's lost or a friend he hasn't seen in years. I'm sure he'll tell me about it some other time"
"Well, why not have a little Spar with him? You know. A fun little battle to test your skills in case that Dharkon beast you are talking about takes control of one of your bodies"
"You know what? I think I'll do that. After I finish my dinner of course"
Link was admiring the view of Hyrule "I just don't know if this feeling is right. Feelings I can't explain"
"Well, you told me yourself he reminds you of me. If you can't explain your feelings or don't understand them, it's love"
Link looked at Zelda "That's..actually a good point. But still." He couldn't think of anything else to say and blushed. All of a sudden, a piece of paper floated to the ground. It was a letter from Eleven asking Link to visit the Smash Realm.
"I guess this is my chance to tell him something."
A few minutes later, Link met up with Eleven "You wanted to do something with me?"
"Oh there you are, Link. I was hoping we could have a little spar together. You know. One on One"
"Oh. Sure I guess. We are in Smash after all. But how are we gonna to have this battle?"
"Watch and learn" Eleven casted a new spell he learned called Ring of Frizzle. A ring of fire spawned from above and created a circular burn mark in the ground "We fight in this area. First one to be pushed out of the circle or be unarmed loses. We'll do best of three today"
"Let's get started, then" Link said eagerlyAs they began the first round, Link quickly threw his boomerang. Eleven quickly blocked the boomerang with his shield and rushed toward Link. He swung his word at him, but Link parried the attack. The hilts of their swords clang, pushing each other away. Eleven quickly casted the Snooze spell. Link barely dodged it and shot an arrow at Eleven, hitting him in the forearm. Eleven took the arrow out and threw it back at Link, just barely hitting Link back. However, he took the hit and rushed toward Eleven, almost hitting him. But Eleven was fast enough to cast Zap and Knock him away, just out of the circle
"Round one goes to me"
"Good fight. I almost had you as well"
Round 2 commences. Eleven starts this time by casting Sizzle, hitting Link's feet. Link nearly fell out again, but regained his balance and threw his boomerang again. This time, he hit Eleven in the leg, making him lose his balance. Link rushed at Eleven, but again was cut short again. This time, Eleven used Swoosh against Link. However, this was Link's plan. He dropped a remote bomb behind after he rushed Eleven, and detonated it once Eleven landed, knocking him out of the circle. But in Link's regret, he felt like that was too much and went over to help him up "I'm sorry I went a little overboard"
"It's fine. All is fair in love and war I suppose"
Once Link helped Eleven up, he gave him that same stare he gave him yesterday. Soon enough, his feelings took control of his actions. He stroked Eleven's hair between his fingers "Your hair. I never realized how beautiful it was until now."
Eleven was stunned. Receiving affection from another man? He thought to himself. At the same time, he was flattered what Link is doing
"Oh..thank you. I-I, don't know what to say. You're not bad looking yourself." Link himself is attractive, so Eleven can't help himself here. And there they were, staring at each other. Link smiled, and then so did Eleven. However, Eleven remembered where they were.
"Shit..we..we can't be seen together like this here. What if the others.."
Link noticed a little hamster on the ground "Is that..Munchie?"
Hero face was flushed "We're being spied on. I'll see you tomorrow, Link" he gathered his things and ran off.
Links face was also flushed. Then he looked at the hamster again "Alright, you. I know Eight is around here. Go scram and find him."
Eight was hiding behind a rock. Although he had seen their spar from a distance, he only heard their conversation afterward. Speaking of which, Link eventually found Eight behind said rock
"Eight."
"Oh hi, Link. Wonderful whether we're having"
"Don't act coy. I know you were eavesdropping. I even found a little witness" he lifted up Munchie
"Oh. How did he get out there?"
"Listen, please do not tell anyone about what you heard."
"Why? How important is Eleven to you?"
"Just as important as Munchie is to you. I, I like Eleven. But I don't know how to truly express myself."
"Oh" Eight was more stunned to hear that what he heard was true
"Don't tell anybody. Or else"
Eight knew he was serious. So he nodded and scrammed
"What am I going to tell Zelda?" Link said frustrated
"What am I going to tell mother?" Eleven said flustered. This was indeed the first time Link showed affection for another man and Eleven receiving it from another another man. They are afraid to admit their feelings and tell their loved ones what happened. Eight has a secret to keep. What will happen to Eleven and Link later? Will they stop being friends or will they accept each other's feelings?
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Two Heroes and an Unexpected Romance
PertualanganThis is a short tale based off of the interaction between Link and Hero they had in Smash Bros. This takes place during the reveal trailer for Hero in which Link was fighting possessed Marth and Meta Knight. This story is going to explain what happe...