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CLARISSA MOIRA
THE TRILOGY ERA
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THE TRILOGY ERA
Oleh: Clarissa Moira
Copyright © 2018 by Clarissa Moira
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Ucapan Terimakasih:
So. In this novel, I want to make a connection
theory about my novel. In here, the very first ones
is same. Will be the Nintendo characters first, and
finally my story imagination. It will be stated in
my epilogue to start the new story life in England
after the Nintendo characters joined together with
Sega Characters, Queen Elizabeth II, me, and 3
Kpop Bands from South Korea. I’m not going to
give the spoiler, but just read. The first chapter of
the novel will be the same, romantic, and it will
continue to the last chapters, the family forming
up, war up, working, success, and goals. It’s going
to be connected each other.
So, Happy Reading! Hope you all can enjoy the story!
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DAFTAR ISI
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Daftar Isi ……………………..………………………………………
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Bab 3 ……………………………………………………...……….…
Bab 4 ……………………………………………………...……….…
Salam ……………………………………………………...……….…
Biodata ……………………………………………………...……….…
Fandom ……………………………………………………...……….…
Karakter ……………………………………………………...……….…
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#CHAPTER 1 #
It was a radiant spring morning in the Mushroom
Kingdom, the type of morning where you can just feel the
exuberance in the air. It had the air of love, and all around
the kingdom, people were feeling joyous and happy. All but
one person. Luigi sighed as he strolled behind Mario and
Peach, who were walking hand in hand in front of him. It
was a beautiful morning indeed, in fact, so beautiful that the
Princess Peach had called the Mario Bros. earlier that day
and had invited them over for a picnic at her palace. Luigi
had been very reluctant to come, because whenever he saw
Mario and Peach together, his heart hurt deeply and very
painfully. The truth was…he was in love with Princess
Peach. Nobody knew this; he was even unwilling to admit
this to himself. However, it was an impossible task to try to
ignore the feeling he felt in his stomach every time Mario
and Peach shared a quick peck, or when Peach giggled every
time Mario whispered sweet nothings in her ear. But there
was nothing he could do about it; Peach had already chosen
her man, and it wasn't him. "Luigi!" shouted Peach, running
to him and smiling. For a while, Luigi felt hopeful. "What
are you doing all the way behind, come on, talk to Mario and
me" finished Peach. "Umm…actually, Princess, I'm not
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feeling in the mood for a picnic. You and Mario go on
ahead. I think I'll just head back home" sighed Luigi, turning
around. He might as well. He didn't think he could bear
sitting alone in a blanket alone, watching Peach and Mario
flirt. "What! Aww, come on, Luigi! It's a beautiful day. I
need my friend to come along "A friend, that's all I am to her
thought Luigi sadly. "Come on, Luigi" yelled Mario from
ahead "It'll be fun" "No, no thank you, I'll just go. Good-
bye Princess, Mario. Enjoy yourselves" said Luigi, turning
around and running towards his mansion before Peach or
Mario could say anything more to him. "Gee, what's up with
Luigi?" asked Peach, bewildered. "Beats me. But don't
worry; I'll talk to him later. I have a feeling he needs to be
alone right now" replied Mario, who was perfectly aware of
his brother's mood swings. He took Peach's hand and led
her to the picnic grounds… Luigi was sitting down in his
sofa, crying softly. What the heck is wrong with me? Luigi
thought. I'm pathetic. I'm a wimp. I'm a loser. I'm… Luigi. He
shivered. It had been ages since he had broken down like
this. He had learned to accept his role as the secondary hero
of the kingdom. He had learned to accept the fact that
Peach didn't go for him, and even though it hurt, he was all
right with it. Most of the time. Definitely not now. Face it
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Luigi. What girl would ever want you when Mario is around? Who
would ever want a man who cries so easily? Sighing, Luigi fell
asleep. He had no idea of what was in store…
"Luigi? What the heck? It's 3 A.M! What are you
doing still dressed and sleeping in the sofa?" asked Mario,
who had just entered Luigi's pad. "Groan…yawn…eh?
Mario? What are you doing here? How did you get in here?"
muttered Luigi, who didn't take kindly to being waken up. It
meant he had to face reality, grim as it may be. "You gave
me the key some time ago, remember?" "Well, what are you
doing here at 3 IN THE MORNING" "I got locked out
of my house" "You got locked out? How stupid can you
get?" "Hey! Watch it, little bro..." "Besides, its 3 in the
morning and you barely notice you're locked out…" "Birdo,
Yoshi, Peach and me went to dinner at the Shroom Café
then we went dancing at club 64. You should have stayed,
we had a hot time" "Yeah, and be the odd one out? No
thanks" "Luigi.." Mario sat down next to his brother "Come
on. You've been acting really moody lately, and it’s not you.
Tell me, what's the matter?" “Never mind…just…go…sleep
in one of the rooms, I guess" sighed Luigi. Now he was even
being a jerk to Mario for no reason…something really was
wrong with him. "Aww, come on. Trust me. What's wrong?"
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"I'm okay. Really. I just want to sleep. Okay?" said Luigi,
flashing a mediocre simile at Mario, hoping to convince him
to drop the matter. "Well…okay, I guess. Thanks Luigi.
Since we're up anyway, let me tell you. We're going to the
castle tomorrow. Me and Toad and everyone else in the
castle have…something planned for Peach" said Mario, with
a sly grin. "That's nice" whispered Luigi, more to himself
than to Mario. "All righty, let's go to sleep. We need to be
there by 10 in the morning" said Mario, getting up and
walking to the guest room. "Good night, Luigi " "Night"
replied Luigi "Oh, little bro. One more thing" said Mario,
stopping suddenly. "What?" asked Luigi, slightly irritated by
now. "Don't you think you'd be more comfortable in your
bed?" smirked Mario "Oh…yeah" Luigi got up and walked
to bed. Everyone was in a flurry. It seemed like every single
servant was in the castle, either decorating, or cleaning, or
baking, or something else. After all, this was a very special
day indeed… Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi, along with Toad,
were sitting silently in Peach's office. Luigi had a frown in
his face, mainly because Mario had to practically drag him
here. And for what? Nobody had told him a thing about
what was going on… Mario looked positively terrified. Toad
glanced at Mario, and instantly read the look on his face.
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"Erm… Luigi, could you excuse us for a second?" asked
Toad, grabbing Mario's arm and pulling him out the door
"Sure" said Luigi, looking down at his feet. Mario and Toad
stepped out the door. Mario was sweating bullets. "Mario,
calm down. I'm sure you've got nothing to worry about.
Besides, keep sweating the way you are and you'll look like
someone clobbered you with a water balloon" joked Toad,
hoping to calm Mario down before he passed out. "I can't! I
can't! I can't! " yelled Mario "I mean, I was really excited and
happy before, but no… I mean… WHAT IF SHE SAYS
NO!" screamed Mario, burying his head in his hands while
pacing up and down the hall. "Mario! Get a hold of
yourself" cried Toad "She'll be thrilled, and you know it!
Now, go to the washroom and freshen up, and try to get
your dignity back. She'll be here soon" said Toad, pushing
Mario into the Washroom. "Okay, Okay, Mario. Calm down.
You can do it." Mario said to himself, splashing cold water
onto his face… This is pointless. Why should I wait here if Toad
and Mario have been gone for such a long time? Thought Luigi.
Slowly, he got up, and walked towards the main foyer of the
castle. No sooner had he set foot in the foyer, when the
door started to open. "Gasp… She's here!...SHHHH!"
everyone was whispering and scurrying around. "Hide,
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quick!" Luigi had only time to wonder what the heck was
going on before he was dragged by the arm into a nearby
closet by one of the castle's retainers. The door opened and
in walked Peach, followed by Sir Toadsworth. "I'm telling
you, Sir Toadsworth! I don't see why we had to be back
home so early! I mean, I was in the middle of my dress
fitting… " sulked Peach, carrying a small shopping bag.
"Oh, believe me Princess, you'll see soon" chuckled Sir
Toadsworth. "SURPRICE!" yelled everyone, jumping out of
their hiding places, including Luigi, although he had no
EARTHLY idea of what was going on. "OH MY GOD!
What's THIS all about! " giggled Peach, an expression of
surprise and happiness etched on her face. "It's an
expression of love" a voice said from the back of the room.
Everyone turned around. There, in the corner of the room,
was Mario, dressed in a sharp, black tuxedo, his usual red
cap gone from his head, and his gloves tucked in a side
pocket of the jacket. Although there was a trace of crimson
showing on his face, he was calm now, and his voice showed
it, for it was strong and suave. Everyone turned around to
look at Mario, an expression of excitement and anxiety in
their face, and then turned to look at Peach. Luigi's heart
began to race… No, it couldn't be… Peach looked as if her
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very breath had been stolen… Mario walked from the
corner of the room until he was right in front of Peach, and
kneeled. "Peach, from the very first moment I laid my eyes
on you, I thought you were a precious jewel, too beautiful
for this earth. As I got to know you better, I realized that
not only are you physically beautiful, but your soul is lovely
as well… " Peach was starting to blush, and started to sway
"Oh, Mario…" she sighed. NO, NO, NO! Luigi was trying,
as hard as he could, to block out Mario's words, but he knew
he couldn't, and he knew what was going to happen next…
"…You've made my life an exquisite dream, and I don't
want to wake up. I know I'm not a Prince, only a lowly
plumber, but one that would give his heart, his love, his very
LIFE for you. Peach…" Mario dipped his hand in his
pocket and drew out the most stunning, breath-taking
diamond ring anyone had ever seen. Peach gasped. "Peach,
my love, would you make me the happiest plumber in the
world, and marry me?" Mario finished anxiety and worry
spilling out from every pore of his body. The silence was
deafening for a couple of seconds, when suddenly…
"MARIOOOOO! OF COURSE! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE
YOU! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!" Peach
jumped into Mario's arms and gave him a passionate kiss.
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The crowd exploded into a loud cheer of happiness and joy.
Confetti was thrown in the air, and thunderously loud music
filled the air. In the midst of all the celebrations, Luigi felt as
if someone had punched out his lungs, for he couldn't
breathe. His eyes were quickly welling up with tears as he
watches his brother and the princess kiss fervently, and his
head felt like it was going to explode. But his heart! It felt
like it literally had broken in two. Choking back all his
emotions, Luigi ran towards the balcony.
Luigi ran towards the balcony and burst through the
French doors to the sweet air outside. He gasped and
sobbed as he hung onto the railing, hoping that nobody had
seen him, He couldn't believe it. He didn't want to believe it.
I mean, I know she was Mario's girl, but…Luigi broke his train
of thought. He didn't want to believe it, because he thought
he was a fool for even thinking about it, but…he'd always
hoped that one day…he and Peach… "Luigi? LUIGI!
Where are you!" called a cheery voice. Luigi turned his head
and felt horror creeping up his spine. Heading right towards
him was none other that the Princess, the glare of the
diamond ring blinding Luigi. He felt his face grow hot with
humiliation and felt his heart do a flip flop. Why Me? He
thought. "Luigi! There you are! I've been looking all over
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for—What's Wrong!" Peach gasped, shocked. Luigi's face
was red and covered in tears. "Luigi…Oh my God…
Luigi…what's the matter?" Peach breathed, very quietly,
sorrow growing in her heart as her eyes took in the
heartbreaking scene of her dearly loved friend…crying. Luigi
did not answer. "Luigi…tell me" Peach whispered, now on
the verge of tears herself. (She was, after all, very sensitive)
Luigi did not know what it was, but something in Peach's
voice, perhaps the tender sweetness of her tone, or the
dulcet quality of her speech, triggered Luigi to turn around.
Peach looked at him with the most sincere look of worry
fixed on her delicate face, a lone tear sliding quietly down
her cheek… At that moment, Luigi knew that his denial
could not go on. He had to tell her the truth… "Princess, I
cry because for many years I have kept my true feelings for
you hidden under a disguise of lies… " Peach gasped. Luigi
knew he must get it over; quickly. "The truth is Princess…I
love you" he finished quietly, repressing a sob and looking
down at the floor. For a few seconds, all was quiet,
dangerously and ominously quiet. "Oh…Luigi…LUIGI!
HOW COULD YOU! HOW COULD YOU! " Peach
sobbed uncontrollably. Luigi felt like if his soul had left him.
His very face went pale as the white of his eyes. He began to
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cry again, hard. Huge, uncontrollable sobs burst from his
body. He had never meant to hurt her, but she had certainly
hurt him… Peach ran away, fast as lightning, towards her
room. Even her state of despair, she did not want to
concern either her beloved Mario or her loyal servants, so
she ran through one of the far corridors… Luigi stood there,
his heart in his hand. But strangely enough, no more
emotions. He just pulled one of his trademark jumps out of
the balcony, and walked home silently. "Has anyone seen
Peach?" asked a very relived, happy, and exuberant Mario.
Peach was lying on her bed, sobbing hysterically.
She felt as if all her feelings were clashing together,
exploding, bursting. I was so happy in the morning Thought
Peach Why did Luigi have to go and ruin it? Instantly upon
thinking this, Peach felt a strong pang of regret and guilt.
After all, Luigi can't help who he falls in love with…but…Oh, now I
feel horrible. Peach reflected upon what would happen now.
Of course, she still loved Mario, very, very much, and of
course she would marry him, but…she still felt very
uncomfortable about Luigi. I liked him as a friend, but I never
meant to lead him on---reflected Peach. She was very confused
All of a sudden, someone was knocking at her door. "Who is
it?" asked Peach, beginning to regain some of her poise.
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"Princess, it's us, Toad and-" "Mario" finished a deep voice.
"Oh…OH!...WAIT, DON'T COME IN YET!" cried Peach,
running towards her washroom. She splashed some water on
her face and began to take off her make-up (She did cry
rather hard, and her mascara had smeared quite a bit).
"Princess, are you ok?" asked Toad timidly. "I'M FINE, I'M
FINE, JUST…HOLD UP" Peach was now applying
concealer as fast as she could. She didn't want both Mario
and Toad to see how red her face had turned. "Peach, love,
you sound upset" said Mario, opening the door just a crack
He was getting very nervous. What if Peach was having
regrets about the engagement? He quickly pushed the
unbearable thought out of his mind. "What's the matter?"
"NOTHING! NOTHING! JUST…WAIT!" cried Peach,
but it was late. Mario and Toad were standing right behind
Peach, an expression of bewilderment in their faces. For a
while, nobody said anything. Peach was feeling very self
conscious, because she knew that, no matter how much
concealer she had put on, her face was obviously still very
red, and her eyes still very puffy. "Peach! What happened!"
asked a horrified Mario, finally breaking the silence. "Are
you having doubts about our engagement? Oh, I knew it
was too soon to ask you! I KNEW it! It's all my fault…"
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stormed Mario, feeling devastated. Toad patted Mario's back
(that's as high as he could reach, anyway) consolingly. "No,
Mario!" exclaimed Peach, running up to him and taking his
hand "It's not you at all! I've never felt happier! I'm finally
getting married, and to the man of my dreams! I love you!"
she finished, hugging him tightly. "I love you too, Peach"
whispered Mario, holding her warmly, all fearful thoughts
fleeing from his mind… "But Princess, then..why were you
crying" asked Toad. Mario felt the thoughts come back.
"Well, I-I…" stuttered Peach. Oh, No! What do I do now!—she
thought "Yes, why!" asked Mario, starting too feel hurt that
Peach would hide something from him. "You see, it's
that…" mumbled Peach "Er, what you really need to know
is that…" "Peach, tell me" begged Mario Peach looked at his
eyes and saw true concern and love. She couldn't hide
something from her beloved Mario, not after she knew how
much he loved her… "Mario, Luigi told me…that he loves
me “There was quiet. A horrible, shocking, and heavy
silence. Peach had a look of intense worry on her face. Toad
was covering his mouth in astonishment. But Mario… He
looked as if Peach had slapped him, and he was sporting a
look of mystification and anger on his face. His body went
limp, and his eyes blank… Nobody spoke. Finally, Peach
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broke the ice. "Mario, are you all right!" she quietly asked,
almost fearfully. Mario's mind focused again. "Oh, Peach,
honey, I'm fine" he said, kissing her lightly. "Don't worry, I
love you" he put great stress on those last three words. He
turned towards the door. "WAIT! MARIO! WHY ARE
YOU LEAVING!" screamed Peach, afraid that Mario was
angry at her. "Don't worry Peach, I just have to go...settle
some business " he said abruptly, the last part more to
himself that to Peach. He ran out of the castle in the
direction of Luigi's mansion. Peach just stood there, afraid
for both Mario. Bros. Toad clasped her hand in comfort.
Luigi was swimming in his indoor pool. (Yup, he had one
built!) He loved swimming, and he often felt that swimming
helped take his mind off things. However, he was no longer
sad, or desolate, or depressed. He simply felt guilt. Oh, man.
Why did I tell her? I just made her cry at her engagement party, which
should have been one of the happiest moments in her life. And then, of
course, Mario will find out… He shivered at this thought. Peach
and Mario are truly made for each other, but why didn't I realize that
here, instead of there? That really was a stupid thing to do… He
groaned. Suddenly, he heard some LOUD knocking at his
door. Startled, Luigi shouted "Wait up, I'm coming!" He
hopped out of the pool and ran towards the dressing room.
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He quickly dried himself off and pulled on his overalls, his
shirt, and his shoes. Then he quickly ran to the front door
and opened it. He came face to face with a very mad, very
FURIOUS Mario, and did he look like he had a bone to pick
with Luigi… "Er… Mario, about today…" started Luigi
quickly. Mario punched him in the stomach.
Luigi bent over in pain and shock, clutching his
stomach. "MARIO? WHAT THE HECK IS YOUR
PROBLEM?" gasped Luigi, barely recovering his breath.
He had been expecting Mario to be upset, maybe a little
angry, but he certainly wasn't expecting Mario to sock his
living daylights out. "I SHOULD BE ASKING YOU
THAT, LUIGI" shouted Mario, tightening his fist and
advancing towards Luigi again. "WHAT THE HECK
WERE YOU THINKING!" "I JUST TOLD HER THE
TRUTH!" yelled Luigi back, anger now starting to boil
inside his usually gentle heart. "SHE ASKED ME, AND I
TOLD HER!" "YEAH, AND YOU MADE HER CRY!"
bellowed Mario "ON HER ENGAGEMENT DAY!"
Mario was about to deliver another blow when Luigi
suddenly grabbed Mario's fist and twisted his arm. "YEOW!
OW! OW! OWWWW! " Mario yelled, surprised. "WHAT,
YOU THOUGHT I WOULD JUST STAND HERE AND
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LET YOU USE ME FOR A PUNCHING BAG!" replied
Luigi, now very angry himself. "Look, just calm down, and
we'll talk this over" said Luigi (softening his voice, with A
LOT of effort) but still twisting Mario's arm. "TALK? YOU
WANT TO TALK!" roared Mario, pulling himself free of
Luigi's arm hold. "ALL RIGHT, BRO, I'LL TALK, BUT I
WON'T CALM DOWN!" Mario lunged at Luigi and
punched him in the kisser. "OH, SO THAT'S THE WAY
YOU WANT IT, THEN!" bellowed Luigi, grinding his
teeth (It was a miracle he still had them after that punch)
and tightened his fist as well. "ALL RIGHT, BRING IT
ON!" He ran towards Mario so fast he didn't even see it
coming. He grabbed his older brother, threw him on the
floor and started punching him. Mario quickly got up and
started twisting Luigi's right leg. "OWW! OWW! STOP IT!"
cried Luigi, struggling to pull his leg free. "SURE, I'LL
STOP, ONCE YOU TELL ME WHY YOU WANTED
TO STEAL MY GIRL!" said Mario, twisting even more
fiercely. "WHAT!" exclaimed Luigi, pulling free and pulling
Mario's ears "I NEVER WANTED TO TAKE PEACH
FROM YOU!" "OWWWW! YEAH, OW, RIGHT!" Mario
said, tears forming in his eyes (pulling ears hurts more than
you think). "TAKE THIS!" Soon, both brothers were
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tumbling on the floor in a type of wrestling match, and by
some mysterious choice of fate, they were heading right
towards the pool room. "YOU TRAITOR!" bellowed
Mario. "I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST YOU!" "I AM
NOT A TRAITOR, AND YOU CAN TRUST ME!" was
all Luigi had time to say before they both plunged, headfirst,
into the pool. There was a LOUD splash, a small tidal wave,
and then…silence. Not a sound. Then… Both brothers
surfaced, gasping and taking HUGE breaths of air. "Mario!
MARIO! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT!" asked Luigi, all violent
feelings vanishing from his heart. "Yes…Yes" Mario,
replied, feeling shocked. He couldn't believe he had just
fought with his brother… Both brothers swam towards the
side of the pool and got out. They sat in the poolside
lounging chairs and stared at the floor, too ashamed to say
anything to each other. Oh Lord…What the heck came over me?
I know I was angry, but it's not like Luigi actually did anything to
Peach, he just told her the truth, and she cried, but I mean, I guess the
truth had to eventually come out, and I actually hurt Luigi! He
actually fought me! Mario thought, guilt spreading through his
soul. He rubbed his arm and his ears. Owww…Mario can sure
pack a punch. But still, I was pretty stupid for telling Peach. I mean, I
ruined both her day and Mario's lamented Luigi, stretching his
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leg and massaging his stomach. Both brothers looked at
each other, hurt and guilt and sorrow reflected in their eyes.
Then, they both started to speak at the same time. "Mario,
I'm…" started Luigi. "Luigi, let me tell you that I'm…"
stuttered Mario. Both brothers finished, at the same time…
"Sorry" they said, and they looked at each other again.
Instantly, it was like if liquid sunshine spread through their
bodies. The atmosphere lightened up, and a genuine smile
formed itself on Luigi's and Mario's face. It seemed unlikely
that both brothers had just been fighting each other several
moments ago, and now they were reconciled, but it
happened. It miraculously happened. They got up and
hugged each other, laughing. Then Luigi began to walk
towards the Wardrobe Room, and Mario followed. "Really,
Luigi, I'm sorry" said Mario "I should have known that no
matter what your feelings were, you would never betray me"
"Yeah, I'm sorry too, big bro. I should have kept my mouth
shut" "No, at least this way the truth came out, and
thankfully it did before the wedding" "I guess…But don't
worry; I now realize that Peach and you are a match made in
heaven" "Thank you! And don't worry…you'll find someone
too" "Maybe…" said Luigi, a small trace of sadness
appearing on his face. Mario, becoming aware of this,
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quickly changed the topic. "So, Weedge, I didn't know you
could stop one of my punches" said Mario slyly "Or have
the nerve to twist my arm" Luigi laughed "Well, how about
that leg twist you gave me? That was a priceless move" "Not
as much as pulling my ears!" chortled Mario "Where did you
pick THAT one up, Pre-K?" Laughing, both brothers made
their way towards the Wardrobe Room to pull on dry
clothes, dripping on the carpet, and aching over their
forgotten, but still sore, bruises.
"Oh, Toad… I'm so worried. Do you think they're
all right? I mean, Mario did look pretty angry as he left the
castle…" Peach sighed, sitting on her bed. Strangely enough,
the party was still going on at the castle, despite the fact that
neither The Princess, Mario, or Luigi was there. "Don't
worry Princess" sighed Toad, feeling that life in the castle
was getting to be more and more like a live drama. "I know
Mario was mad, but after all, Luigi is his brother, and I'm
sure Mario would never…go overboard with him" finished
Toad, half lying. "Well, I'm not going to just sit here and
worry anymore. It's been 2 hours since Mario left, for
goodness sake! I'll just go find out what happened myself"
declared Peach, rising from her bed and heading for her
closet. She started rummaging for her coat. "As you wish,
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Princess. I'll just go call Sir Toadsworth and tell him---"
started Toad "Ohhh, No you don't" interrupted Peach "I
don't want anyone else finding out. Luigi's… revelation…
has caused enough trouble as it is. Do you think I want this
on the cover of Gossiping Today? " "But Princess, you're
going to leave the castle unescorted! That's dangerous!"
gasped Toad "Please, Toad, don't tell anyone, especially not
Sir Toadsworth" begged Peach "If anyone asks, just tell
them I felt very tired and went to bed already. I mean, it is
pretty late. I'll be back soon" "Well…fine. But…" "Thank-
You Toad! Thank-You so much! Bye!" With that, Peach put
on her coat and snuck outside, heading towards the place
she thought the brothers would be. Luigi's Mansion. "Mario,
for heaven's sake, let go! “I won't go! I can't go! She'll be
furious that I took so long in coming back!" "Well, did you
want her to see you in the state you were in! I mean, your
ears looked like Dumbo's…" "But STILL! It looks like if I
ran abandoned her! She'll kill me!" "Mario, you could barely
walk!" "I don't care.." Mario was clutching the mansion's
staircase as if his life depended on it. He had just been
bandaged by Luigi, who was eager to alleviate the pain
brought on by their little brawl. Luigi was also sporting some
bandages, and his mouth looked a tad puffed. He was
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attempting, with very little success, to pry Mario from the
staircase and send him back towards the castle. "MARIO!
Come on, you're acting like a baby…" "Shut Up!" They were
interrupted by the doorbell ringing. "Huh? Who could
THAT be?" wondered Luigi, letting go of Mario and
opening the door. Peach stood there, anger and worry and
on her face. Luigi looked horrified, and Mario's face went as
pale as a boo. "Well, aren't you going to let me in?" asked
Peach sternly. "Oh…sorry. Come in" mumbled Luigi,
admitting her and closing the door behind them. Mario
stood up and brushed himself off, terrified. Everyone stood
silently during that awkward moment, each waiting for
someone else to talk. Finally, Peach noticed the bandages
the Mario Bros. were wearing, and gasped, forgetting all
anger. "OH…MY…GOD…What happened?" asked Peach,
pointing at their various injuries. Mario spoke first, and
quickly. "Honey, it was nothing. REALLY. I just…you
know…got a little upset, and well…you know…punched
Luigi a little.." "PUNCHED LUIGI!" "Yeah, but I'm
ok…but well…you know…that got me a little angry…so
I… kind of hit back and…" stuttered Luigi. "HIT BACK!"
"Of course, then we fought…but we stopped when we fell
in the pool!" finished Mario, attempting a smile and failing
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pathetically. "YOU FELL IN THE POOL!" "It was
nothing, really" offered Luigi. There was, once more, silence.
THEN Peach spoke. "HOW COULD YOU BOTH BE SO
STUPID AS TO FIGHT! YOU COULD HAVE
GOTTEN SERIOULSLY HURT! LOOK AT YOU! YOU
LOOK LIKE IF YOU HAD JUST COME FROM
FIGHTING BOWSER! AND HE WON! AND YOU,
MARIO" she said, pointing directly at him "HOW COULD
YOU JUST LEAVE ME LIKE THAT! DON'T YOU
CARE ABOUT ME!" She sat down in the stairs, crying,
again. Mario looked like if a freight train had hit him. He
quickly rushed to Peach's side and hugged her. They waited
until Peach stopped crying, which means they waited a long
time. Finally, Luigi spoke. "Princess, I am so sorry. I
wrecked your engagement day, which I know should have
been one of your most memorable days of your life, and
then, I fought with Mario, which is utterly unacceptable. I
just admitted my feelings for you, which I now know was a
mistake. However, once Mario and I stopped fighting, I
realized the truth: You and Mario are made for each other. I
have never seen a more perfect couple in my life, and my
romantic intentions with you are a thing of the past. Again, I
am very sorry" said Luigi, with all honesty. His eyes met
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Peach's. Instantly Peach knew Luigi was telling the
truth."Oh, Luigi!" squealed Peach, jumping up and hugging
him. "That was the best thing you could have said to me
right now! You are forgiven! Seriously! Oh, now I feel
Wonderful! Simply Fabulous!" Luigi smiled and pulled
Peach away. "Princess, you truly are wonderful. Thank-You
for forgiving me, but…" he gestured towards Mario, who
was standing desolately near the staircase. Peach looked at
her darling and quickly dashed towards him. "Mario…" she
whispered. He looked up at Peach, tears in his eyes. (She had
yelled pretty horribly at him, after all) "Mario, I'm so sorry
for having yelled at you like that. You gave me a beautiful
party, gave me a beautiful ring, but most importantly, you
gave me your love. I want you to know I yelled because I
was worried, not because I don't love you. Please forgive
me…" she said, in that dulcet voice of hers, her eyes
sparkling, her face glowing. Mario looked at her face, and
instantly felt the love spark. "Oh, Peach, Peach sweetie.
How could I not forgive you? Our love is stronger than any
little fight we might have, now and forever!" He kissed her,
deeply and lovingly. Luigi stood next to the blissful couple,
suddenly realizing that they might like some privacy. He
smiled and headed towards the parlor. He no longer felt
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jealous of Mario and Peach. Like he had said before, that
was truly history. He couldn't help but feel, however, a small
pang at in his heart. They had themselves, but he had
nobody… Just as Luigi was about to enter the parlor, he
once more heard some loud knocking at his door. He turned
around and saw Mario walking towards the door and
opening it. "Princess, PRINCESS! Thank heavens you're
well!" said an old, yet proud Toad. Sir Toadsworth ambled
in, dragging Toad behind him by the ears. "I'm sorry
princess, really, sorry!" cried Toad, wincing from the pain in
his head "A lot of the guests started to ask where you were,
and I told them what you told me to tell them, but Sir
Toadsworth didn't believe me, and he checked your room
before I could stop him, and he asked me were you were,
and I didn't want to tell him, so he started whacking me on
the head until I did!" cried Toad; anxiety was evident in his
voice. "And it is a good thing I did" gruffly replied Sir
Toadsworth, letting go of Toad's throbbing ears. "Princess,
what were you thinking going out by yourself! It was a most
imprudent, most, foolish thing to do. You endangered
yourself recklessly. It is most unbefitting to your usually
responsible character. We are going home, right now. No
arguments." With that, Sir Toadsworth grasped the
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Princess's arm and pulled her out the door "Come on,
Toad" Peach giggled and shouted back at Mario "Bye
Mario…love you" she blew him a kiss and smiled before the
door closed. Mario stood there, lovestruck. Luigi stood
there, trying to repress a chuckle. "Hey Mario, take that
Cupid's arrow out of your heart and go to bed. I'll let you
sleep here again" Mario reacted, and smiled. "Thanks,
Weedge" "Stop calling me that, or I'll pull your ears again"
"All right, all right" And with that light note, both brothers
went to bed.
Time had passed since Luigi, Mario, and Peach had
been involved in that…unpleasant experience. In fact, there
was only half a year left until the day that Mario's and
Peach's lives would be forever united. Naturally, this also
meant that the whole Kingdom was in a flurry. Since this
was the biggest event to happen in the Mushroom Kingdom
in what seemed ages, everybody wanted the realm to look
dazzling. And after all, there was going to be people from
other Kingdoms as well! Back in the castle, Princess Peach
was hurriedly and excitedly putting on her face. As soon as
she was done, she quickly fixed her hair and put on her
gloves. She ran towards her dresser and checked herself in
the mirror, then headed straight for the phone. She quickly
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dialed Mario's number… Luigi was in his kitchen, sleepily
preparing breakfast. Oh man, I knew I shouldn't have gone to bed
that late, but that movie was too good to miss yawned Luigi.
Absent-mindedly, he was pouring orange juice into a glass
that was already overflowing. I mean, when the detective nabbed
the bad guy…hehe… that was funny. Luigi was suddenly drawn
back to reality by the sensation of something wet hitting his
shoe. The orange juice had plunged down the table and was
now forming a small lake on the floor. "Oh Shroom"
muttered Luigi, annoyed at the prospect of having to clean
up. But still, he was a tidy guy, so he grudgingly opened the
cupboard under the sink, kneeled down, and looked for a
sponge. Let's see…soap…dishwashing detergent…old
gloves… Unexpectedly, Luigi's doorbell rang, several times.
"OWWW!" screamed Luigi. The sound had startled him and
he had hit his head with the top of the cupboard. "Shroom!
Now who the heck can that be!" Sighing (And rubbing his
head), Luigi made his way towards the front door and
opened it. Standing there was Mario (But he was happy this
time…) "Luigi! Come on, get ready! We're escorting Peach
to the Train Station! She called me about two hours ago and
told me that she was expecting someone she wanted…us to
meet. " Mario said mysteriously. Luigi smiled, shook his
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head, and invited Mario in. He closed the door quickly.
"Hurry up, Luigi! Go get dressed. We have to be at the
castle in half an hour!" repeated Mario. Aww, Mario! It's
probably some stuck-up prince from a distant Kingdom. I
don't want to go. Besides…I'm pretty sleepy. I think I'll just
hit the sack again. Tell the Princess I'm sorry, but that I
couldn't go, ok?" with that, Luigi made to show Mario out
of the mansion, but Mario grabbed his brothers shoulders
and steered him towards his room. "Ohhh no, Luigi" he said
sternly "You're coming, and that's final. Now go get dressed,
and quick" Mario shoved Luigi into his bedroom and closed
the door, leaving Luigi muttering something about his
brother, the royal pain in the… "Remember Princess, be
careful, and never be overconfident that you're safe! Keep
your eyes open for trouble!" "Honestly, Sir Toadsworth!
Mario and Luigi are going to escort me. I think I'll be safe!"
"You never know, Princess…" "Oh, they're here!" The
Princess was edgily peeking out the window, staring at the
Mario. Bros walking towards the path that led towards the
main gate of the castle. She had been impatiently waiting for
them to arrive, eager to escape Sir Toadsworth's lengthy
narrations about safety and danger. "That's great princess,
but as I was saying about your security…" "Yes, Yes, I
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remember. Well, I'm going out to meet them! Don't expect
us to be back soon! Good-Bye!" and with that, Princess
Peach headed out the door and into the path, eager to be on
her way… "Oh…come on…where are you?" the Princess
was muttering worriedly. The train that she was expecting
was supposed to have arrived half an hour ago, and by now,
the atmosphere was tense. Mario was sitting in a bench with
the Princess, holding her hand and trying to keep a smile in
his face to hide his impatience. Luigi was standing a couple
of meters back, slouched against a wall, brooding. Oh, this is
the life. Waiting two darned hours in a stuffy, crowded train station
while waiting for a mysterious prince from a distant land that probably
has more hot air than a hot air balloon. Luigi was really irritated.
After all, he hadn't wanted to come in the first place…
Meanwhile, Mario was indeed growing impatient, not only
because of the train delay, but because he couldn't wait to
see his brother's reactions to this new arrival. Mario smiled
mischievously… "EEEEEEEK! The train's coming! THE
TRAIN IS COMING!" screeched Peach, nearly shattering
Mario's eardrums. Luigi turned his head. Indeed, the train
was drawing nearer and nearer. Luigi sighed. Well, here's the
beginning of a wasted day… Meanwhile, Peach and Mario stood
up and walked closer to the gate, and waited until the train
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had stopped completely. Peach was anxiously standing on
her tip-toes, biting her lip, craning her neck in an attempt to
peek inside the train… Mario stood next to her, trying to
hide the impish smile from his lips… Luigi just stood, totally
unimpressed… Suddenly, the train doors opened, and out
stepped… "DAISEEEEEE! OH YOU'RE HERE!
YOU'RE HERE! YOU'RE HERE! OH, DAISY!" Squealed
Peach, running towards a young girl that had just stepped
out of the train. What The? Peach's guest is a girl!l... Luigi turned
his neck so fast it cricked. His eyes were instantly met with
the most stunning, gorgeous, and dazzling girl he had ever
seen. His mouth fell open. His eyes widened as he continued
to look at this girl. She was wearing a bright, beautiful yellow
dress that hugged her slim, curvy figure perfectly. She had
the most luminous, extraordinary auburn hair, a small, perky
little nose, glowing skin, red luscious lips, but most of all…
those intense, and glittering blue eyes! He felt as if those
eyes contained the whole ocean and sky. Then, out of the
blue, their eyes met. Luigi felt a weird and wonderful feeling
in his body, kind as if he had electric shivers traveling
through his body. He felt his face start blushing… The girl
also felt something in her heart as she saw this handsome
stranger. Her body trembled as she wondered who he could
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be…Then, as soon as it came, it went… "Daisy! Oh, I'm so
glad you're here! I was getting so worried! I mean, your train
was half an hour late!" Peach exclaimed. "Oh, father kept
the train from leaving because he wanted his own staff to
check if the train was safe" huffed the girl. "I was SO
embarrassed! Fathers! I guess they'll always think we're
helpless and in danger…". "Tell me about it! I get the same
thing from Sir Toadsworth…" The girls kept chatting
happily, totally unaware of anything else. Mario stood by
Peach's side. Inconspicuously, he snuck a look at Luigi and
had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing. Yup, Luigi
was reacting just like he thought he would. Peach had told
him earlier on that she was going to receive a visit from one
of her princess friends that she hadn't seen in a long time,
and showed Mario a picture of her. Mario thought she was
very pretty (even though he still thought Peach looked
better). So, he had suggested to Peach that maybe Luigi
would like to meet her. Peach, catching on to Mario's drift,
laughed and agreed. Mario grinned. He walked a few steps
towards the girls and gently shook Peach's shoulder. Peach
quickly stopped talking and looked at Mario, smiling. Mario
gestured towards Luigi, and Peach looked in his direction.
She giggled and exchanged a knowing look with Mario.
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Then she turned to her friend. "Daisy, this is Mario, my
fiancé. Mario, this is my friend Daisy, Princess of
Sarasaland" Princess Daisy smiled and held out her hand.
"Pleased to meet you, Mario. Peach has told me SO much
about you. You're as cute as she said you were. " Mario
laughed and shook her hand "The pleasure is mine, Princess.
Thanks for the honesty." They all laughed at Mario's
comment. Then, Princess flashed a playful smile as she
looked at Luigi and gestured for him to come. He walked
forward as if in a trance. Mario raised his eyebrows
roguishly, and Daisy leaned forward in excitement. (She
really wanted to meet this handsome guy!) As Luigi walked,
he kept thinking Okay Luigi, be smooth, be suave, be cool, you can
do it. You've got to impress her… He walked towards the group.
Princess Peach began the introductions. "Daisy, this is Luigi,
Mario's younger, and single, brother, and Luigi, this is my
dear friend Daisy, the Princess of Sarasaland" Daisy giggled
coquettishly and held out her hand, saying "Well, heyyy
Luigi…my, aren't you the handsome one…" Luigi blushed
heavily and took her hand. He felt he was in heaven.
"H…Hi" he uttered, shaking her hand clumsily. Mario,
Peach, and Daisy all sniggered. Luigi felt like kicking himself.
Oh, yeah Luigi, that's real smooth. You sure impressed her now…
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"Well, now that we're all acquainted, let's go have lunch. I
made reservations at a great little place called The Toad's
Corner" Peach said happily. "That sounds great. What do
you think, Luigi?" asked Daisy "Hi…" said Luigi
"Oh, Mario, this place is so charming! I hear the
food is great, too!" Peach exclaimed. She, Mario, Daisy, and
Luigi were waiting in line at the restaurant. (Yup, Princesses
don't get cuts in line!) Peach was bubbling over with
excitement, mainly because she hadn't seen her friend Daisy
in months, partly because she was trying out a new
restaurant, and somewhat because it was the first time she
had been allowed to go anywhere without Sir Toadsworth.
Mario was standing in line right next to Peach, staring
dreamily at her. Right now, all he had eyes for was Peach…
Daisy was standing, trying to catch Luigi's eye. She hummed
quietly, batting her eyelashes seductively while looking in
Luigi's direction. She flipped her head, and her beautiful hair
cascaded around her shoulders… Luigi, meanwhile, kept
stealing glances at the Princess whenever he thought she
wasn't looking (She was, though). And all of Daisy's little
"hints" were most definitely NOT lost on Luigi. He was
getting goosebumps just looking at her… His senses were
debating… Instinct: Come on, Luigi! Just look at the way she's
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acting! She wants you to talk to her! YOU want to talk to her! JUST
DO IT! Brain: Are you kidding? She's just standing around, waiting
to get called to the table! Why would such a beauty be interested in you?
Instinct: Look at the way she's looking at you! She wants you to talk
to her! Brain: It doesn't mean anything! Instinct: Now she's smiling at
you and playing with her hair! What more do you want! Brain: She
wouldn't like you! Instinct: She called you HANDSOME! Brain:
Have you ever heard of courtesy, dimwit? Instinct: HANDSOME!
Brain: You ninny! Are you going to listen to your instinct? You're even
stupider than I thought! Instinct: Yeah, we'll since when has listening
to your brain ever helped you with girls? Brain: Moron! Instinct: Idiot!
Brain: Airhead! Instinct: Twit! Luigi couldn't take it anymore.
"SHUT UP! I'LL DECIDE WHAT TO DO, O.K.! I
DON'T NEED ANY OF YOU GUYS TO HELP!" He
shouted at what appeared to be nothing in particular. The
whole restaurant went TOTALLY quiet. Waiters, clients,
and even the cooks, stared at the green plumber, with shock
in their faces. Luigi stood there, horrified, his face white
with terror.
He…had…shouted…his…thoughts…out…loud… Peach
was covering her face in her hands, and Mario was staring at
his brother in astonishment. Only Princess Daisy seemed to
think the whole ordeal was hilarious. She bent over in
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laughter, tears coming out her eyes. She was laughing so
hard, she couldn't even talk… Mario's face changed into a
malicious grin "So, Luigi, you're talking to the voices
again!"The whole restaurant laughed. LOUDLY Luigi felt
his face turn the exact color of Mario's shirt as he attempted
a weak smile.He wanted nothing more than to find a hole,
crawl in it, and die. Oh GOD! Now I really blew it. The whole
world, and the Princess Daisy, probably thinks you should be
committed… "Princess Peach! Table for four!" called a young
Toad waiter. "Come on, that's us!" called Peach, walking
towards the waiter as quick as she could, eager to avoid the
eyes of the people. Mario, Princess Daisy, and Luigi
followed. They were taken to their table and seated. Then
they were given their menus. After a while, they were ready
to order. "Wow…everything looks SO good" exclaimed
Princess Daisy "I guess I'll have the soup of the day and the
New York steak, with mashed potatoes on the side. I'll also
have Co Cola with that" "Yeah, give me a Co Cola too" said
Mario "Me to. I love Co Cola" said Peach "And for you,
Sir?" the waiter asked Luigi. "Ummm…I'll just have a salad
Caesar...I MEAN...a Caesar salad…hehe. With 8-Up"
finished Luigi quickly. Daisy giggled. Luigi blushed. "All
right, that will be half an hour" said the waiter and ambled
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away to the kitchen. Instantly, Daisy began talking to Luigi.
"So Luigi. You seem to be quite the character. Tell me more
about yourself" said Daisy playfully. "Well, I'm a
plumber…I'm 25…and I'm…Mario's sidekick" he finished
pathetically.Daisy giggled. Mario rolled his eyes. Peach
sighed. The rest of the meal went pretty much like that.
Luigi had so much he wanted to tell The Princess, but he
just couldn't get the words out. Until they brought the food.
Luigi reached out to take his glass of soda, and tipped it.
Right…over…Daisy's…dress. Daisy gasped in Surprise.
Peach ran over to her friend, napkin in hand. "Oh, Daisy!
Are you all right? Let me help you!" Mario shook his head
and groaned. This was definitely NOT a good first
impression. Great, Luigi blew it. He thought Luigi just stared
and ran out the door, as fast as he could, towards his
mansion. Meanwhile, Daisy was thinking Oh, he's SO cute!
Girl, this guy likes you. And I love those bashful types… Luigi:
Yeah, she does. Really.
Peach and Daisy were sitting on Peach's bed,
painting each others nails, and gossiping. A box of pizza
(Mushroom for toppings, what else?) lay a little way of, and
the T.V. was on (Not that they were paying attention to it,
anyway). "So, Daisy, I'm so glad your father let you stay with
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me the six months before my wedding! I need peer support!
I'm so nervous!" said Peach "Oh, Peach, WHY? You are
quite the Lady, and Mario is like the perfect husband! He's
smart, funny, intelligent, he's rescued you like about a
thousand times…and he's pretty handsome" finished Daisy,
raising an eyebrow at Peach. "True, and I love him. I love
him like you can't imagine…but still…I'm nervous." "Don't
worry, you'll be the perfect couple. Trust me…I only wish I
could find somebody" said Daisy, seriously this time.
"Well…" said Peach. She wanted to bring up Luigi, but she
wasn't sure how. After all, today…was not good. Referring to
the lunch date "I mean, I really, really liked Luigi. He's
SO…gorgeous. I mean, did you see his deep emerald eyes?
And his charming mustache? And his fascinating jet-back
hair? And come on! He's so well-built. Rarw…" "Er…" said
Peach. She couldn't tell where Daisy was heading with this.
"And…He's Cute. I mean, I thought he liked me, since he
was shy and all…but…he hasn't called, or come
here…so...maybe he doesn't like me" said Daisy "Well, I…"
stuttered Peach "I mean…he would have done something if
he was interested in me, right? He wouldn't just leave me
hanging, would he?" asked Daisy, talking faster and faster. "I
think…" began Peach, but was interrupted by Daisy once
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more. "Maybe I wasn't being obvious enough…but I did
flirt with him…or at least…I thought I was flirting…"
"Daisy, I really think…" "Or maybe he already has a
girlfriend…Are you sure he's single?" "DAISY!" "Oh, I'm
sorry. Did you want to say something?" said Daisy
innocently. "(Sigh) Daisy, I KNOW. Luigi likes you. And
I'm glad you still like him, even after today's fiasco at the
restaurant " stated Peach. "Oh, Peach! You know I like the
jumpy types. And besides, I'm not exactly the most
Princessy Princess there is, you know" Daisy said slyly.
"Look, I KNOW Luigi. He's a great guy, but he always has a
lot of trouble expressing his emotions. He's just like that.
But since you are OBVIOUSLY not a timid girl, why don't
you call him right now? Tell him how you feel?" "Oh…I
don't know" "What?…You're not getting shy on me now,
are you?" grinned Peach "NO! It's just that…well…" "Come
on. Do it" Peach held out her phone at Daisy, trying to
hiding a mischievous smile. Daisy smiled, and for the first
time, in a very long time, blushed. "Oh, all right!" she giggled
"Tell me his number" "If I've ever seen an idiot around girls
in my life, Luigi, it would have to be you " "Yeah, I guess I
blew it pretty bad, didn't I?" "Bad? You blew it so far it's
outta here" "Oh, MAN…"
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Luigi and Mario were swimming a couple of laps in
Luigi's pool. After Luigi had run from the restaurant, Mario
asked Peach if she would excuse him from the afternoon
activities she had planned for the four of them so he could
go talk to Luigi. Peach knew Luigi needed Pep talk, so she
complied. Now, Mario and Luigi had been talking for a
while, but Mario was still annoyed at his brother's cowardly
behavior towards Princess Daisy, and Luigi was still
mortified of the effects of his actions. "I mean, that shouting
thing was freaky enough as it was" said Mario, now getting
out of the pool to hop in the Jacuzzi "But spilling that soda
on her dress…well, that was the end" "Gee, thanks for the
optimism, bro" mumbled Luigi sarcastically, climbing up to
the diving board. "Now, wait. I'm just telling you things as
they are. But I also came to give you some advice on how I
think you could have a chance at maybe getting back on her
good side""On how you think I could have a chance at
maybe getting back on her good side? That sounds pretty
slim, Mario." Luigi said, posing himself for a dive. "Hey, I
don't do miracles…" "I might as well forget it. Why would
such a lovely princess want to be seen with a cowardly,
tongue-tied, schizophrenic klutz like me?" He was about to
jump… "Luigi, I…Oh, wait up, bro…your cell phone's
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ringing" Mario said, climbing out of the Jacuzzi and heading
towards one of the lounge chairs, where Luigi's overalls were
folded. "Luigi, which pocket is it in?" "Try the left one" said
Luigi apathetically. It's probably the wrong number. I'm just going to
waste minutes by answering. Oh well. Not that I really have a use for
all those minutes. Maybe I should switch plans… "Luigi! It's
Daisy!" shouted Mario "WHAT! DAISY? WHOA!"
screamed Luigi, so caught-off guard he lost his balance.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Luigi did a
weird pirouette thing with his foot while twisting his arms
madly in free- style falling from the diving board. (Which, by
the way, was pretty high up. Luigi is quite the athlete) He
crashed with the water and released a miniature tsunami.
"What's that, Princess? Oh, don't worry. Nothing happened.
That scream? Oh, that was just from a movie we were
watching. Yes, Luigi will come to the phone right now.
Please wait just a minute" Mario said to Daisy, then quickly
covered the cell phone with his hand. He gestured angrily at
Luigi to come take the phone. "Whoa…my head…my
stomach…I feel like if I just finished playing tag with the
koopalings " groaned Luigi, swimming towards the end of
the pool and jumping out. Agonizingly, (but quickly) he
made his way towards the lounge chair Mario was sitting in
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and reached for the cell phone. His hand was shaking.
"Uhh…Hello?" Luigi answered nervously. He gestured at
Mario to leave. Mario grinned evilly and complied. "Hi,
Luigi" Princess Daisy replied, in her most captivating girly
voice. "What are you up to?" "I'm…swimming" dumbly
replied Luigi, then had another strong urge to kick himself.
There goes Mario's lie… "I thought you were watching a
movie?" "We were…I mean…WE ARE! We…have a T.V.
…in …the pool room" finished Luigi lamely. He heard the
Princess giggle, and he blushed madly. "Listen Luigi…On a
serious note now" Daisy said her tone sobering up. "I know
you acted a bit strange today, but I don't care. That probably
was because you were nervous. But I want to tell you…I
really like you" Luigi felt his head go wild. His legs started
shaking, and his arms trembled, and his heart began to beat
faster. He felt himself breathing faster. If he was blushing
before, his face now exploded in a scarlet whirl. SHE
LIKES ME! SHE LIKES ME! SHE LIKES ME! OH, MY
GOD! THE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS LIKES ME! He sat
down. He felt like crying from excitement. He wanted to
shout. He wanted to dance. He wanted to run to the Middle
of the Mushroom Kingdom and yell, with all his heart, with
all his might "SHE LIKES ME!" However, he only managed
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to say one word, and he said it in a voice about two octaves
higher than his usual voice… "Really?..." "Yes. You're so
cute. When I first saw you, I felt magic when our eyes
locked. It was…like an intense moment. Didn't you feel it?"
"Yes…I did!" said Luigi, amazed. So it wasn't just him who
had felt that enchantment. It had been mutual! He was now
delirious with ecstasy. "If you did, well, why didn't you call,
or something after you ran away from the restaurant? Don't
you…like me back?" "I DO! I DO! BUT I'M…I'M…"
"You're what?" "I'm SHY. I'm an idiot around girls! I
freeze!" cried Luigi in desperation. "Ohh, that's it? Oh,
Luigi, I LOVE shy men" "You…You Do!" gasped Luigi. He
still couldn't believe that the princess liked him… "Yes…I
really want to get to know you better…" "I…I do too.
REALLY" exclaimed Luigi, now positively floating on cloud
nine, fireworks running through his body... "Well, do you
want to do something? I mean…just the two of
us…tomorrow?" "S…SURE! ANYTHING YOU WANT!"
cried Luigi, who would have agreed to anything "Well, do
you want to play tennis tomorrow? Peach told me we can
use her private court, and she said she'd keep out of the
way…" "SURE! I'D LOVE TO!" "Well, then, be here by 9
tomorrow, ok?" "Of Course! Sure!" "I'll be
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waiting…Weedge" Daisy finished alluringly, giggled, and
hung up. Luigi stood there, holding the phone, with the dial
tone sound on. He didn't notice it. He didn't notice that
Mario had come back to the pool room, that he snickered
when he saw his brother standing like a statue, and that
Mario was now heading towards him with a bucket full of
water. He didn't notice that his stomach and head still ached
from that free fall he had taken a few moments back… All
he was aware of was PRINCESS DAISY LIKES ME!
Suddenly, he was brought back to earth by the sensation of
water cascading down his back. "YEOW!" screamed Luigi,
turning around and coming face to face with Mario, who
was laughing like crazy. "So, look! You didn't even need my
tips! She likes you!" said, Mario, still laughing, but actually
really happy for his brother. "Yeah, she does! And
tomorrow…hey…wait a minute…how do you know that?"
asked Luigi, staring at his brother suspiciously.
"Umm…that's not important" Mario quickly said, hiding a
Spy Ear behind his back. "What you need to do now is
decide which tennis racket to use for tomorrow!" chortled
Mario, running out of the room. "Wait right there, Mario!"
cried Luigi, happy and confused at the same time, taking off
after his brother, "HOW DID YOU KNOW!"Daisy sat in
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Peach's bed, holding the phone still, her face flushed. "Well,
what did he say?" Peach asked Daisy excitedly. "HE SAID
YES!" proclaimed Daisy vivaciously The two girls squealed
and laughed. Daisy could hardly wait until tomorrow…
Luigi was sleeping peacefully. It was very early in
the morning, and the slightest bit of sunlight was beginning
to pierce the night's darkness, casting a serene gray light
across Luigi's room. He had a light smile on his face, which
reflected what was going on in his dreams… "Oh, Luigi…I
love you SO, SO much" whispered Princess Daisy into Luigi's ear.
They were walking across a dew-covered grass carpet inside a very lovely
forest during a cloudy day, pine trees everywhere, a small creek running
up their side, producing a very soothing noise… "Daisy, darling, I love
you, too. More than you can imagine" replied Luigi, not feeling the
least bit embarrassed, and acting in a very romantic fashion. He swept
the ground with a gracious stroke, grasped a cluster of wild flowers, and
presented them to Daisy, who swooned with delight as she took them
from him. "Oh, Luigi…I don't know what to say…" Daisy said,
excitedly. "Sometimes it's better not to speak" Luigi finished
passionately, moving closer and closer to Daisy. He put his arms
around her waist, and she placed her delicate hands on his
shoulders…their lips moving closer together…closer still… "LUIGI!
LUIGI! Wake-up! It's time for your date!" Called Mario,
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bursting into Luigi's room. "Zznx…uhh?..What?" muttered
Luigi, still half asleep "Gee, great timing, bro" he said, after
getting his bearings. "You couldn't have waited another
second, could you?" "Why? Were you dreaming about your
lady love?" said Mario deviously, with a wry smile, raising his
eyebrows up and down at Luigi. "Erm…No! Of course not,
I was just tired, that's all!" quickly replied Luigi, but blushing
all the same. "How the heck did you get here, anyway? You
didn't stay over" "I have the key, remember?" "Oh,
sure…gotta get that lock changed" mumbled Luigi to
himself. "Anyway, you have to hurry up, Weedge! You only
have an hour to get to the castle!" "WHAT THE
HECK!AN HOUR!" gasped Luigi, lunging towards his
alarm clock. Sure enough, it was eight o'clock sharp. Luigi
smacked himself on the forehead. How could I have forgotten to
set the alarm? Luigi leapt out of bed and began to run towards
the Wardrobe room. Mario followed. Once there, Luigi
opened up a closet cabinet and pulled out his
unmentionables, a pair of socks, a plain, white, short-sleeved
shirt, green shorts, and his tennis shoes. He then ran to the
bathroom, nearly out of breath. "Mario…(pant)…could you
get out my…(wheeze)…green racket? You know…the one
with the "L" painted on it?" panted Luigi, as he was about to
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step into the bathroom. "Sure, bro! And don't worry; I'll fix
you up something to eat, too." "Thanks Mario" shouted
Luigi, and stepped inside the bathroom to shower.
Mario smiled slightly and headed downstairs to the
kitchen, mumbling something about his brother being green
in more than one way… Meanwhile, after showering at the
speed of lightning, Luigi finished getting dressed and
combed his hair with great care. Then he opened his cabinet,
and took out something he hadn't used in months. His
cologne. Luigi held the small bottle in his hands and
grinned. He remembered it had cost him a bundle, but it had
been worth it. It was very manly cologne, called "El
Caballero". Luigi sprayed a couple of whiffs eagerly and ran
downstairs… Mario had the tennis racket stuffed inside
Luigi's sports bag, and had stuffed his deodorant, a spare
shirt, a water bottle, a towel, and some tennis balls as well.
As an added measure, he had added pain relief cream, band-
aids, bandages, and 50 dollars (His own, he though they
would make a nice gift). He had also prepared a high energy
shake and toast for his little brother. After all, Mario was
quite the nice guy when he wasn't mocking his brother. Just
then, Luigi burst into the kitchen, looking both distraught
and energized. He launched himself at the shake and toast,
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eating rapidly. Mario simply looked on, smirking. When
Luigi finished, he said "Mario, thank you. I didn't expect you
to do this for me. I really appreciate it!" Mario laughed and
slapped Luigi on the back "You're welcome, bro. Of course,
don't expect this to become a habit or anything. Now go
wash your teeth. You've got 20 min to get to the castle."
Luigi finished eating and ran upstairs again to the bathroom.
He brushed his teeth quickly, gargled, brushed his hair one
more time, and grinned at himself at the mirror. Okay Luigi,
you bombed the first impression, but you'll make it up this time. You
can do it! Laughing, he ran downstairs. He grabbed his
knapsack from Mario and ran outside, bolting in the
direction of the castle, as Mario yelled from behind "Go get
her, tiger!"
"Oh Peach, I'm SO worried" said Daisy, who was in
the guest room, deciding what to wear. "It'll be the first time
me and Luigi are…alone" she finished anxiously.
"Hmm…you're not getting coy on me, are you?" teased
Peach "Actually…I AM!" squealed Daisy, blushing "I can't
believe it, but I am!" "Oh, Daisy! Relax! You know he really,
really likes you" "But…I don't know…I'm still…nervous. I
can't believe that I, Princess Daisy of Sarasaland, am getting
nervous about a GUY!" "I know how you feel exactly,
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Daisy. I felt the same way when I met Mario. I had a lot of
suitors before, but they were all such creeps. Mario's kind,
sweet, humorous…But at first I felt so nervous around him.
However, you eventually relax, so just…take it easy" "I hope
so, Peach" breathed Daisy, still nervous "Anyway, he's due
in 15 min, so I'd better get dressed" "Ditto, Daisy" said
Peach, walking out of the room "Good luck, and don't
worry, I'll stay out of the way" she finished, closing the door.
"Thanks Peach" replied Daisy. She picked out a pair of
yellow shorts and an orange T-shirt and put them on. The
she changed into her tennis shoes, tied her hair in a ponytail,
and washed her teeth. Then she looked at herself in the
mirror and grinned. Luigi, watch out! Just then, the doorbell
rang. Daisy felt a little jumpy, but still smiled, grabbed her
racquet, and ran downstairs… "Mr. Luigi? Good Morning!
May I be of assistance?" "Erm…yeah…I was supposed to
meet Princess Daisy here. Is she around?" "Princess Daisy?
She never informed me she had made plans to leave the
castle" "Well, no. We're not going to leave the castle. We're
just going to play tennis here" "You and her alone?"
"Well…it's kind of like a …you know…a…" "Date"
finished someone from upstairs. Luigi and Sir Toadsworth
turned around. There, coming down from the stairs, was
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Daisy, looking bubbly and happy, even if there was a trace
of red across her face. Luigi's eyes widened. She looks so
beautiful… She quickly made her way downstairs and told Sir
Toadsworth, "Don't worry, me and Luigi are just going to
play a few games, and if we decide to do something else,
we'll tell you, ok? And take that skeptic look off your face,
sir! I'm sure Luigi's quite the gentleman" Luigi's face flushed
"All right then. But mind you, your highness! If you decide
to leave, make sure you alert me first" And with that, Sir
Toadsworth turned and left. Luigi was practically
hyperventilating by now. Daisy slid her way over to Luigi
and coquettishly said "Well heyyy, Luigi. My, don't you look
like quite the Adonis today. Especially without your cap"
Luigi almost fainted, then jumped with shock "I don't have
my cap?" he said, his hands springing up to his head
instantly. Sure enough, he felt his hair, but not his usual
chapeau. "Oh, man…" "Hey, don't fret. Those are some
gorgeous black locks. You should show them off" Once
again, Luigi's face turned flaming scarlet, but smiled
nonetheless "Thank-you, Princess" "Oh, please Luigi…call
me Daisy" Luigi gulped, rubbed his hand across his head,
and said "Oh…of course…Daisy" Daisy smiled, took Luigi's
arm, and led him outside to the courtyard. Luigi felt like he
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was in a daze…This sweet angel, leading me by the arm? Once
they got to the courts, Daisy released him, took out her
racquet, and began to stretch. Luigi could have watched her
forever, but he thought that Daisy might feel that was
impolite I'm sure Luigi's quite the gentleman… He took out his
own racquet and stretched. He felt that everything was just
perfect. Now he had to keep from messing up. Remember
Luigi, be smooth. No slip-ups. You got a second chance, and you're not
going to mess up, got it? "Okay, Luigi, I'm ready. Be prepared to
lose" she said, swinging her racquet. Luigi chuckled "Don't
be so sure, Princess…I mean, Daisy" However, Daisy had
been playing tennis for a very long time, and was quite
skilled. She was also very fast and agile. It was no surprise
that she won every single one of the games they played.
However, the main reason of her victory was that Luigi's
mind was not exactly focused on tennis… "(Pant)…Luigi,
you're quite the player…(wheeze)…of course, I still won"
gasped Daisy, who was very, very tired. "(Cough)…my
congratulations to you, your highness…I mean… Daisy…
(Choke)…you…are…the best" Daisy giggled and began to
put her things away. So did Luigi. They were about to leave,
when Luigi remembered his racquet. He had forgotten to
put his most important thing away! "Excuse me, Daisy…I
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have to get my racquet" he said, starting to walk towards the
bench he had left it in. "Oh, no Luigi, I'll get it" Daisy
replied, running over to the bench before Luigi could object.
"Here, I …OOOPS!" "DAISY!" screamed Luigi, but it was
late. Daisy tripped and fell. The tennis racquet flew in midair
and conked Luigi on the head. Luigi stood motionless,
grinned weakly and lost consciousness, falling to the ground.
All he saw was blackness… …
Shadows…light…whispering…Luigi opened his eyes. He
still couldn't make out anything. And his head…owwww…it
hurt like heck. Luigi closed his eyes, shook his head, and
opened his eyes again. This time he saw more clearly. Mario
and Peach were sitting right next to him, both wearing an
expression of utmost concern. They were whispering in a
very silent tone, as if afraid to wake him. "Do you think he'll
be alright?" asked Mario "I…don't know. Maybe we should
take him to the hospital; he's been like this for 2 hours
now!" Peach responded, clutching Mario's hand. "Oh God!
He hates hospitals, but I think you're right. I don't want him
to…to… " "Hey, stop worrying! I'm alright" grinned Luigi
"LUIGI! Oh, you're ok! You gave us such a scare!" Peach
shouted, jumping up and hugging him, laughing with joy.
"Luigi, I'm glad you're fine. I was beginning to get quite
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worried myself! Daisy must have hit you pretty hard" said
Mario, smiling. "Daisy…Daisy? Were is she?" replied Luigi,
remembering the Princess suddenly. Automatically, Peach
and Mario turned towards a far corner of the room. There,
sitting in a chair, was Princess Daisy, weeping silently. Luigi
gasped. Now, why could this sweet angel be crying? All
thoughts of his pain forgotten, he jumped out of the bed he
was lying in and walked his way over to Daisy. He kneeled in
front of her and, gathering all his courage, took her hand.
Daisy turned to look at him, her eyes red. "Oh, Luigi. I'm
SO sorry. I could've hurt you really seriously. I feel so guilty"
"But Princess…I mean, Daisy. I'm alright! Sure, my head's a
little sore, but I'm ok" Luigi smiled at her. "But STILL. I
hurt you, and I…like you SO much. You probably hate me
now" "HATE YOU? Even if you ran me over with a race
car, even if you tossed me off a cliff, even IF you slapped
me, I would never hate you. You're the best thing that has
happened to me" Luigi rubbed her hand against his cheek.
"Oh, Luigi…really?" she asked, some of her old spark
coming back to her now. "Really really" grinned Luigi Daisy
got off the chair and hugged Luigi tightly. Luigi felt he might
faint again (And not because of his throbbing head), but he
didn't. Instead, he hugged Daisy back, even more tightly.
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Then they let go, too quickly for both of their likes. "I'm
such a klutz, though" giggled Daisy "Hey, what about me?
Remember the soda?" "Oh, yeah! Luigi, we were made for
each other!" Luigi blushed, and took her hand again. Mario
and Peach smiled at each other and slipped out of the room,
hands linked. "Hey, Luigi, at least let me make it up to you.
Let's go dancing at Club 64!" said Daisy, who had just had
this brainwave and was smiling enthusiastically. Luigi smiled.
Oh, she wants to see me again! Yes! Luigi, this time, YOU didn't
mess up. See, you can do it! "I'd be delighted to, Daisy," said
Luigi sincerely. He knew he was going to enjoy not being the
odd one out this time. "All right! Pick me up at 6. I'LL treat
you to dinner! NO COMPLAINTS! Then, we'll paint the
town RED!" "Will do, Daisy!" Smiling, Daisy gave Luigi a
small peck on the cheek, and scuttled out of the room. Luigi
felt as if he was burning, and indeed, his face was flaming,
most particularly his cheek. He felt as if he could do
anything, anything at all! Laughing with joy, he ran all the
way to his mansion, where he immediately began to get
ready. "WOW! Luigi, I had no IDEA you were such a hot
dancer! All the girls were screaming for you! And when you
danced that Latin salsa, I thought I was going to MELT!"
Daisy screamed as they made their way out of the club.
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"Daisy, YOU were the best dancer there, hands down.
When you danced…I felt like I was on FIRE!" gasped Luigi,
who was still full of adrenaline. "No, I've never seen ANY
guy dance like you. They were screaming your name. Man,
Oh, MAN! I had such a good time" "So did I, Daisy! I've
never enjoyed myself more! It's because I'm with you, no
doubt" smiled Luigi, once more gathering his courage and
taking her hand.
Daisy blushed. They made their way back to the
castle, walking very slowly, and talking intently. The night
itself seemed to contain magic, and both Daisy and Luigi felt
it. I'm in love thought both Daisy and Luigi Too soon for
their liking, they arrived back at the castle. They lingered at
the door step. "Ummm…well…good-night, Daisy…I really
enjoyed myself. I hope you did too. Thank-You for the
dinner and the dance." Said Luigi, beginning too feel very
awkward. He rubbed his head unconsciously. "What? You're
going to leave me just like that…just saying good-bye?"
whispered Daisy alluringly, taking a closer step towards
Luigi. "Well…I….what do you mean?" asked Luigi, aware of
the diminishing space between him and Daisy. "I mean, that
if a brave, handsome man just shared a magic evening with
me, I would like to close it in a very special way…don't
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you?" replied Daisy, tossing Luigi's cap to the floor and
running her fingers through his jet-black curls. "…I would"
breathed Luigi. He placed his hands on Daisy's waist, and
drew her close. His face was burning with bloodflow…
"Well, then… I love you, Luigi" she said, lowering her hands
to his shoulders, and moving her face closer to his. "I love
you too…Daisy" He closed his eyes. Then the space
between them vanished. They kissed, tenderly, under the
stars, crickets singing, a lone shooting star illuminating the
sky. After a few wonderful moments, they broke apart.
Daisy sighed, hugged Luigi and said "Bye-Bye…Weedge. I'll
see you soon" with that, she giggled and entered the castle.
Luigi felt like his head was going to burst. Not only his head,
but his heart. He was stunned for a moment, too amazed to
speak, when suddenly; euphoria began to flow through his
veins. And it spread. He ran faster that he had ever ran
before, to his mansion, flipping cart wheels and back flips,
yelling " MY DREAM CAME TRUE! SHE LIKES ME!
NO, SHE LOVES ME! "
It had been exactly one week since Daisy and Luigi
had shared that romantic manifestation. And every single
day after that, Luigi had dropped by the castle daily to visit
Daisy. They mostly just hung around the castle, taking long
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walks in Peach's sophisticated flower garden, or walked
around Toad Town, hand in hand, not really doing anything,
just enjoying each others presence, totally oblivious to
anything else. That's how the days became weeks, which
turned into weeks, which morphed into months. Pretty
soon, there were only three months left until Peach's and
Mario's wedding. The kingdom was in a flurry, making sure
there wasn't a single unsightly Spot in the whole kingdom.
But the flurry outside was nothing compared to the flurry
inside the castle, where Princess Peach was in a whirl.
"Color? White, of course…Flowers…red roses,
or…hmm…I'll get back to you on that. Yes, of course.
Okay, thank you. Call you later." Princess Peach hung up the
phone and turned towards Daisy. "Whew! I still have to pick
the floral arrangement. They want to know by tomorrow so
they can get to work on it right away. I still haven't decided
what kind of flowers I want, mainly because there are so
many to choose from! Of course, Mario isn't helping. I
asked him his opinion and he said he was fine with anything!
Honestly, I can't believe him! I…Daisy? Are you listening? "
asked Peach, suddenly noticing that Daisy wasn't exactly
listening and was twirling her hair, an expression of
dreaminess in her face. "EARTH TO DAISY!" bellowed
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Peach, snapping her fingers in front of her friend's face.
"Huh? Oh, sorry Peach…what about the flowers?" asked
Daisy absentmindedly, her eyes glazed. "(Sigh)…never mind.
Are you ok?" replied Peach, now eyeing her friend curiously.
"Oh, YES!" screamed Daisy, jumping up her chair, and
blushing "I AM! I AM!" "Why?" asked Peach, now more
curious than ever. "Well, you know the way me and Luigi
have been spending all this time with each other?"
"Spending more time with each other? Girl, you are
practically glued to him by now!" "Yeah…well, he always
has this was of making me feel…zingy. The way he caresses
my hair, the way he hugs me, the kisses he gives me…But I
mean, I also have a lot of fun with him! He's like my soul
mate! " "Wonderful! But I still don't get why you're so
excited" "Well, I don't think you'd care…" slyly said Daisy,
fully aware that Peach was dying to know "Just tell
me…Please?" begged Peach "Oh, all right. Luigi asked me
to go to his house today because he had something special
planned for me" burst out Daisy, barely able to speak, as she
was dying with excitement. "Whoa! Slow down! I didn't
understand a single word you said" giggled Peach. "(Breathes
deeply)…okay. Luigi asked me to go to his house today
because he had something special planned for me!" shrieked
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Daisy, now positively beaming. "Really! That's GREAT!"
said Peach, hugging Daisy. "What do you think it could be?"
"I don't know…more than likely he wants to officially ask
me to be his girlfriend" whispered Daisy, awed yet excited at
this prospect. "So…if he does…what will you say?" grinned
Peach "YES!" smiled Daisy "Of course I'll say YES" "Good!
I'm really happy for you, Daisy!" said Peach in all sincerity
"And for Luigi, too" she uttered to herself. "What was that,
Peach?" "NOTHING! Let's go pick out an outfit for you!"
Smiling, both Princesses made their way towards Daisy's
room.
"Okay, I've got dinner, I've got the champagne, and
I've got the WHOLE house clean" muttered Luigi, making a
few final adjustments to his tie "Ughhh…I HATE dressing
up…but for Daisy, it's worth it" He was wearing a black
suit, gloves and hat absent. He had a snappy green tie on,
and he had sprayed himself lightly with his cologne. His
brown shoes were replaced by dashing black shoes, polished
so brightly, Luigi could see himself in them. He was now
looking at himself in the mirror to make sure his appearance
was becoming. Hmm…to quote Daisy…Handsome little devil...in
a humble sort of way, of course BING! Ah! That must be the
Lasagna (Luigi did love to cook) He made his was to the
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kitchen, put his baking mitts on, and headed towards the
oven. Little did he note a figure heading closer, closer, and
closer to him still… "BOOO!" it cried
"ARGHHHHHHHH!" Luigi screamed, his voice two
octaves higher than normal, nearly dropping the pan of
lasagna he was holding in his hands. Luigi turned around.
Face to face with him was none other than juvenile brother,
Mario, who was laughing his head off. "Awwwww, Mario!
Why did you do THAT for? You scared the living daylights
out of me! You almost made me drop the pan!
Besides…How the HECK did you get in here? I had the key
changed almost a month ago!" Luigi said, his face livid. "Oh,
please, Weedge! If I can go after Bowser, surely I can sneak
into your mansion. And sorry, but I had to do it. It was too
good an opportunity to miss" smirked Mario "Jerk"
muttered Luigi under his breath, carrying the food over to
the table "Excusez-moi?" "Nothing" "Anyway, I came to
wish you luck on your…proposal" smiled Mario, heading
over to Luigi "I'll need more that luck, bro. I'm dying with
nerves." "Relax! You know she likes you. I'm pretty sure
she'll say yes" "But come on! A beautiful Princess, in love
with a plumber? Fat chance!" Mario shot Luigi an
incredulous look. "Oh…yeah…I forgot" said Luigi
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sheepishly "No worries" said Mario "Just remember to play
it cool, and I'm sure she'll agree to be your girlfriend" "I
hope. Thanks for the pick up!" replied Luigi "No problem.
Well, I'm off. I just wanted to wish you luck. See you
tomorrow" with that, Mario turned around, walked towards
the entrance, and departed. "Oh man, Oh man, Oh MAN"
sputtered Luigi nervously while pacing in circles. The
doorbell rang. Oh, Great. What could have Mario forgotten to tell
me? Irritated, Luigi walked to the door and opened the door.
"What now, Maaaaa…DAISY!" gasped Luigi, aware that the
person standing in front of him was far from being Mario.
"That's my name, don't wear it out, Weedge" giggled Daisy.
She had seen Mario leaving the Mansion a few seconds ago.
Daisy leaned towards Luigi and kissed him in the cheek,
causing Luigi to blush. "Hi, Daisy. Lovely, as always" greeted
Luigi, kissing her hand and looking at her clearly. He had
been too embarrassed to before. His jaw dropped. She was
wearing a beautiful midnight blue dress, with a radiant
diamond necklace that nearly blinded Luigi. She was wearing
matching earrings and sleek, white gloves. Luigi couldn't
take his eyes off her. By the same token, Daisy was also
stunned by Luigi. She thought that Luigi looked so
handsome in a tux, and without that cap. And was that
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cologne? Suddenly, they snapped back to reality. Both
embarrassed by their eye-feasting, they laughed and blushed
a little. "Well, M'lady, care to join me for dinner?" Luigi
asked surreptitiously, grinning, and offering Daisy his hand.
"Charmed, sir" replied Daisy roguishly, taking his hand."My
compliments to the chef" sighed Daisy contentedly,
following Luigi into the living room. "That was
DELICIOUS" "Thank-you. I'm glad you thought so" smiled
Luigi. He loved compliments about his cooking, but his
mind was far from thinking about food… Daisy sat down in
the couch, and Luigi was about to do the same, when
suddenly his cell phone rang. Luigi groaned Talk about great
timing Irritated, he took out his cell phone, and answered
"Hello?" "Hey bro…its Mario" "Mario! What the HECK do
you want!" "Sorry to bother you, but it's an emergency. You
know that sole that was kind of loose in my left shoe…?"
"Yeah…" "Well, I used super cement glue to fix it back on,
but some of it got smeared in my left hand, and then I had
to scratch a spot in my head…and…" "HOLY SHROOM!
IT DIDN'T…" "IT DID! AND PEACH JUST CALLED
ME OVER!" "Wait up, bro, I'll, I'll be right there" Luigi
hung up his phone and jumped off the couch, electrified. He
turned towards Daisy, who was wearing an expression of
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extreme concern. "Luigi, what happened? Is Mario ok?"
"He's fine, he's fine! He just got himself in a …sticky
situation" Luigi breathed and continued nervously "Daisy,
my darling, my love…could you…just…wait for me one
moment? I won't be long... I PROMISE! I still have to ask
you something very important" finished Luigi mysteriously.
"Of course! Go! Go! Don't worry, I'll still be here" Daisy
replied, hugging Luigi and gently pushing him towards the
door "I'll find a way to amuse myself" "Thank-you! Thank-
you! Feel free to roam the house. I'll be right back" panted
Luigi, gently kissing Daisy and taking off, running, in the
direction of Mario's house. Daisy closed the door. She didn't
feel annoyed or irritated. She was very understanding, and all
she felt now was pure concern for Mario's well being. She
decided to walk around the house while she waited for her
love to come back. My, what a big house he has She walked into
the gym and looked around. So, this is how he stays lean and
green. Maybe he should bring Mario over once in a while giggled
Daisy. She walked out into the studio. She saw bills,
costumer numbers, an agenda which contained all his
plumbing appointments, and a wrench. Well, apart from the
wrench here, he's obviously very tidy. What a trait in a man… And
she walked like this through the entire house, until she
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reached Luigi's room. Should I? I mean, it is his room…I
wouldn't want to intrude his privacy… But eventually, curiosity
got the best of her, and she walked in. She gasped. The
room...it was HUGE! A huge bed in the side, and drawers
everywhere, a big desk to the right, with a computer, and a
side door which led to the bathroom. Daisy whistled. She
walked over to the bathroom. It was the sheer elegance! For
a plumber, he sure is well off Well, I've had a quick look around; I'd
better go before Luigi catches me here. She turned to leave, when
she faced the desk again. Biting her lip and turning towards
the door to check that she was, indeed, alone, she opened
his drawers. Nothing interesting (Bills, notes to Mario, some
gloves…) Until she got to the last drawer. What Daisy saw
there made her go livid. "Why that no good, lousy JERK!"
Daisy cried, tears of fury and sadness beginning to stream
down her face…
Daisy was lounged entrancingly in the luxurious
sofa in the living room of Luigi's mansion. Her legs were
leaned against the side of the sofa, and her right arm was
curled against her chest. Her face was unpretentiously
staring at the ceiling, although her eyes resembled a rain
cloud that was about to drizzle. She was humming, perhaps
a little too loudly. Her left arm was, however, tucked behind
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her back. Her left hand appeared to be griping something…
"MY LORD! Thank HEAVENS for hats. Poor
Mario…Although I'm sure it'll grow back before the
wedding…" Luigi was jogging briskly along the road that
lead to his mansion. He was anxious to get back to
Daisy…before he lost his courage to do what he wanted to
do… Panting, Luigi reached his front door. He hesitated
before entering. Luigi wiped his shoes in the doormat, ran
his hand through his hair, took out a small bottle from his
pocket (which smelled like mint), and sprayed twice into his
mouth. Just in case… He entered his mansion stealthily,
closed the door, and was faced with an abominable silence.
Luigi turned around slowly, fearing that Daisy had left.
Great, just GREAT. I work up all my courage, and now I lost my
chance to ask her. Oh, Mario. Why today, of all days? Now, I'll have
to ask Daisy again, and I'll get even more nervous, and… "Luigi…"
called a bewitching voice. Luigi turned around. There,
leaning on the couch alluringly was Daisy, her face glowing,
but not necessarily with joy… "Daisy! You're still here! I'm
so glad…I wanted to…" Luigi was interrupted abruptly by
Daisy, who had risen gracefully from the sofa and was now
walking coquettishly towards Luigi. "Come here, you
wonderful hunk of a man" Daisy whispered, swiftly seizing
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Luigi's tie and pulling the green plumber closer to her. Her
voice was venomously charming, but Luigi didn't notice…
"D…Daisy! You…I…I…" Luigi was so overwhelmed he
was swooning. "Shut up, you gorgeous man" This cut Luigi's
breath short. Daisy leaned closer to him, radiating white
fury. "You love me, don't you?" she asked, her voice
brimming with danger, as she ran her finger from his temple
to his lips. "Y..Yes! Of c...course" Luigi gasped, focusing on
her finger. He was trembling. "You wouldn't hide anything
from me…would you? "Daisy appealed, letting go of Luigi
and looking at him straight in the eyes, with a deadly
sweetness. Luigi felt a stab in his stomach, but ignored it. He
remained blissfully ignorant of Daisy's intention. "Nnno!
No! Of course not" Luigi replied, sealing his fate. "Oh
really?…"replied Daisy furtively, concealing outrage,
although her hands were somewhat trembling. She leaned
closer to Luigi, as if to kiss him. Luigi closed his eyes.
Daisy, instead of kissing him, thrust her arm
forward and slapped Luigi with all her might. She hit him so
hard, that Luigi stumbled backwards a couple of feet, nearly
losing his balance. Luigi opened his eyes, which revealed
confusion. His hand sprung up to his cheek. "DAISY! But
I…how…Why?" asked Luigi, obviously hurt. (In more than
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one way) "Don't you play ignorant with me Luigi! I KNOW
about Peach!" raged Daisy, her eyes blazing with fire. Luigi's
face blanched with horror. He felt cold sweat dripping down
his neck. How did she find out? Luigi tried to control the
growing horror within him. "Daisy, WAIT! I can explain!"
gasped Luigi, moving closer to her. "Explain THIS!" cried
Daisy, violently pushing Luigi away and thrusting a bevy of
papers at him. Luigi looked at the floor, where the papers
fell. He felt as if his body were being pierced with a
thousand needles. A wave of horror hit him. There on the
floor, were several papers. Two pictures of the Princess
Peach, the first showed her on her balcony, gazing dreamily
at the sky. The second revealed Peach, giggling and winking
her eye. Then, there was a piece of pink paper which had
Peach's name written all over it (In Luigi's handwriting). But,
perhaps most incriminating of all, was a love letter to the
Pink Princess herself. Luigi was at a lost for words. It
seemed his voice had left him. He was glued with terror.
"Let's see…" said Daisy, taking a few steps forward
menacingly. She picked up the love letter from the floor and
began to read it out loud. "To my love. All this time I've
been longing a glance from your angelic eyes, or a tender
embrace from your delightful self. Your hair is as blonde as
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the most valuable gold, and your smile could light up the
darkest night…I truly love you…but will you ever know?..."
Daisy looked up, a malevolent grin on her face. "Aww Luigi!
That was SO sweet. Too bad its directed at the wrong
princess…" Daisy turned to leave "WAIT! WAIT DAISY!"
Luigi regained his voice and ran towards the princess "You
don't UNDERSTAND!..." "Understand WHAT! That you
had your hanky-panky with Peach?" Daisy said disgustedly.
"NO! It's not like that! It was before I met YOU!" Luigi
cried tears forming in his eyes. He ran towards the Princess
again. Daisy slugged Luigi in the stomach, hard. This time,
he did fall to the floor. (Daisy was very strong, especially
when provoked) "Oh, I get it! Yes, it's all making sense now.
Popular, stunning, and irresistible Peach turns you down,
then second fiddle, pathetic ol' Daisy comes to take her
place. Oh yes, it's all crystal clear now" "DAISY, THAT'S
NOT IT! SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME ANYMORE!
I LOVE YOU! " Daisy slapped Luigi one more time, this
time angrier than ever. "Don't you DARE tell me that you
love me, You two-timing CASANOVA! You're nothing
than worthless SCUM!" Daisy marched to the front door
and opened it. She was about to step outside… "Daisy…"
Luigi's voice was more than a whisper, and it was full of
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sorrow. For a moment, and only for a moment, Daisy felt a
twinge at her heart. But it was quickly replaced by anger.
"Daisy…I thought we shared something…" Luigi was
sobbing now. Daisy turned to leave. "So did I" she said
before simply walking out. Luigi was left alone, crying his
heart, and his soul, out. Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends. As
soon as forever is through, I'll be over you. Luigi thought, his heart
broken in infinity of pieces.
"What I'D like to know, dear brother, is what you
were doing with pictures and love letters to Peach in your
drawer" said Mario grimly, as he sat in his sofa with his
grief-stricken brother, who was crying his heart out. Luigi
was in bad shape. His eyes were very red and puffed, since
he hadn't stopped crying since last night, the tragic night.
His mental state was dazed, since he hadn't slept, and he was
shaking uncontrollably, his face was rough, since tears can
really damage the skin. The marks that Daisy had left on his
skin were visible. He had never even changed out of the
tuxedo he had worn, and his hair was frazzled and untidy.
He had lain on the floor of his mansion staring at the door
through which Daisy, the love of his life, had exited his life,
taking his heart with her. He had cried, nearly drying his eyes
out, and cried endlessly… 'Daisy, don't leave me! You're the
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only one I love. Please…I can't live without you" he had
cried all through the night, despite the fact that Daisy was
miles away, deaf to his pleas.' "Mario…I forgot! I forgot I
had those…things there. That was from before. From
before I met HER. And now, because of my forgetfulness,
she forgot me…I…I…OH, I CAN'T GO ON WITHOUT
HER! MARIO, I DON'T WANT TO LIVE!" hollered Luigi
uncontrollably, diving headfirst into the floor, and sobbing
amidst a spasm of sorrow. "LUIGI!" Mario yelled, shocked.
He leapt off the sofa and rushed to his brother, turning him
face-up before he suffocated. He felt horrible himself. He
HATED to see his younger brother like this.
He already had so many causes of unhappiness in
his life…the feeling of being
overshadowed…unimportant…unloved. Now that he had
FINALLY found love, FINALLY found true happiness,
FINALLY found sunshine, to see it all coming apart so
quickly…It was more than Mario could bear. A lone tear
escaped his eye. "Mario…I just don't feel like if I can go on.
I know I knew her for only a short time, but during that
time, I felt as if…as if…I had finally found myself. My
better half. And now, I lost the best thing that had ever
happened to me. I feel empty…I feel I have no reason to
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live anymore…" chocked Luigi, in a voice sadder than grief
itself. "Don't say that, Luigi! It was just a misunderstanding,
that's all. I'm sure she'll forgive you…" Mario whispered,
trying his best to cheer up his dangerously depressed
brother. "It's no use, brother. I should have actually
expected it. What woman, WHAT woman, would ever love
a PATHETIC, WORTHLESS SIMPLETON like me? The
second fiddle part of the Mario. Bros, the cowardly fool, the
schizophrenic freak. Especially such beautiful, important
princess like her…" Luigi finished with a shudder.
"DO…NOT…EVER say those things about yourself again.
Who rescued me when I was caught in that Ghost-invaded
house? Who accompanied me to the Beanbean Castle Town
when that evil witch Cackletta was causing chaos? Who
helped me rid rid the kingdom of the Shroobs? You, Luigi!
You're a worthy hero." "All minor things. You're always the
best. I live in your shadow, forgotten like an odd thought.
I'm not significant. And that's the way my life, and love life,
will always be. INSIGNIFICANT. So why live anymore? All
suffering, all loneliness…Mario, I feel like being alone right
now. I really don't want to inconvenience you with my sad
excuse for a life …thank you for listening though…I'm
going home" Luigi stood up and headed for the door, but
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Mario grabbed his shoulders and held him tight. "NO WAY
you're going home right now. In your state, I'm worried you
might do something serious. You'll stay with me until you
recover" Mario said firmly "I guess you'll have me under
your roof forever then" Luigi said, smiling weakly. Then,
unexpectedly, Luigi broke down again. Huge sobs escaped
from his body, and tears cascaded from his eyes. He cried,
harder and harder, until he appeared to be the epitome of
heartbreak. He cried, spilling out his heart, his mind, and his
very soul. Mario embraced his brother as he continued to
cry, grief tugging at his heart. Slowly, tears fell from his eyes
as well, feeling the deepest pity for the brother he loved so
much.
"So, you mean to tell me, that all in all, you were
lying" "I NEVER lied to you! I just…didn't think it was
necessary to tell you about something that happened so long
ago!" "Yeah Peach, right…whatever" Daisy was lying on her
bed, staring out the window dejectedly. Tears were slowly
running down her face, but Daisy, being the stubborn little
princess she had always been, was holding back the sobs that
she longed to free. Right next to her was Peach, staring
worriedly at her friend, a deep sense of guiltiness and
unhappiness welling deep in her heart. To make thing worse,
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it was raining outside, tears from the sky that fell in
conjunction with Daisy's. "Daisy, but I don't
understand…why were you so hard on him? That was a
very, very long time ago, and besides, he and I were never a
couple. In fact, I didn't even know his feelings until he
revealed them to me right after Mario proposed to me. In
FACT, I never accepted him, and soon after, he got over it.
So why did you have to act so act so…mean…to him?"
Peach asked, a little afraid of Daisy's reaction. Daisy didn't
respond right away. She kept staring at the window, looking
calm and solemn, although she continued crying softly. She
wiped away the tears in her eyes and then spoke, softly and
dejectedly, not looking at Peach. "You don't know, Peach,
how much it hurt me to know he loved you. Even if he
doesn't love you anymore, it still hurt me. Why? Because of
a reason I'm ashamed to say, especially since you have been
my best friend always…" "…What is it?" responded Peach,
growing even more serious. "I am really reluctant to tell you,
but well, I might as well. I have always been jealous of
you…" Peach sat there, too stunned to speak. She had no
idea as to what to say next. Fortunately for her, Daisy
continued… "I love you like a sister, Peach. You have
always been my very best friend. But I'm human, and I have
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bad habits. One of them is jealousy. I'm ALWAYS second
best. If Sarasaland is a NICE Kingdom, The Mushroom
Kingdom is a BEAUTIFUL kingdom. If Princess Daisy is a
PRETTY girl, Princess Peach is an UNBELIEBABLE
BEAUTY. Who has always had all the men after her? You"
Peach didn't know what to say. Slowly and shyly, she spoke
"Daisy, I don't do it on purpose…And who says I'm prettier
that you?" "EVERYBODY. I really feel…overshadowed.
The 'other' Princess, the 'alternate' So when I first met Luigi,
I loved him, but I also…I don't know…felt a
little…relieved. I thought 'Finally, a man who likes ME, and not
Peach' …Did you know that all of my previous suitors were
men who didn't have luck with you? It REALLY makes me
feel horrible. When I found out that Luigi had also been
under your spell, and that he settled for me, that blew it.
Now I KNOW I'm not capable of ever getting a man who
loves ME FIRST. He's no different from the rest…" Peach
felt horrible. She felt it wasn't reasonable, really, that Daisy
had forsaken Luigi just because of that, sure, but still…It
must be horrible, living in the shadow of the leading light…
She looked at Daisy, who by now was sobbing intensely, all
her unleashed emotions finally breaking loose… Speechless,
Peach hugged Daisy quickly, and left the room, feeling the
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deepest pity for her friend…As soon as Peach left, Daisy
REALLY broke down as she had never done before. She
cried into her pillow violently. I know. Peach, she just doesn't
understand. I know I seemed like an egocentric, but that's not it.
There's a feeling inside me I just can't explain, it's…it's a
mystery…an enigma. Nobody can possibly know how I
feel…miserable, unimportant…ashamed. I'm heartbroken, even if it
doesn't seem like it. He was my everything…Luigi, LUIGI! Oh, how
I LIKE him! How I LOVE him STILL! Oh, why kid myself? I
still love you, Luigi, so, so MUCH! So why did you have to make me
feel so…INSIGNIFICANT?
"Luigi?" asked Mario, creeping into the room that
Luigi had been staying in for the last two weeks. It was a
little room (Most guest rooms usually are) which looked
even smaller due to the fact that the blinds were closed and
no light was entering the room. "Hmm…" muttered Luigi,
turning away from his brother. He felt like…like ughhh. He
couldn't even describe it. The time had done a mediocre job
of wiping away the pain. It was still there, strong and evident
as ever, but not so…excruciating anymore. He had entered a
sort of…indifference…state, as if trying to block out
anymore pain by trying to pretend he didn't care anymore.
"Luigi, come on. I KNOW you're still sad, but…it's been
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two weeks already, and, well, you're not going to win Daisy
back by staying inside and moping" "So who wants to win
her back, eh?" said Luigi, a little TOO quickly, sitting up
suddenly. "Trying to pretend you don't care anymore isn't
going to work, Luigi. If anything, you'll get hurt even more"
"No I won't" snapped Luigi "Yes, you will" "NO I
WON'T!" "Yes, you will…" "NO I…" "LUIGI!" "Sorry…"
"In either case, you've GOT to get out there and get Daisy
back! Do it for BOTH of your sakes. I've talked to Peach,
and…" "PEACH! What did she say? WHAT DID DAISY
SAY?" Luigi blubbered excitedly.
Mario raised an eyebrow. "I mean…not that I care,
of course. Just out of curiosity, I mean" Luigi turned away in
an unsuccessful attempt to conceal his embarrassment.
"Right. Anyhow, Peach told me that ever since the breakup,
Daisy hasn't quite…been herself. She thinks she missed
you" "REALLY!" squeaked Luigi, sounding much like a six-
year old. Mario looked at his brother weirdly. "I
mean…really?" said Luigi, badly attempting to control his
voice. "GO for it, Luigi!" "But…what if she really doesn't
want me anymore" "Then at least you'll go out and stretch
your lazy legs. The last time I checked, the 'Couch Potato'
routine wasn't listed in the top 10 healthiest lifestyles…"
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replied Mario jokingly "Hey! That's MY lifestyle!" Luigi
joked back, cracking the first genuine smile he had shown in
days. "Figures…it has no life and it has no style" laughed
Mario, as he ducked to avoid a punch that Luigi aimed at
him.
"So, Daisy, how do you like it?" asked Peach,
twirling around in her wedding gown. It was an
EXQUISITE dress, whiter than the cleanest snow. It was
strapless, but not low-cut, and it was very extravagantly
puffed from the waist down, in a very elegant fashion, with a
long, floating tail. Her veil was made of a very light cloth,
which made Peach look like an angel. To add to her allure,
she was wearing stylish gloves that reached up to her elbow,
and an expensive, opulent diamond necklace. But her
greatest accessory was the utterly joyful smile she wore on
her face. "What do you think, Daisy?" Peach repeated. "I'd
like it better on me" Daisy murmured "What's that, Daisy?"
"I…I said it fits you to a 'T'" Daisy said quickly "Thank-
You! You think so? Well, I can't lie…I think it's
BEAUTIFUL! Oh, I'm so EXCITED! Oh, wait…look at
this" Peach ran off to her room. Well, I'm glad for Peach. Yeah,
I really am. Just because SHE found someone and I didn't doesn't
mean I'm jealous. Oh, snap out of it, Daisy, you know you're jealous.
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You'd better quit it. It already cost you A LOT… "Look! It's
Mario's tux! I don't know why they delivered it to me…but
anyway, look! Isn't it elegant? It's so sharp, isn't it?" Peach
exclaimed "I'd fit Luigi great!" "What?" "It…fits your soul
mate!" gasped Daisy "Ohh…thanks?" said Peach, looking at
Daisy strangely. "Don't…don't mention it" sighed Daisy "By
the way…Luigi's going to be the best man" "So?" replied
Daisy, somewhat aggressively. "Well, you're going to be the
maid of honor…" "Your point?" demanded Daisy, now
beginning to blush "Oh, come off it, Daisy! You know what
I'm aiming at! Please, can't you just forgive him and get it
over with? You know you want to… " said Peach slyly
"N…NO I DON'T!" squealed Daisy "Daisy…a good
relationship isn't built on the memories of mistakes! It's built
on love, enthusiasm, understanding…forgiveness! I should
know!" "But Mario's different. He's always had eyes for
YOU…" At this comment, Peach's face flushed.
"Ermm…actually, no, that's not true. There was Pauline"
She said the last word they way most people would say the
word 'manure' Daisy gasped "Who's Pauline?" "Mario's old
girlfriend. And I mean old, old girlfriend" continued Peach,
somewhat disgruntled. "He broke up with her before we
met, but there you have it. He hasn't always had eyes for
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me" finished Peach, looking at Daisy somewhat pleased.
Daisy's brain was short-circuiting. OH MY GOD! SO
PEACH'S OWN FIANCE HASN'T ALWAYS
ADORED HER! WHICH MEANS…HE WASN'T
ALWAYS UNDER HER SPELL! JUST LIKE LUIGI! HE
ISN'T UNDER PEACH'S SPELL ANYMORE! BUT
I…OH MY GOD! All Daisy could do was gasp. She did,
though, feel rather relieved. As if reading Daisy's mind,
Peach continued "Sure I was ticked when I found out Mario
had an ex. But as I got to know Mario better, I realized
something very significant. The past isn't important. It's
the present which counts. It's the present which makes
a relationship worth living for. It's the present that
matters." Daisy just stared. "So you see, Daisy…why throw
away something this beautiful for something which
happened so long ago? At least give him a chance…"
"But…but what if he doesn't want me anymore?" whispered
Daisy, totally afraid. "That's like saying Wario wouldn't want
gold anymore. I KNOW he's heads over heels in love with
you, Daisy. YOU know it too, don't hide it" smiled Peach
Suddenly, Daisy snapped back into reality, with a most
roguish smile. "Allrighty, then! IF Luigi makes the first
move, and IF he's persistent, I'll give him a chance" grinned
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Daisy "You GO Daisy! That's my girl" smiled Peach, feeling
immensely happy herself. "You're RIGHT, Peach! Why let
the past interfere with such a beautiful thing!" "That's
right…besides…that tux would fit Luigi great" grinned
Peach mischievously before walking off, laughing, leaving
Daisy in an embarrassing daze.
"Peach, Darling, could you come here a minute?"
Mario asked, as he walked out of the bathroom. "This tux is
great, but I think that whoever made it had NO IDEA what
my measurements were" Mario finished. "What do you…"
Peach asked, as she walked over to her fiancée, and then
stopped abruptly, noticing the sight in front of her. Mario
stood in his tux, but the tux actually seemed to stand on
him! In other words, it was much too big for him! What the
heck happened? The last time Peach saw it, it was fine! Wait
a minute… thought Peach "Erm…Mario, that's not your tux"
giggled Peach, as she walked over to him. "What?" asked
Mario, puzzled. "That's Luigi's. You grabbed the wrong
one!" gasped Peach, bursting with laughter. "Oh, uh…gees.
How stupid of me. I'll go change now" Mario said quickly,
obviously embarrassed. He turned to leave. "Oh, Mario,
don't feel bad. It was a natural mistake" said Peach, giving
Mario a little hug. "If fact, I think that's why I love you so
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much…you're so…funny" "And you're so cheerful,
princess. I'm the luckiest man in the world to have you"
Mario said, returning the hug tenderly. "Oh…I'm sorry. I
didn't mean to barge in…" Mario and Peach turned around.
There in the doorway was Daisy, looking extremely
uncomfortable. The couple swiftly released each other.
"DAISY! No of course not, you weren't barging in, right
Mario?" said Peach quickly, looking a little flustered. "Of
course…not" said Mario, coughing a little. "Oh, great!
Because I wanted to show you these, Peach! They just came
in! Aren't they SO adorable?" Daisy squealed, shoving a
bouquet of beautiful flowers into Peach's hands. "And the
note he send with them…sigh…beautiful." "Oh, Daisy,
they're AWESOME. What color! What life! This shows he
truly cares about you…will you forgive him now?" said
Peach, a little timidly. "Heck no! Flowers ARE great, but I
need to know how much he really loves me. Let's see what
else he can do to win me back." Daisy finished, smiling, a little
evilly. With that, Daisy left the room. Mario and Peach
started at each other, dumbfounded. For a long time. Finally,
Mario broke the silence. "Peach, I don't think Daisy is being
fair. Luigi really loves her, but he shouldn't have to prove it
to her by buying her things…" he spoke, obviously
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uncomfortable. "I…I'm pretty shocked too, Mario.
Normally Daisy isn't selfish, or mean. And, she did agree to
give Luigi a second chance…this isn't right" she said, very
upset. "But don't worry, she's just Daisy…In other words,
she's over reacting. This will pass."
Luigi was laying down on his couch, in the living
room. The T.V. was on, but he wasn't paying any attention
to it. Instead, he was daydreaming with a light smile in his
lips. I wonder if Daisy liked the flowers…they cost a pretty penny,
but…if she likes them…it was worth it. I know I can be
pretty…sentimental. As a man, that's a quality that I feel pretty self-
conscious about, but I really can't help it. But I feel that meeting Daisy
has given me something that I didn't have before…a little courage.
And weirdly enough, I feel the fight we had…was what gave me the
courage. I never could believe that I had in me what it takes to go after
her…even if she seemed dreadfully angry. But I can do it…I can…
"Or can you?" a sly voice said. Luigi froze with fear, and his
body tensed up. He looked up…only to see Mario hovering
over him, a slight smirk in his face. Luigi sighed, relieved and
annoyed at the same time. "Mario, isn't the 'sneak up to
Luigi and scare him' jig getting old already?" he asked,
getting up. "Not by a long shot, bro" said Mario, amused.
"How did you know what I was thinking?" Luigi asked his
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brother "You tend to speak out loud." "Oh, great" "Ah…I
was over at Peach's today…" Luigi perked up. "You were!
Did Daisy get to see my flowers!" "Yeah…" Mario replied,
scratching the back of his neck, and looking down at the
floor. "Did she like them?" "Yeah…" "Did she…say
something about me?" "Yeah…" Luigi looked as if he
wanted to pull Mario's ears again. "Tell me already!" Mario
sighed "Well, she said she liked your flowers, but that she'd
like…a little more effort on your part" he cringed. There
was silence Luigi's face dropped, but instantly brightened up
again. "Alright, then. If that's what she wants, I'll give it to
her" he said, with a determined expression in his face.
"Super Luigi to the rescue! No girl is too much trouble! No
gift is too expensive! No cost is too much! He will fight until
the end of the world until he meets love's MAD desires!"
said Mario mockingly, in a deep voice, running around the
room, pretending to fly. He could be very immature at
times. Luigi smirked "Yes. It's hard to believe that our good-
looking, dashing, and intelligent hero, Super Luigi, is actually
related to Mario Mario, the weirdo. In actuality, Mario is
Luigi's older brother, at least physically, but no one would
guess that fact by the way he acts." He finished, in a make-
believe pompous voice. "Ah…but here's something Super
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Luigi doesn't know. Mario is actually an alter ego for
Commander Cool, who saves Luigi's neck whenever he goes
into one of his…" Luigi smacked the back of Mario's head.
"You know, Mario, one of these days I'm going to have a
DNA test done to see if you're really my brother" Luigi
joked "Yeah, I know…I got carried away" Mario smiled
sheepishly. "Go on now, do whatever you have to do to win
your love back" he finished, turning to leave. "See you" said
Luigi, and headed in the direction of his room.
"…Although, if truth be told, I'm pretty sure the nurse
switched bassinets at your birth, Luigi. Why else would you
have such a handsome, popular, and genius broth…" Mario
shouted from the door, laughing, before he was tackled to
the ground by Luigi. "Daisy, pass the milk please"
"Huh…Oh, yeah…here…wait a minute…where's Sir
Toadsworth? He's usually always here…" "He's running an
errand for me…Are you ok? You seem a little out of it
today, and you're usually so cheerful in the morning…"
Peach and Daisy were having breakfast, even though it was
actually a little late. Actually, they were pretty much having
an unofficial brunch. "I'm all right…just…wondering about
something" "Do I want to know?" "You know what I'm
wondering about, Peach. Don't act innocent" "Yeah…I
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guess so. I don't like it, though" "You're SO sensitive, Peach.
But really, I'm not doing this to Luigi just to torture him…"
"Just to torture him?" asked Peach quizzically, but Daisy
ignored her. "I really want to see how much he's willing to
go to win me back" "Remember, though. If you toy around
with someone's feelings, you'll wind up hurting them…" "I
won't…I mean…I will take him back. I LOVE HIM!"
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. The two princesses
looked at each other in surprise. "Huh? That's weird…I
wasn't expecting anyone" said Peach, ambling up to the
front door and opening it. For a moment, she just stood
there, but she excitedly gasped. "Daiseee! Look, look, look!
Oh, my God, it's WONDERFUL! It's so BEAUTIFUL. I
wonder how long it must have taken him to make it!" Peach
squealed, red in the face. "What? What is it?" cried Daisy, as
she ran to the door as quick as she could in high
heels…"OH…MY…GOODNESS…It's BEAUTIFUL!"
There, at the door, was a six feet tall greeting card with ruby-
red hearts painted all over it. It also had many other little
designs, such as roses, cupids, and angels. On the inside,
written in BIG, BOLD letters, was the phrase "Daisy, I
Love You With All My Heart And Soul. Please Forgive
Me…Luigi" Peach jumped up and down, and hugged Daisy
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tightly. "How splendid! Oh, come on, Daisy, let's get this
card inside, call Luigi over and celebrate!" she tugged at
Daisy's hand. "Mmmm…wait a second, Peach. The card is
lovely, but…" Daisy finished, hesitantly. Peach froze on the
spot, shocked and angry. "DAISY! Don't tell me that you
still want MORE! What else could you possibly want! He
spent his good money on flower already, and by the looks of
it, he spent HOUR of his time decorating this card!" For the
first time in a long time, Peach looked livid. "Oh, come on,
Peachy! I'm not really doing this to torture him! I'm not. But
still! Don't you think that a guy should show a girl how
much he loves her?" Daisy responded defiantly. "YEAH!
And he ALREADY DID! BUT SOMETIMES, THERE'S
NO PLEASING SOME PEOPLE!" Peach yelled, finally
losing her composure (Hey, even princesses aren't perfect!)
She couldn't believe it. Daisy, her usually sweet, kind friend,
was acting like a stuck-up…snob. "WELL EXCUSE ME
FOR NOT ALWAYS BEING A NICEY-NICEY,
GOODY-GOODY, PERFECT LITTLE PRINCESS
WHO ALWAYS ACTS LIKE A DOLL" Raged Daisy,
ignited at once. "OHH…THAT'S IT!" Cried Peach, and
lunged towards Daisy, pulling her down, and pulling her
hair. "HOW'S THIS FOR NICEY-NICEY?" yelled Peach
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mockingly "OWW, OWW, OWW, OWW, OWW! STOP
IT, PEACH…I'M NOT THAT MEAN!" Cried Daisy,
attempting to free herself from Peach's clutch by slapping
her friend in the face. "NO, YOU'RE NOT
MEAN…YOU'RE A VIPER!" screeched Peach, tearing
part of Daisy's dress "Ohhh…"hissed Daisy venomously
"That was my best dress…WITCH! HOW DARE YOU!"
with that, Daisy yanked at Peach's necklace, and snapped it.
Peach slapped Daisy…hard Daisy was subdued at once, and
let go of Peach, with her cheek still smarting. Instantly,
Peach felt a horrible guilt creep over her, and let go of
Daisy. "Sorry, Daze…But really…I won't let you go until
you call Luigi!" she said "I won't call that cheapskate until
he…"started Daisy, until she noticed a small rustle in the
bushes next to the door…Luigi Unbeknownst to the two
princesses, Luigi had carried the card all the way from his
mansion to the princess's castle, had rang the door bell, and
hid behind the bushes, waiting to see Daisy's reaction. He
had witnessed the whole event, to stunned to move, but the
word "cheapskate"…awoke something in him…he stepped
up to the two princesses. "No, I'm NOT a cheapskate,
Daisy…And I'm pretty surprised that you think I am" said
Luigi with an air of finality. Daisy felt her face drain…"No,
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Luigi, I didn't mean it like that…I really didn't" "But yet you
did…don't you think that's too much drama already? People
are going to get annoyed at this set up…they've been waiting
AGES for us to get back together already…but you didn't
take me back, even after you said you would. It really is too
much angst…I know when I'm licked" finished Luigi, and
walked away. "Luigi…no…I…" Daisy was, once again,
tongue tied when it came to talking to her guy. She was
there, seeing the love of her life leaving, but yet, she didn't
say anything…it was too much Luigi wasn't going to stand
for any more drama.
"DAISEEE! Oh…My…God! Where is my purse!
I'm late! I'm late! I'M LATE! Gah!" Peach was frantically
searching around her room for her purse, knocking chairs
and other stuff as she did. "Princess, are you about ready to
depart? You are late enough as it is to your manicure, or
pedicure, or whatever it is that you're having done. I say, one
of the most distinguishing traits for a princess is her
punctuality, and quite frankly, you've more than
disappointed…" Sir Toadsworth voice droned on. He was
(as usual) waiting to escort the princess to her beauty
session, and by the looks of it, his patience was waning.
"H…Hold on a minute, Sir Toadsworth! Darn it!
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Where…Is…It!" The Princess was know kneeling over,
trying to look for her purse under the bed. "Seriously, now?
Who will ever trust the reliability of the royal name after
this? I mean, I can understand being 5 minutes late…maybe
even 15 minutes, at best, but 25 minutes? For shame…" "I
said, hold on! I'll be there in a second! DAISSEEE!"
"Whoooaa! Peach! Calm down! What's the matter?" Daisy
ambled into Peach's room. Looking stressed and concerned
"I can't find my purse? Have you seen it?" Peach was close
to tears now… "And furthermore, I hope that this little
mishap will not carry on into your married life…" Peach
twitched… "SHUT UP! CAN'T YOU SEE I'M FRANTIC,
HUH? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE,
PREACHING ME LIKE THAT! YOU'RE NOT
PERFECT YOURSELF! WHAT ABOUT THE TIME
YOU MISTOOK THE WINE FOR CRANBERRY
JUICE? WHOA, THAT WAS AMUSING! WE HAD TO
HAVE YOU SECLUDED FOR A WHILE THERE! I
MEAN, WITH YOU SINGING ABOUT YOUR
GIRLFRIEND ROSITA…AND YOU'RE WORRIED
THAT I'LL GIVE THE ROYAL FAMILY A BAD
NAME!" Peach was livid. Her cheeks were flushed, and her
eyes were pools of rage. Well, that was unexpected. And
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loud. VERY LOUD. Daisy was staring at the princess with a
dumbfounded expression, her eyes as big as dinner plates.
Sir Toadsworth was standing there, with his mouth half
open, his face becoming more tinted crimson by the second.
After an uncomfortable silence, he spoke first. "Well,
Princess" he said, all of the pride in his voice gone, instead,
it was somewhat squeaky "Well, you know, those two
beverages are pretty much the same hue, and it would be
pretty easy for anyone to…and that was a long time
ago…BUT YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T TALK
ABOUT THAT ANYMORE!" He wailed, sounding more
like a little kid that a royal retainer. Peach was stunned.
"I…I'M SORRY, Sir Toadsworth! I don't know
what came over me! I guess, I guess I was just stressed out.
SORRY! I didn't mean to bring up bad memories! I really
didn't" Peach cried "Ummm…Peach, you have your purse
slung over your shoulder" Daisy mumbled. Peach stared,
and cried even harder. "God, I'm so stupid! So I'm late for
nothing!" Daisy and Sir Toadsworth walked over to Peach.
"Princess, I'm sorry as well. I should have known that you'd
be sensitive, with your wedding being so soon now. I also
apologize for my…erm…somewhat dull sermon. I tend to
draw those out quite often, don't I?" He smiled sheepishly.
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"Don't stress, Peach! You're responsible, I'm sure the people
you're going to will understand if you explain what
happened!" She smiled warmly Peach sighed and smiled,
hugging both Daisy and Sir Toadsworth. "I'm sorry. Yeah,
you're right. I am sensitive, as much as I hate to admit it. It's
just that I'm afraid things will change with Mario after
marriage. I mean, I won't always look as nice, and He'll be
king! I don't know how he will react to ruling a Kingdom!"
she sighed again Daisy smiled. "If your love is as deep as
everybody knows it is, you'll make it through anything, even
if things will be more serious from now on" "Quite right,
Princess. Love is stronger than anything." Sir Toadsworth
said "Thanks! Now that I'm more composed, let's go, Sir
Toadsworth! See you, Daisy!" And with that, Peach and Sir
Toadsworth ran out the door. Daisy waved and went back
to her room. She sat down, and stared out the window,
watching Peach and Sir Toadsworth head depart. "I feel so
happy for Peach…" she said sincerely, holding a train ticket
in her hand.
"So, does it feel, bro? Your last couple of weeks as a
bachelor" "Heh. I don't feel any different. We're getting
married, that's all. It's not like if we're getting invaded or
anything. I'm good" "You're totally terrified, aren't you?"
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Mario and Luigi were sitting in the Rec room. The T.V. was
on, but they weren't paying attention to it. They were
drinking (Sodas, mind you) and talking. Mario sighed and
rubbed his temple. "Okay, Okay, you've busted me. I'm
scared. Is that what you wanted to hear?" Mario growled,
turning towards his younger brother aggressively. "I wasn't
accusing you of anything! It's normal for you to be freaked
out…I mean, it's a big step you're taking" Luigi said, moving
away slightly from his brother. Mario smirked. "Sorry,
Weedge. I guess it's all the tension and hassle this whole
ordeal has been" "You mean you're getting cold feet?" Luigi
stared at his brother in shock. His brother, the one who
fought bravely many times, against Bowser and many
hideous other monsters, was scared of… "Well, yes and no.
I would never regret marrying Peach. She's an angel. But,
when I marry, I'll be a king! A KING! I can battle a hoard of
monsters, but I'm not sure if I can rule a kingdom. What if I
let people down?" Mario spoke, fear in his voice. Luigi
sighed and spoke gently. "Remember who you are. You're
THE MARIO. Not just because of your strength, but
because of you're intelligence and bravery. As a king, you
would never let your subjects down." Mario looked at Luigi
strangely. "I can always count on you to say the wussy stuff,
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huh?" he said, a sly smile curving at his lips. "HEY!" Luigi
cried, embarrassment and anger welling up inside him. "Just
joking Weedge. Thanks, I needed to hear that" Mario gave
Luigi a pat on the back and exited the room. "Ahh, Mario. I
just hope your sense of humor doesn't drive Peach over the
edge." He chuckled, looking out the window, and absorbing
the moonlight.
"Snrx...zzzzz…snnx" The Princess lay in bed,
luxuriously spread in satin sheets, hugging a huge, fluffy
feather pillow, deep in sleep… "And you, Mario Mario…do you
take Princess Peach Toadstool as your beloved and lawfully wedded
bride?" … "Mr. Mario?" "I…I'm sorry Peach…I…I can't…I
don't love you…My true love is…DAISY!" "NOOOOO! YOU
STUPID, TWO-TIMING, LOUSY BAG OF…"
"PRINCESS!" "Huh?" Right in front of her stood a very,
very confused Sir Toadsworth, with a somewhat upset look
on his face. "Really, Princess, all I did was tell you it was
time to get up. There really was no need to call me astupid,
two-timing…" "Oh, no, Sir Toadsworth…I wasn't yelling at
you, I just…had a horrible dream…" The Princess said,
somewhat embarrassed. "A bride's nightmare before the
wedding, eh? It seems somewhat clichéd, but I suppose it is
perfectly understandable. Why, I remember when my own
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wedding day came about. My wife, who has now passed on
to a better life, God bless her soul, was as jittery as a
butterfly. It took a whole hour just to calm her down…"
"PEACH! WAKE-UP! THE TIME HAS COME!" Both Sir
Toadsworth and the Princess turned around. Daisy was
running full speed towards Peach's bed, laughing her head
off. "DAISY!" Peach squealed, secretly happy that she
wouldn't have to listen to Sir Toadsworth's story of his
wedding dilemma. "Come, on Peach, it's getting late! You've
got to bathe, get dressed, get your make-up, your hair…Oh
My God! So many things, so little time! Come on, get up!"
Daisy said, dragging Peach out of bed. "But…what time is
it?...5:00 A.M.?" Peach exclaimed, looking at the clock "But
the wedding's not until 1:00 P.M.!" Oh, Peach, with all the
stuff we need to do to you, we'll be lucky if we're ready on
time! Now come on!" Daisy said, dragging her best bud out
of her room by the arm Sir Toadsworth stared, and, in a
most uncharacteristic comment said to himself "Good
Heavens, I'm certainly glad I was born male…" "Get in
there, and hurry and get clean! I'll give you 45 min. tops,
ok?" Daisy said, practically shoving Peach into the royal
washroom. Peach walked in, awed at what she saw. The
whole bath tub (and it was huge!) was already filled with hot,
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steamy water, with rose petals, and aromatic oils. To the side
of the tub were Peach's bathrobe and her underclothes, plus
cream and deodorant. "Wow…Daisy…you took care of
everything! I was just thinking of taking a quick shower…"
"WHAT! The lady who spent so much time fussing over her
wedding, taking a 'quick shower'? No way! Just relax! I took
care…of everything!" Daisy gave her friend a big grin, and
left. "Wow…it looks sooo inviting…and
mmmmm…lavender scent…she really knows me well"
Peach sighed, and blissfully submerged herself into the
soothing water.
"ZZZZZZZ" Mario rolled over, stretched, and
snored again. "That's it Peach, come on!" "Yes, Yes, I'm
coming out! Give me a minute!" "Well then, make it a quick
minute, because we have work to…!" "I'm out! I'm out"
Peach said, bursting out of the washroom, panting "Really,
Daisy I wasn't going to…ummm…who are they?" Peach
pointed at several people inside the room. "Oh, we're the
stylists, Princess" said a thin, Toad woman with heavy-make
up. "I'm your hair stylist" "Oh, and I'm the make-up stylist!"
said a shy, young Toad lady, (who looked so exited she
probably could have fainted,) smiling brightly "I'm honored
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to serve the princess!" "We'll give you your pedicure and
manicure too" said two other Toad women, smiling brightly
"We may not look like it, but we're the top in our field!
We've helped all the all the V.I.P's in the Mushroom
Kingdom! It would be a joke if we didn't aid the Princess in
her most important day!" Said the make-up stylist, her
cheeks flushed "Gee, thanks to you all! I appreciate the
help!" She said cheerfully, but quickly whispered to Daisy
"You know, I was planning to ask my regular staff members
to help me out" Daisy gasped and shook her head "Nuh-uh.
They're the best of the best, Peach! If you let them do it,
you'll look drop-dead gorgeous! I'm not saying that your
regular staff isn't good, you're the princess after all,
but…yeah, today is your day!" "Now, just sit down right
here and we'll commence the magic! Of course, you're so
pretty already Princess, but after we're done you'll…you'll
look …downright SEXY! Said the make-up stylist
innocently (or as innocently as a comment like that could
get) There was a long and awkward silence after that.
"Uh…well I…OK!" said a very flushed Peach, but happy,
nevertheless.
"Snxxx…no…no cummerbund…zzzzz…I don't
wanna…no" Mario mumbled, then turned over.
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"Whew…that was exhausting!...But the results were worth it!
Even if it took sooo long, but hey! You look like an
ANGEL" Said the Hair Stylist, wiping sweat from her
forehead, and helping herself to another stick of gum. "Here
you go? What do you think?" she said anxiously, handing the
Princess a mirror. "Oh…my…God…It's beautiful…so
beautiful…Thank-You! Thank-You So Much!" said Peach,
utterly astounded at what she saw. Her hair was done up in a
very elegant bun, slick and shiny, but some of her hair was
still lose, and it floated wavily around her hair and back in
lovely tresses. Finally, a single strand of hair that was
coquettishly curled drifted near her face, adding to her
allure. To top it all of, light glitter was sprayed into her hair.
Not to much that it would make her look cheesy, but just
enough so that she would glitter slightly in the sunlight.
"And your face looks perfectly dazzling and elegant, too,
Princess! I must say, pink is really your color! Do you like it,
Your Highness?" The make-up stylist said, sweating with
expectation…"It is lovely! Simply stunning! No wonder
you're the top in your field!" Peach said, throwing a
reassuring smile at the young Toad, who instantly released
her breath in relief. Her eyeshadow was a light, shimmering
cherry pink, and her eyelashes were done up nice and long.
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Light blush on her cheeks, creamy toner, and sharp eyeliner
added to her charm. To accentuate her beauty even more,
her lips were coated with a deep crimson pink (not quite
red) and a clear lip gloss. Her hands were done up in a
beautiful French manicure, totally shiny! And her toenails
were also perfectly done!
Overall, she looked beautiful, innocent, and
absolutely joyful. All the women in the room were teary-
eyed and happy for the princess. The day she had yearned
for, longed for, and awaited for had finally come, and it was
obvious by the Princess's face, that she couldn't be any
happier. Finally, Daisy broke the silence. "Well, Peach, let's
get you all dressed. And the, I've got to get ready. See, aren't
you glad I made you get up early?" She said chirpily, and
smiled. Peach also smiled warmly and got up. "Yes, you're
right. Let's get going. I suppose we'd better…ohhh" she
said, suddenly stopping, a preoccupied look on her face.
"Peach? What is it?" asked Daisy "Well, I wonder if Mario
has gotten out of bed yet…you know, he's pretty
forgetful…even on his own wedding day" sighed Peach
"Besides, I want him too look his best, and his idea of
elegant is adding gel to his hair" finished Peach
"Ohhh…don't worry, Peach. I took care of that…just trust
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me" Said Daisy, a sly, mischievous smile curling at her lips
"O…ok Daisy…whatever you say…" Peach replied, not
entirely sure what Daisy meant, and not entirely sure she
wanted to know. Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!
"zzzznx…huh?...wha…ugh…" Mario awoke, groggy eyed
and dazed. As soon as he heard the alarm, he automatically
turned it off and lay back down on the bed, as was usual of
him. He totally forgot about the wedding. All he wanted was
to sleep…to sleep…to- DING-DONG! "WHAT! WHAT!
I…oh…that's probably Luigi…yawn…I guess he came to
wake me up…that's so like him…" he yawned, got up,
stretched, and walked to the door…then stopped. "OH
MAN! HOW THE HECK COULD I FORGET! MY
WEDING! I…I NEED TO GET READY…AND…OH!
THE DOOR…THE DOOR! THE DOOR!" Yelled Mario,
and ran to open it. "Luigi! Thank God! You know, for once
I'm really glad you…WHOA! WHAT THE!…" Mario stood
there mouth open and not moving because what he saw
caused him to be very and incredibly shocked. And, really,
not many things can cause Mario to be unbelievably and
incredibly shocked. In front of him, stood an unknown
Toad…man. But he wasn't just a man, Oh No; Mario would
have wished he was just a man. Because not every man
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carried a bag, and had a hair dryer hanging out of his belt.
Because really, what type of man carried a hair dryer in his
pocket?…Unless… "Mr. Mario? Hello! Oh My God! This is
such an honor! To help the brave hero of our land in his
moment of need! Ahhh…it's more than I can say! I'm sooo
happy " said the man, and entered Mario's house without
further ado. "We'll then, let's get started, eh? Oh my stars!
This is going to be fun!" He said, practically shoving Mario
into his own house. "Fun? W…WAIT! Who ARE you?"
asked Mario, who by now was more than a little disgruntled.
"Me? I'm Daisy's stylist AND friend from Sarassaland! She
asked me if I could help Princess Peach's fiancé to prepare
for his wedding and I was only too happy to oblige. After all, a
man does need to look his best, and I can help you get there.
But we need to hurry if we want you ready on time. Not that
I'll need to do too much work. And stop fusing! Everything is
going to be alright" he giggled "N…No, I don't think it
will…and wait…Daisy? Stylist?...Oh no, I don't need a
stylist! In fact right now my brother…he's on his way here
right now…" Mario said quickly, rubbing his sweaty neck
uneasily. "Oh, Luigi? No, Daisy sent a messenger telling him
not to come…she wants you to be a surprise! Now then,
let's see your hair…Oh, horrors! This won't do! I think
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maybe a nice, quick, hot oil treatment…Yes! Oh, come on!
This will be fun!" the stylist said, dragging Mario into his
kitchen, while laughing freely "NO!…I…I don't wanna have
FUN! No OIL! NO OIL! LUIGIIIIII!" wailed Mario, while
hanging on to the door frame. "Oh come now! Stop being
such a baby! Really, what would your friends say if the saw
you now? HAHAHAHA!" Shouted the stylist wildly, and
with a final, strong pull, managed to drag a very unwilling
Mario into the kitchen.
The lawn was perfectly manicured and the air was
fresh with bright, clean flowery scent. By this time, all the
guests were assembled in the appropriate places, and security
was tight. The priest (minister, pastor, judge) was waiting at
the foot of the altar, Mario was sweating bullets, and Luigi
and Daisy (Best Man and Maid of Honor) were waiting for
Peach's Grand Entrance. "Hey Mario…looking good"
giggled Daisy silently Mario cast Daisy a wry smile
"Hahaha…yeah, don't I look cute…oh man, Daisy…that
was…that was so…oh well…Leo did do a good job, didn't
he?" chuckled Mario, a little uneasily. As much as he hated
to admit it, he did notice a big change in his appearance, for
the better. His skin was radiant, his mustache perfectly
straight and…soft? He had no idea how Leo, the stylist, had
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managed to get it like that…and his hair…it was sleek, soft,
and shiny, and it floated lightly in the happy breeze…
"Nervous, brother?" asked Luigi softly, while giving his
brother an encouraging smile. "How could I be nervous
when I marry the woman I love?" Mario said lovingly, and
sighed. (Nevertheless, he was still sweating) Suddenly, the
grand orchestra began to play. Soft, but crystal clear
harmonious notes of love wafted through the air,
announcing the entrance of the Mushroom Kingdom's
beloved Monarch, the Princess Peach. Immediately, all the
guests rose in eager ecstasy…as the procession started…the
flower girls…(which were two lucky little girls chosen by the
court)…the ring boy…and finally…Peach. The guests,
which were usually awed by Peach's beauty even on a
normal day, now gasped at the astounding, beyond belief
splendor and exquisiteness of the lovely Princess. She
looked like an innocent cheery seraph heading for heaven.
Since her father was long gone, walking her down the isle
was none other than Sir Toadsworth, who looked proud and
teary-eyed at the same time. Mario's eyes widened, and he
gasped slightly. Daisy beamed, and Luigi stifled a sob.
Finally, Peach reached the altar, exchanged a loving smile
with Mario, and the Priest signaled for everybody to sit.
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"We are gathered here today to join Mario Mario
and Peach Toadstool in Holy Matrimony. Under presence of
God, we will join these two souls, so that they may be not
two, but one. May they live happily together, so that they
may live cherishing another's presence, forever and ever.
Amen" "Amen" "Please be seated. A reading from the book
of…" After the readings and the sermon were done, Daisy
and Luigi approached Mario and Peach both and presented
them with the rings. The Priest asked for the spouses to say
their vows. Mario held the ring in his hand, stared intently at
Peach, and said "Peach, I love you. You are my best friend.
Today I give myself to you in marriage. With this ring, I
promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you,
and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I
promise to love you in good times and in bad, when life
seems easy and when it seems hard. I promise to cherish
you, and to always hold you in highest regard. These things I
give to you today, and all the days of our life." He then
placed the ring on Peach's finger. Peach then took her ring
from Daisy and smiled at Mario, then said "I Peach, affirm
my love to you, Mario, and with this ring, I invite you to
share my life. You are the most beautiful, smart, and
generous person I have ever known, and I promise always to
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respect you. With kindness, unselfishness and trust, I will
work by your side to create a wonderful life together. I take
you, Mario, to be my lawful husband, to have and to hold,
from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or
for poorer, in sickness and in health for as long as we both
shall live" and slipped her ring in Mario's finger. The priest
then asked Mario "I ask you Mario Mario, do you take this
woman, Peach Toadstool, as your lawfully wedded wife, for
better or worse, in health and sickness, and through richness
and poverty?" "I do" "And do you Peach Toadstool, take
this man, as your lawfully wedded man, for better or worse,
in health and sickness, and through richness and poverty?"
"I do" "If there is anyone here that knows why this marriage
should not be done about, speak now or forever hold your
peace" Silence "I now decl…" "STOP THIS DARN
WEDDING!" "What the…" "Who?.." "My God…" There
was Bowser, Towering High Above The mushroom
kingdom subjects, with a
wholly…dazed…unfocused…and…vague look on his face.
"I JAN'T LET PEACHY BABY DARRY
THIS…HIC…THIS…TRAMP! SHE 'OLD ME
SHE…HIC…L…LOVED ME…SHE 'OLD ME
H…H…HERSE'F!" Peach looked both livid and surprised,
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while Mario suppressed a bug-eyed look at Peach
"BOWSER! I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN AGES! WHY
THE HECK DID YOU COME TO THE WEDDING?
YOU SURE AS HECK WEREN'T INVITED AND HOW
IN HEAVEN DID YOU GET PAST SECURITY!" yelled
a very infuriated Peach, looking as if she could kill him with
a single glare "I FLEW, BABE, I 'LEW! BUT YOU JAN'T
BARRY MARIO…YOU LOVE 'E!
'ESIDES…MARIO…IS REALLY…A WOMAN!" For a
small, and really small, while, you could have heard a pin
drop. … But not for long… "Bowser…are you DRUNK?"
asked a very stunned, and chuckling, Luigi. "OF COURSE
HE'S DRUNK, DARN IT!" Yelled Daisy, enraged (even
though part of her really wanted to laugh) "HE
PROBABLY WANTED TO DROWN HIS MISERY!
SECURITY! SECURITY!" "OH, DON'T DAISY…I'LL
TAKE CARE OF HIM!" said an extremely infuriated Mario
"I'LL BE JUST LIKE OLD TIMES!" And Mario, Proving
to Peach yet another time that he was worthy to be called
her knight in shining armor, picked up Bowser easily, and
with a fling that amazed even his most avid fans, threw him
far, far to another dimension, all the while muttering things
that probably shouldn't be heard by younger audiences.
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There was then massive applause, and cheering…and
laughter, undoubtedly, from the guests "And you were
worried about being a good King" chortled Luigi, patting his
somewhat crimson brother on the back "Well, you sure
proved yourself worthy"
Peach beamed happily as ever, as Mario resumed his
place The Priest continued "If there are no more
interruptions, I now declare you husband and wife. You may
kiss the bride" The Couple looked at each other for a
moment, and in an instant, they shared a kiss that showed
excitement, kindness, passion, but most of all…pure love. It
showed all the devotion they had for each other; a kiss that
officially intertwined their fates, destinies, and future. The
whole kingdom stood up and applauded at that historic
moment. Loud, loud cries of joy! Camera lights flashed in all
dictions and the T.V. Crew went wild. There were calls of
well bidding, laughter, and tears galore. It was the day that
marked a new beginning for the Kingdom, and the day that
the two most cherished couple finally became one. After the
two finally broke apart, Sir Toadsworth brought the crowns,
and placed, first, Mario's crown, declaring him King of all
the Mushroom Kingdom. The crowd went wild with
uncontained euphoria. Then, Peach's Crown, proclaiming
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her Queen of all her land. The crowd cheered restlessly with
unleashed exhilaration. Mario turned towards his new bride
and in a loving whisper, said "Well, honey, now we're moving
on up" Peach giggled and replied softly, "We sure are, dear"
And with that, the newlyweds kissed tenderly and hit the
dance floor, as they joined the massive festivities that were
about to follow; their first dance as ONE. "Whew! Now
THAT was a party! Man, I don't think I've even danced so
much! And I used to hate dancing!" "Well, bro, it was a great
bash! It was great! And I mean, the wedding was sweet,
romantic…a little eventful, true but hey…it added a punch
there, didn't it…sigh" Mario and Luigi were having one final
man-to-man talk before Mario and Peach departed on their
honeymoon to Neon Heights and Windmillville. Peach just
said she was going to tell Sir Toadsworth some final
instructions before they went. "It was great, you know. I felt
real happy there for you guys. Of course, it would have been
better if I had someone to dance with, but what…Mario,
what the heck!" Mario now had Luigi pinned against the
wall, an annoyed and mad expression on his face. "Look,
Luigi. I'm your older bro, and I'm sick and tired of how long
this has been going on. I thought you seriously had gotten
over Daisy, but it's obvious that you still love her. I mean,
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you could feel the tension between you two at the altar, and I
saw you guys sneak looks at each other…" "But I…" Luigi
started to say "Shut up and let me finish. You guys are two
old to be playing kid games, and by now you two should
have made up. So she has some flaws and anger-
management issues. So what! You're not perfect either, Mr.
Wuss! I happen to know that Peach snores rather
loudly…weird, huh? A beauty like her…But I still love her!
And I may have a slight binge-eating problem, but what the
hey! Get over it! There's no such thing as flawless love!
Because we're HUMAN!" Mario finished, panting for
breath. Luigi was astounded, and speechless "Do you know
where she is, huh? About half an hour ago she left! LEFT!
With a train ticket in her hand! She's going back to
Sarassaland! For GOOD! Luigi, you've got to go after her!
NOW! GO!" Mario said, rather desperately, pushing Luigi
towards the door. "But… I can't…she won't" Luigi
stammered, unsure of what to do. The Mario decided for
him. He gave Luigi a good, solid, manly, slap. "MARIO!"
Luigi yelled, as he rubbed his sore check "Go. You can't let
your love leave, not now. If don't go, you really are a wuss.
For once in your life, don't be scared. " Mario released him,
as he saw Peach coming down the stairs, listening to Sir
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Toasworth's endless safety lecture "Mario! Are you ready to
go!" asked Peach with a radiant smile, as she took Mario's
arm "Good-bye, Luigi, see you soon!" she said sweetly
"Umm…yeah, bye…Well, gotta run. Send me a post card!"
and with that, Luigi took off running towards the night, fast
and determined. "Where is he going?" Peach asked,
bewildered. Mario smiled "To claim his better half".
Luigi ran, ran as fast as he could toward the train
station…sweat dripped from his forehead, and his legs
ached from exhaustion. His body was giving all that it could,
and adrenaline rushed through his veins, both from physical
effort and from nerves. He had no idea what it was he was
going to do…or if there was even anything that COULD be
done by now…but he knew ONE thing… The love of his
life was walking out of his life, and he wasn't going lose her
without a fight. "LAST CALL FOR PASSENGERS IN
RIDE 345 TO SARASALAND!!! ALL PASSENGERS
MUST BOARD IMMEDIATELY!!!" The loudspeakers in
the train station echoed loud and coldly, with a metallic feel
in their sound. Or at least, that's how it appeared to Princess
Daisy, as she stood near the train platform, distressed and
panicked about her next move. What do I do? Oh God, what do
I do now…do I leave?…No, no, I should go back. It was my
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fault…yes, it was all my fault. I shouldn't have ignored him at the
reception, I should have at least said goodbye…He would never forgive
me now…but…perhaps…Luigi…no…
Daisy's thoughts were in a frenzy, and in her state,
she didn't realize she was the only passenger left to board
the train. She passed the platform back and forth, unsure of
what to do…go back, run back, or leave. Forever. But I
admit…to myself…I am so stubborn…so, so stubborn. And look
where it's gotten me…heartache…only this time, the hurt, the
pain…are unbearable…Luigi was almost there…Peach's Castle
was quite a way off from the train station, and Luigi's energy
was nearly depleted…but still, he ran on. However, as he
ran, horrible thoughts began to fill his mind… Who are you
kidding here, Luigi? She called you a cheapskate. There is NO way
she wants you back. She didn't even make an effort to TALK to you
during the reception… Luigi's pace slowed down considerably.
A shiver of fear ran down his spine… And after all, seriously,
ha, just who do you think you are? You think you're someone? Anyone
at all? You're mistaken…you don't DESERVE to love! At this
Luigi stopped dead in his tracks. Panting, he wiped the sweat
from his brow. But no… Luigi thought, and in a state of
unforeseen determination, began the final sprint I DO
DESERVE TO LOVE!!! "Excuse me, Princess?" Daisy
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looked up, as if in a daze Before her stood a security guard,
looking a bit concerned. "I hate to intrude, Princess, but the
train just about to leave. You must board now if you wish to
catch the ride to Kingdom Sarasaland, or else I'm afraid we
will have to make the trip without you. However, if you wish
to arrange a later trip, I can always do that for you…" The
security guard said, a bit preoccupied with how troubled the
Princess looked. Daisy sighed, and took a long breath to
collect herself. She looked around. On board, she could see
several passengers staring at her, some, with curiosity,
others, with a look of annoyance at being held up. She
turned around to look at Mushroom Kingdom, which was
enveloped in darkness. There was no trace of Luigi. A lone
tear slid down Daisy's cheek… "Princess?...Are you alright?"
Asked the security guard, now genuinely concerned for the
sovereign. Daisy nodded, holding back tears with
tremendous effort "Yes…yes, I'm fine…" "Will you be
boarding this train?" The security guard asked Daisy
hesitated, but then answered firmly "Yes" Luigi ran the final
mile, full of determination. He could see the train station
now, straight ahead. He panted with exhaustion, but made it
to the train station… He looked around, and his heart
dropped The train, the train carrying Princess Daisy, could
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be seen about a mile down the train tack, slowly gaining
momentum…. She was gone… Luigi laughed derisively,
with two tears sliding down his checks. All that effort, all that
effort for nothing. God, I'm an idiot. I shouldn't have even tried Luigi
thought. But suddenly, he had a visit from two old friends of
his BRAIN: Hello, remember moi? INSTINCT: AND me?
What the HEY?!?!?! Thought Luigi. BRAIN: So normally me
and this guy tend to disagree on many things…but this time,
we FINALLY agree on something INSTINCT: You ARE
an idiot The heck?!?!? BRAIN: You see, Luigi, not even
trying is pretty much the synonym for being dead. When
you're dead, you don't feel anything. No pain, of course, but
also, no love or happiness INSTINCT: And what sort of life
is that? To live on without the very substance that makes life
worth living, you might as well be dead. To obtain joy, you
must always have two things present in your heart: hope,
primarily, and courage BRAIN: And right now, you have
neither INSTINCT: Nobody said that life wasn't going to
hurt, Luigi. All people said was to have faith. Faith that no
matter how bad things get, no matter how hopeless things
seem, everything will always turn out for the best . BRAIN:
Of course, you have to put in some effort too…so will you?
INSTINCT: WILL YOU!?!?!? Luigi gasped, his strength and
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focus coming back to him. He had had an epiphany, and the
voices were right… "I WILL!!!!!"
And with that, Luigi ran towards the train, which
was pretty far by now, going faster and faster every minute.
But Luigi was faster. Like a lightening bolt, he dashed
towards the train, a green streak of light barely visible against
the darkness of the night. Having caught up to it, he did
something which even Mario, in his strongest moments,
would probably have never attempted. He grabbed on to the
back railing of the train and pulled with superhuman
strength that he had never in his life possessed before. But
then again, he had never possessed so strong a love.
Grunting, he dug his feet into the tracks and held on,
attempting the impossible, to stop a train in motion The
train instantly began to slow down and to emit enormous
puffs of smoke. The engine groaned loudly. Inside, people
were pretty panicked "What in blazes?!?!?!" "Mom, I'm
scared!" "Hey Conductor, what's going on?" The passengers
were in a flurry, including Princess Daisy. The train finally
came to a stop. Luigi felt like he had developed a hernia.
"HEY YOU!!! JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE
DOING!!!???" The train conductor shouted, as he stepped
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angrily off the train. Back in the train station, a hoard of
policemen could be seen running down the tracks.
"DAISY!!! DAISY!!! I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU!!!"
Luigi shouted, running amongst the train cars. At this, Daisy
gasped. She looked out the window, and saw Luigi,
maniacally running back and forth. GASP! HE CAME!!!
"PRINCESS Daisy to you, sir. And I'm sure the Princess
would not care to associate herself wit the likes of YOU.
Gentlemen, take this ruffian away!" The train conductor
shouted at the policemen, who had just caught up with
Luigi. Gruffly, they apprehended him. "NO!! I NEED TO
SPEAK TO DAISY!! PLEASE…PLEASE.!!!" Luigi
shouted, struggling to get free "LET HIM GO" Everyone
stared at the strong voice that was heard from behind the
chaos. There, with a firm stance, stood Daisy. In surprise,
the policemen loosened their hold on Luigi, and he broke
free, and scampered towards Daisy. "Daisy…I…I…I
LOVE YOU." Lugi said, faltering at first, but then speaking
in the strongest, firmest tone he had ever used. Daisy's eyes
popped opened, and she walked closer to Luigi. "If I ever
hurt you, know that I can never apologize enough for having
done so. I'm just a man, Daisy, and a far-from perfect man
at that. But in all my imperfection, I know one thing.
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Heaven sent me an angel, when I thought my life was a
living hell. And coward as I may be, I'm not going to let that
angel get away " Luigi stopped, and moved towards
Daisy…he grabbed her hand. But before he could go on,
Daisy, barely who had barely been able to hold back her
tears, burst out saying "Oh, LUIGI!!! You did this…you
came here…you stopped this TRAIN…for a foolish,
headstrong, and stubborn princess as me? After the way I
treated you…after all that I did to you…and yet you still
love me? Luigi…I love you…but I don't deserve you" Daisy
said, barely understandable as she tried to talk while crying
Luigi grabbed her waist, and held her lovingly. He looked
her straight in the eyes, and said: "All that proves that you're
only human, like me. Nobody is perfect. I will always be a
sensitive, jumpy, schizophrenic man" said Luigi, half
laughing by now "And you, a strong, determined woman.
And I love you just the way you are…and now I ask you…"
Luigi took a deep breath, and clutched Daisy tighter "Do
you want to be with me now, and spend the rest of our lives
together?" There was silence. The train conductor stared, the
policemen stared, even the passengers stared in awe.
Nobody minded being delayed now… Daisy, in a moment
of joy, smiled suddenly, and shouted: "YES!!! I do, Luigi, I
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DO!!!"And with that, she leaned in and kissed him, and
everybody in the scene cheered and clapped as the lovers
exchanged one true kiss of love, under the magical cover of
the night.
"Hurry up, Daisay! You're gonna be late!" "I know,
I KNOW!!! Stop rushing me, you know how I get if I'm
rushed!!!" Daisy was finishing putting on her heels, and
stood up, radiant in her wedding dress. She smiled, a smile
full of happiness and exuberance, and walked towards
Peach. "Well, after all, this is probably THE biggest day in
your life…you wouldn't want to be late for THAT, right?"
Peach said, grinning joyfully "No, of course not…I'm just so
HAPPY, I don't know what to do! How do I look?!"
"Absolutely stunning! Come on, let's get going! The whole
Mushroom Kingdom, plus the entirety of Sarasaland, is
waiting!" And with that, the two princesses rushed out the
door. Luigi was already standing at the altar, Mario right next
to him… Luigi was looking sharp, with his hair sleeked
back, his mustache perfectly groomed, and dressed in an
elegant white tux. "Nervous, bro?" whispered Mario covertly
"Not any more than I was when I saw Daisy's stylist
standing outside my mansion this morning" Laughed Luigi.
He turned and looked at Leo, who gave him a flamboyant
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wink. Luigi coughed and looked away immediately "Well,
Luigi, all I can say is, I'm so happy for you…you were really
brave, brother…And you see, life does turn out for the
better" "Now I know it does" Smiled Luigi Suddenly, organ
music started playing, and everyone in the crowd (which was
immense) stood up Luigi stared, and was instantly
mesmerized when he saw the beauty that was walking down
the aisle. Daisy's hair was tied back in a simple ponytail (she
had absolutely REFUSED to have it done otherwise) And
her make up was simple yet beautiful…her eyes were
painted a light gold, with luscious lashes, rosy cheeks, and a
light golden lipstick. Daisy's Father, King of Sarasaland,
smiled, kissed his daughter, and took a seat. Daisy walked up
to the altar, where the minister began to speak "Brothers
and Sisters, we are gathered here today to witness the union
of Her Most Highest Sovereign, Princess Daisy, with Luigi
Mario…"
After the normal wedding proceedings were done,
and it was time for the bride and groom to exchange rings,
Luigi took his ring, and laughingly, asked Daisy "Daisy, I'm
going to make this short and sweet. I promise that, despite
my many shortcoming, I will accept and love you just the
way you are, and do my best to be the best husband I can
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be" He placed the ring on her hand Daisy, smiling, said
"Same here. I promise to love you, and to be the best
woman I can for you, despite my faults, which are many. But
always be sure that I will love you" And with that, she placed
the ring on his hand The minister turned to Luigi and said
"Luigi Mario, do you take this woman, Princess Daisy, as
your lawfully wedded wife, for better or worse, in health and
sickness, and through richness and poverty?" "I do" "And
do you Princess Daisy, take this man, as your lawfully
wedded man, for better or worse, in health and sickness, and
through richness and poverty?" "I do" "If there is anyone
here that knows why this marriage should not be done
about, speak now or forever hold your peace" There was
silence…Mario had made sure Bowser wouldn't ruin this
one The minister smiled "I now pronounce you, husband
and wife. You may kiss the Bride" Luigi, radiant, took off
her veil, and he and Daisy united their lives through a
wonderful, passionate, loving kiss. The whole crowd cheered
mightily, and Luigi and Daisy, laughing with joy, scampered
down the aisle, ready to begin their new lives.
Luigi and Mario stood by themselves, off in a
corner…Daisy and Peach were laughing and crying and
saying good-bye over and over, like typical females "Well
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bro, all I can say is that I'm going to miss sneaking into your
mansion and scaring the living daylights out of you…."
Mario said, trying to repress a few tears "Now don't tell me
that my big brother Mario, the undisputable hero of the
Mushroom Kingdom, is getting teary! Wow, for once, it's
not me who's crying" Laughed Luigi, hugging Mario "Hey,
don't disparage my masculinity, bro. But with you moving to
Sarasaland now, well…life just ain't gonna be the same
around here" Grinned Mario, albeit a little sadly "Well, even
though I AM moving to Sarasaland now, I'm going to be in
The Kingdom a lot. We'll be tighter than ever! You're my
bro, after all…besides" said Luigi, lowering his voice… "I
have a feeling that you and Peach are going to have a LOT
to be thinking about over the next few months" Luigi said
slyly "Perhaps…a little someone?" Mario gasped loudly, his
eyes popping out incredulously "How did YOU know!!!???
We hadn't told anyone yet!!!" "I borrowed your Spy Ear"
Laughed Luigi Mario stared, dumbfounded, then laughed as
well "Ah, you little devil!" "Little? Look who's speaking!!!"
"Luigi!!! Time to go!!!" Shouted Daisy from the foyer of the
house. The couple was headed to Beanbean Kingdom for
their honeymoon "Coming!!!" Luigi shouted He then hugged
Mario "Take care, bro. See you soon!" "Bye Luigi!!! Have a
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good time!!! We'll expect you at the castle after the
honeymoon!" Luigi ran off to join Daisy, and they entered
the chariot in which they were to ride off in "Bye Luigi! Bye
Daisy!!!" Yelled Peach, crying from excitement, as she and
Mario stood, hand in hand, watching the couple ride off
"BYE!!!! See you in Two months!!!!" Yelled Luigi and Daisy,
and Mario and Peach faded from sight. Luigi sighed, and
settled into the chariot. He looked at Daisy, who was
beaming, her face tear stained, not from sadness, but out of
pure contentment. "So…happy, Daisy?" Asked Luigi, as he
took her hand in his "You know I am…so, so very much"
"Happy to have married this weird, yet strangely dazzling
man?" Grinned Luigi, moving closer to her. Daisy laughed,
and placed her hands in Luigi's shoulder "And happy to
have married this domineering, yet perfectly splendid
Princess?" Cooed Daisy, as the newlyweds moved even
closer together "You know I am…so very, very, very much"
And with that, the pair shared a sweet kiss, as the chariot
moved on, away from the Kingdom that had seen so much,
which had shared so much of their lives, and onto the realm
of their new beginning.
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CHAPTER 2 THE THRONE WAR TRILOGY
Once upon a time, the newcomers have arrived at England and were greeted by Queen Elizabeth II, the next day is the inauguration held by Queen Elizabeth II. “She’s very kind” she said. “what’s your plan for tomorrow?” asked JHope. “I don’t know” I said. Katniss is guarding the bedroom. The next day, we got up early. The ceremony was started. I was very nervous. “why do you look so nervous?” asked Seokjin. “just look at those” I said. “try to be brave” said Seokjin. When it was my turn with Seokjin, we came together. When it was Hyoyeon’s turn, the uninvited came. Katniss and Harry was preparing the shooting. Harry cast the spell and the uninvited was sent back. The ceremony was continued until end, and the new England was reformed.
The alarm clock have rang. I woke up and I go to the bathroom to take a bath, then I put on my purple contact lens and my sister puts on my dress and ate my breakfast. Suddenly my hand was pain on the left. I was being operated yesterday after the inauguration and I have to rest to reduce the pain. Seokjin pushed my wheelchair and Daisy walked beside me. “she’s disabled! Hahaha!” mocked the evil student of Edinburgh. “Stupefy! Expelliarmus!” Yelled Harry. The student was falling in his class. “you’re not allowed to mocked my youngest sister! She’s sick! Not disabled!” Yelled my sister. He was embarrassed and he runs back. We kept studying and we can perform well on the exams. We are finally graduated. Edinburgh was jealous.
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Seokjin came to my room after I’ve finished dress up perfectly. Then, my sister is still busy, so Seokjin took my slouch bag and keep it in his room. I pushed mywheelchair and look into his room with Suga. I pushed my wheelchair to the shelf. I look at the photos. “Clarissa!” Called Seokjin. “Ne?” I said. “Come here.” Said Seokjin. I pushed my wheelchair to his bed. “What is it?” I asked. Seokjin smiled, and put on my bright nnecklace to my neck, and put the golden ring on my left finger the left hand, and the bright bracelet in my right hand. “Thanks, Oppa!” I said, cheerfully. “One more thing. Just wait” Said Seokjin. I wait by looking at my necklace. Then Seokjin came back. He was wearing the jacket and he puts on my jacket. We all went for a walk and shopping. When we announced that we’re engaged, they are happy. So dad tell the secretaries to send invitations to other province of England.
My feet can’t hold pain anymore. “Seokjin. Can you take her to the hospital tomorrow after we had the preparation?” Asked Daisy. “Sure sis. I’ll take her tomorrow” Said Seokjin. “Hyung, we’ll come to accompany you” Said Jungkook. “Okay. But don’t make too much noise okay?” Said Seokjin. “Ne Hyung!” they said. We still have to go for a walk. After finish shopping and take for a walk. Seokjin asked Daisy if I could go to his room only for sleeping one day in order to bring me to the hospital. Daisy refused to give permit but after the wedding he can exchange the bedroom so it will free up spaces for the unofficials. “we need to practice today so we don’t get tired tomorrow for the masses wedding.” Said Daisy. Then we all practice hard after that we all went back to our rooms and go to bed because it’s already late night in England.
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The day had come. Actually, the event was started in the afternoon so I still have time to go to the hospital. My feet can’t hold more pain. “her feet should be bandaged, but from the X-ray photo her feet is not broken. So, we should bandaged her feet and her hand.” said the doctor. “okay, can you bandage her feet?” asked RM. The doctor quickly prepared the bandage and bandaged my feet. The bandage was placed in my feet, and I wear my white short dress and the medium high heels, purple contact lens, and my pony hair was clipped perfectly. The event today is the wedding ceremony, ballroom and party.so it was all day long for the event. After the ceremony, we changed our dress into ballroom dress, and go straight to our positions. After the event, Seokjin pulled me to his room. We all can exchanged the bedrooms.
After the event, father called us. He tells us that he was very old, and he had appointed 3 new rulers, my older sister and brother and President Snow which was going to accompany mother after his death. Now President Snow will be the new ruler after his death. If the two were died, my older sister and brother will be the new ruler. After we prepare for the war, we all go for a walk and going at the theaters to watch some show and watch the opera and visiting the cemetery of Princess Diana and other heroes there. Seokjin grabs my hand and puts on to his face. I was only watching but suddenly my tears fall down. I was crying. Seokjin wipes my tears and patting my shoulders so I could calm down. After that, we all went to the nearest restaurant to have dinner because the kitchen was cleaned already. After that we all went back and we slept.
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Next day we all got up early because it was the day to practice for the war. I called my sister to help me because I was still sick. So I have to sit on the wheelchair. Then Seokjin give me a spoonful of kimchi and other breakfast food. “wait for us in the study room. Make sure you all have prepared the things” said Eggman. “okay!” we said. The magic spell was combined with the sword powers in the magic sword so we collected the wands to Harry. We all got the same stuff. Seokjin and I earn fast on the skills in the room. “can you two show us your skills?” asked Eggman. “sure” we said. Then Seokjin and I show up the skills and they were amazed. Then we formed up the strategic of defense and offense. “okay. Now we have assigned a few knights to pick up all citizens of England, Wales, and Oxford. For the siblings please stay inside the castle by guarding.” said Eggman
“wake up oppa. I can’t sleep” I said. “ne. why you can’t sleep? What’s wrong?” asked Seokjin. “I was awaken by the knock sound. The person left the letter there. I don’t know who is that. When I go to the window, that person has gone.” I said. “I’ll do a walkie talkie around 6 am.” said Seokjin. “can you do right now?” I asked. “ne” said Seokjin. “report to mom, dad, daisy and others. Please came to my room” said Seokjin. “received. We’ll go there” said Bowser. They arrived and they opened the curtain as I told them. It was correct. After we discussed, we all get prepare in the position. I was worried if the person saw me again. “you’ll be fine” said Seokjin. The building was completed and all the entire kingdom of Wales and Oxford has moved to the big house. We all ready.
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The war has started. Everything was already organized. Eggman and Vector are coordinating each other, knuckles with ron and ginny also. “prepare to attack!” yelled Harry from the walkie talkie. “Edinburgh is getting closer! Attack!!” yelled Knuckles. We all attack faster. “Harry! We almost fall! Help us!!” I yelled. Harry fly up and connect the rope to my wheelchair and Seokjin sits on the chair broom. Harry carried us down and we were advised to get inside the shelter. The inside knights are also running to the shelter. After the final shot, all the attackers run to the shelter. I watched father from inside. He was caught by the evil Edinburgh knight. “NO!!! DAD!!!!!” I yelled. Bowser was flying and crashed to the ground. They assassinate father. Harry blast them with the killing curse. “new hope is what we need. Let’s start” said Ron
President Snow was the new ruler with Queen Elizabeth II. During the meeting of the new rulers, we all wait Seokjin’s room. Suddenly, the evil knight came in from the window. “Bring her to the safe place!” said Harry. I was threatened rough. “what happen??” asked Seokjin. “they threatened me. I can’t sit and stand up.” I said. Harry blast out and cast out his own Patronus. We already have our dinner and we go to Seokjin’s room. After the new rulers meeting, they rushed to Seokjin’s room. We all gathered there. Daisy had laid me in the bed, but she changed my bed into the wheelchair bed. “can you tell me what’s happening during our meeting?” asked President Snow. “she was threatened rough by the Edinburgh. She can’t do anything” said Ginny. “but we have done sent them out” said Ron, adding. “okay, now you all in one room. Time to sleep” said President Snow.
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It’s all in the rush. Everything was already
organized. Except for one thing. Ourselves haven’t been
ready yet. But mom and dad already said that only the
knights going for the training, the members only help by
magic attacking and magic shield. I was already thinking
about that, but I’m afraid to tell it to my mom and dad.
“Your Highness. What are we gonna do?” asked Wario.
The knights are very stressed also because of Edinburgh’s
behaviour to the Buckingham Palace. (it means they don’t
respect and they wanted a battle upon them so they could
destroy all the entire England and they want to put the
super strict and they will punish the members if they don’t
want to do it). “we need to stop them. But they wanted
war. So we have to stop them fast and we need to maintain
the kingdom’s security. Especially to protect our only loved
one the youngest princess of BuckingHam Palace which
was our youngest daughter and their youngest sibling.” Said
President Snow. “then? Should the war declared?” asked
Katniss. “we need to wait until they have their powers back
and we need to improve our powers to be stronger than
before. After they sent the letter, then we replied, that
should be the war declared, and if they lost, we will kept
this going on” said Queen Elizabeth II.
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Next day, the training was started. But their youngest daughter was sick so they have to help her to healed her. “I can’t lost my abilities here. I have to keep my abilities safe. But how?” I asked. “don’t worry, Clarissa. You’ll be healed soon, and you can use your abilities again. This time, we have to healed many times and we have to keep you safe. They will also be safe. We all worked together to keep each other safe. Here. Drink this.” Said Suga and Seokjin. “ne, oppa” I said, I take the beverage from them, and drink it. “what’s this?” I asked. “it’s the mango juice. Do you like it?” asked Suga. “ne. I like it” I said. “thank goodness if you like it, Clarissa” said Seokjin. I just smiled. “check her temperature to see if she’s better already so we can start the training.” Said Luna.
Seokjin took the temperature beside his bed and put it above my head. Suga also look at it. “what do you see there?” asked Luna. “her temperature lower now.” Said Seokjin. “Clarissa, you’re fully healed.” Said Luna. “Am I?” I asked. “yes” said Luna. I was very happy. “all knights are only for training and the princess and prince are not allowed to training for the knights. Kids, prepare for the war.” Said Queen Elizabeth II.
The war started. It has been killing many lives. We all have to get ready for attacking. “the enemies are coming. Go!” said Vector. “Stupefy! Expelliarmus!” we all said. “keep going!” said Eggman while attacking. “Stupefy! Expelliarmus! Stupefy!” we yelled. “Harry! Kill them!!” I yelled. “Avada Kedavra!!” yelled Harry. The curse blast into the captain knight of Edinburgh and the bomb was shot to the Edinburgh. The war was ended. “are you okay?” asked Seokjin. He was worried. “ne.” I said. I was standing up. I
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look around with him, and others. “was it over?” I asked. “yes. It’s over. But we lost our parents and other knights from Queen Elizabeth II, our mother. A hope is needed. We can rule and help our older sister and brother. We promise to look after you.” Said Seokjin. “ne” I said.
Then, we all live happily ever after and England was safe from the danger and the darkness and harmful from Edinburgh, and the Europe Country in central, England, The Buckingham Palace, was peaceful again and no more war and everything was undercontrol by my older sister and brother and also ourselves, and the knights in Buckingham Palace, Wales and Oxford, along with the other staffs after our parents and the other knights from our mother, have gone back to the highest because of the bad war of Edinburgh.
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CHAPTER 3 THE INVASION ADVENTURE TRILOGY
It starts always with the new program, and we reborn up the new kingdom. England is nice, and I like to stay there. Since I grew up in the Buckingham Palace, I and others have learn lots of things from Queen Elizabeth II, what is like being the princess and prince and how to do very well. I know it’s very hard, but I and others could try it.
One time, we were at the meeting. We were discussing about the new program that my sister has formed up during their ruling period but they will be not going back and keep fighting with us together and together. There is something that wasn’t right, but I always asked for help. And they always ready for helping me out.
When we have received some visitors for the escapers here, usually the other provinces like Edinburgh doesn’t know it. We just held it quietly. “Sis! Look!” I yelled with afraid. My sister came in and looking at the window. She took the letter and read it. Seokjin was beside me, and we all gather around in Seokjin’s room. “this is not what we want. They want to kidnapped all of you and the escapers from other countries. We have to close the gates, lock all the windows, and check all the power Patronus button to make sure if it’s working when we press it.” Said Daisy.
Suddenly, I was awaken. Seokjin was awaken too. We all awaken. Harry, Ron, and Hermione walk down to the window. They saw the evil, and Ginny, Luna, and Neville
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was awaken also. Ginny, Luna, and Neville cast the shield while Harry, Ron, and Hermione pressed the Patronus power button to secure them. At last, the power was spurred out, and it was our turn to cast by pressing the buttons of our own patronus.
After that, when all was done, Harry quickly press the shield power to protect the whole England, and Ron press the shield power to protect all the entirety castle and its surrounding outside the castle. The next morning, when we found out the power, we look outside. I look outside with my spectacle glasses that Luna had given to me during my first war to prevent me from the strike attack. “what do you see, Clarissa?” asked Seokjin. He was beside me, looking outside also from the window room. “I wonder if it’s already safe or not, Oppa” I said. “let me take a look” said Seokjin. He look outside. “sis, can you look?” asked J-Hope. “it’s still safe. We just need to keep the shields on, and keep the gates locked.” Said Daisy. “we know sis” said Seohyun, smiling at Luigi.
Then, we all live happily ever after and England was safe from the danger and the darkness and harmful from Edinburgh, and the Europe Country in central, England, The Buckingham Palace, was peaceful again and no more war and everything was undercontrol by my older sister and brother and also ourselves, and the knights in Buckingham Palace, Wales and Oxford, along with the other staffs after the war.
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CHAPTER 4 THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY POTTER
During the study years in Hogwarts, we just have heard that the danger was coming through Hogwarts. In our first year, I was on the seeker part with Seokjin and Harry. I was being given the special assistance. Harry’s broom was tighten with my wheelchair rope and the double wheelchair place. The broom was a bit bigger, Seokjin sits in front of me, his chair was with the holds so we won’t fall down. It was time for the game. Harry hold his broom, while George and Fred were holding my double seat wheelchair. “are you three scared?” asked Oliver Wood. He was the Captain Gryffindor’s Quidditich. “a bit. But we’ll try to be brave.” We said. “Hold on tight” said Harry. Harry mounted on his broom. The door opened, and we all fly out from the position. This is my first time playing as the Seeker. Suddenly, we won. I was very happy. Harry went out on the mission to stop the stealing of the Sorcerer’s Stone. “Don’t worry, Harry. We’ll look after them” said Daisy. “okay” said Harry. And he went out, and we all win the House Cup.
In our second year at Hogwarts, we all waited for Harry. “Oppa. Why Harry and Ron hasn’t come yet?” I asked. “I don’t know, Clarissa.” Said Seokjin. “Percy, can you look outside?” asked Suga. We all worried. “Harry’s here” said Percy. “why it took so long!” I asked. I was very worried already. Harry was afraid to answer. “Harry!” I yelled at him. “we were called, because of ourselves” said
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Harry. He was frightened. Ron was more frightened. The next day during our Herbology Lesson, I took a bit of my medicine, and drink it with water. Seokjin puts the medicine into my wheelchair pocket, and pushed the wheelchair to the Greenhouse number 3 where the Herbology Lesson was there. “are you okay?” asked Hermione. “yes, sis. I’m alright” said Seokjin. “what about you?” asked Hermione. “same, sis” I said. Then, it was the practice time. Harry quickly brought me and Seokjin to the common room of Gryffindor to prevent the punishment. Hermione also, followed Harry. I was shocked when Harry and Ron got the punishment. “Hermione, what’s that sound?” asked Yoona and Lisa. Suddenly, Professor McGonagall came in to the Dining Hall at Hogwarts. “all students, go back to your rooms” said Professor McGonagall. “Harry, where are you going! Don’t get punishment!” yelled Seohyun and Jisoo angrily. “I know. But we’ll win the house cup!” said Harry. The next day, when it was already done, Hagrid was sent back to Hogwarts. It wasn’t Hagrid’s fault at all to open the Chamber of Secrets.
We were at the Hogwarts Express together, went to Hogwarts for our third year study. “who was that, Harry?” I asked. Seokjin also confused. “it was Professor Remus John Lupin, the new defense against the dark arts teacher.” said Hermione. Suddenly the train stopped. “what was happening in here ?!” asked Daisy. She was shocked. The dementors were entering the train. They were looking for Harry’s only prisoner godfather, Sirius Black. “ready?” asked Seokjin. “ready” I said. “Expecto Patronum!” I yelled with Seokjin. Professor Lupin also cast his patronus. “Harry! Are you alright?!” I asked. “we’re worried on you, Harry” said Seokjin. “it was the dementors. They were looking for my godfather.” Said Harry. “remember what Mr. Weasley said”
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said Seokjin. “okay” said Harry. Then, we all followed the lessons well. “Clarissa, Seokjin. If Harry falls down, you two should hold the broom and catch the snitch.” Said Oliver Wood. “okay” we said. Then, we all played Quidditich again. At last, we won the game again. We all cheered happily. “Clarissa, Seokjin. You all stay at the Gryffindor common room” said Hermione. “okay” we said. Then, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, goes on the adventure. “Harry! Come here!” said Yoona and Rose. “it’s the new firebolt” said Jennie and Sonic. “test it on!” I said. “one condition. Seokjin, Clarissa. You shouldn’t try. It’s very fast. I’m afraid you two fall down” said Harry. “okay” we said. “come on Harry!” said Colin. Boom! The smoke spurred out, and Harry was flying. We all cheered happily.
Next year, was the Quidditich Cup. I wasn’t going there with Seokjin and my olders. We just stay at home with Mrs. Weasley instead. Mrs. Weasley bought us some new equipments for our fourth year. And she sewed the dress and the party at Hogwarts. “try to stand up.” Said Mrs. Weasley. I stood up. “Whoaaaa!!!!” I yelled. “try to balance!” said Seokjin. I did it. I balanced. During the election, we all watched who will be the Triwizard competitors. Harry’s name come out last. “why did you do that!” yelled Shadow and Silver angrily. “I don’t know! That teacher tells me to do that!” said Harry. “Then why you don’t say no!” yelled Daisy, Hyoyeon and Jessica angrily. Harry did not answer. He was very scared. “Answer us!” I yelled angrily. “he wants to show something. But it was very dangerous!” said Harry. “Don’t ever do that again!” yelled Jennie, Rose, Lisa, Jisoo, Amy, and Seohyun. “If you know it’s dangerous for you, don’t do it!” yelled Tiffany and Yuri. Sunny also said that. She was very angry. I was too. “okay, okay. Sorry, sis, bro” said Harry.
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The event started. We all watch Harry from the tribune, and we all cheered at him. He won the first task. “Ron, Hermione. Please come with me” said Professor McGonagall. “Harry, quickly go to sleep” said Seokjin. The next task was more harder, Harry eventually win again and tied with Cedric Diggory in the first place. “are you ready for the final?” asked Yuri. “yes, sis” said Harry. We all waited for Harry. “where is he?” asked Sooyoung. Then, Harry flew back to the start point, carrying the cup and also Cedric Diggory. “what happened?!” I asked. Fleur was shouting. “Harry said that the Dark Lord is back. And Cedric asked Harry to bring his body back” said Hermione. We all gathered at the dining hall to commemorate for Cedric Diggory. I was very shocked hearing the news.
Since Professor Umbridge was the new comer to Hogwarts School, Harry was thinking up the new strategies. He formed up the new Dumbledore’s Army group for teaching the Defense Against Dark Arts. We were almost caught, but we all managed to run away. Then, Harry,me, Seokjin, and others, went to the London to the Department Mysteries. Luna luckily had given us the knights clothes when we were in the kingdom. We wore it before we went to the Department Mysteries. Then, we all looking for Harry’s name in the Prophecy. We suddenly stand in our positions. “Stupefy!” we all yelled. We all run and we cast the spells. Seokjin and Neville and me run away and Ginny cast the spell. “Reducto!” yelled Ginny. “quick!” yelled Harry. We all went to the archway gate. “right behind me!” said Harry. Seokjin and me were far away from the deatheaters. I was with Sirius Black and the Order Of The Phoenix team. I was with Seokjin, be able to be rescued.
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But, Sirius Black died at the battle. We all win but we lost Sirius Black.
More danger is coming, and we all have to stay in Hogwarts to prevent ourselves from the danger. Especially when going on adventures. We suddenly shocked when Ron was at the hospital because of the love potion and we all went there to visit Ron. Ginny told Harry to hide the book so he can’t find the book. But we want to go on the adventure, and Harry doesn’t allow. It’s still to dangerous for us, so only Harry will go on the adventure. And next, we all sent back to our common rooms in each houses, because the danger was coming. Harry went to hide and he followed what his mentor, Albus Dumbledore had said to him. Eventually, Albus Dumbledore died and he falls down to the castle ground. We all went to the castle ground and look to Albus Dumbledore’s corpse body. I was sad but Seokjin dries up myself. Then, we all went back, but eventually Harry, Ron, and Hermione went out for the horcrux hunting.
The next, was the war. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were hunting on the horcruxes, and get the sharp Godric Gryffindor’s sword. Harry was caught with others and were brought to Malfoy Manor. But, Harry’s friend, Dobby, died of killing by Bellatrix Lestrange. The next day, after the outdoor hunting horcruxes, me, Seokjin, and the olders went to Hogwarts. We gathered at the common room, waiting for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. But suddenly, we were called to go to the hall. Me, Seokjin, and others, were with The Order Of The Phoenix team. We prepared for the war, while we split up to find the horcruxes and destroy them. But Molly Weasley called us to help Dumbledore’s Army for the war.
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So we don’t go helping others. But eventually we have our knights clothes on so we don’t have a problem when we battle up. Harry, Ron, and Hermione, went to the Shrieking Shack after finding where Voldemort is. We stayed at Hogwarts to battle. Eventually, Molly Weasley pulls me, Seokjin, and my other olders back and we stayed at the hall. “I think is safer than we went out for the battle actually” I thought by myself. The next was Harry. He eventually found out that he was almost died. He decided to went to the forest alone and we have to kill the snake. Voldemort declared that Harry was died, but Neville beats Voldemort eventually. We battle again once more. And at last, we all won the battle. 19 years later we all went to send our next generation to the train that will carry them to Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Seokjin, Me, Sonic, Amy, Silver, Blaze, Mario, Peach, Daisy, and Luigi, sent our next generation.The scar hadn’t pained Harry anymore. All was well.
THE END
TENTANG PENULIS:
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My name is Clarissa Moira, I’m the first and youngest novelist in my age, this is my first novel. In this story the main idea is the trilogy and the past - modern where I focus on it. Why? It was the best time and it’s very interesting and my idea is from the past and the film that I have watched many times.
The characters here are mixed up. I pick from K-pop world, The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Nintendo, Sega, and the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth II, and also myself as the novelist. I pick all of this because I was the only novelist who involved in the story.
Any questions or suggestion or comments, I’ll be happy to receive it only positives but I don’t receive negatives. Suggestion for my second title of the second novel is very needed for my second idea think of my new novel. You can contact me in email which you could see in my biodata.
That’s all. See you on the next novel!
Clarissa Moira
(young novelist)
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Biodata
Name: Clarissa Moira
P,DOB : Jakarta, 25 February 2000
Address: Janur Hijau 1 Blok TK 1 no 15 Gading Pandawa
Phone: 085398780707/08119082525
Twitter: @ARMYYNWA1
Instagram: @clarissa_moira_18
Hobbies: learn Korean, editor, maker, travel, multi-talented
Favorite: K-pop World, Movies, Songs, Games
Possession: All things in K-pop
Motto: You Never Walk Alone
Future Profession: Teacher, Doctor, Entrepreneur, Editor, Maker, Novelist, Designer, Traveller
Age: 18 years old
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FANDOM FAVORITE:
ARMYSONEBLINK
THEHUNGERGAMES
NINTENDO
SEGA
POTTERHEAD
QUEEN LOVER
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Sinopsis / Blurb
DURING THE TRILOGY TRANSITION ERA,
THE SURVIVORS MUST FIGHT TOGETHER TO
SURVIVE THE DANGER WHILE KEEPING THEIR
PROMISE TO THEIR PARENTS, AND ALSO TAKING
CARE OF EACH OTHER ESPECIALLY THEIR
YOUNGEST SIBLING AND THE DANGER WAS
GROWING EVEN MORE STRONGER WHEN THEIR
YOUNGEST SIBLING WAS SICK AND HER ABILITY
WAS GONE AND SHE HAS TO SIT ON THE
WHEELCHAIR. SHE ONLY CAN DO SPELLS MAGIC
AND DRAWING, WRITING, OR DOING SOMETHING
ELSE WHILE BEING LOOKED AFTER BY HER OLDER
SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
WILL THEY EVER SUCCEED? LET’S READ THE
NOVEL TO FIND OUT THE ANSWER!
