SoOo here's the sequel. This went through several drafts, but this is the one I'm happy with. It starts in the future - I may do a LuigixDaisy oneshot that details their wedding, though. Brooke is 10 - I'm starting there because… eh… I don't know how to start it otherwise.
"Uncle Luigi! Uncle Luigi!"
Luigi turned at the sound of his name to see his niece, Brooke Elinore Toadstool, running up to him, her backpack bouncing on her shoulders and her silky, strawberry blonde hair flowing in the wind.
"Look!" Brooke removed her backpack and tugged a small Ziploc bag from it. "I made you some cookies in cooking class today!"
He raised an eyebrow at her. "Do your parents know you're here?" Brooke's parents were the queen and king of the Mushroom Kingdom, which of course made her the princess, which made her quite vulnerable. Peach, the former princess, was especially protective of the girl, because she herself had been kidnapped many times.
Brooke rolled her eyes. "No, but I'm going home right afterward." She dug into the bag and brought out a chocolate chip dotted cookie. "Here, have one!"
"Fine," Luigi said, taking it. It was cool, but obviously it had been sitting in that bag for a few hours at least. He bit into the cookie, then his eyes went wide as he felt the crumbs and something else hit his teeth. "YOW!"
"What? What?" The young princess clasped her hands. "Is it not good?"
"No, it's good," Luigi said sullenly, rubbing his tooth. "I bit my wedding ring."
Brooke's face slipped into a state of relief, and she laughed. "Oh!" She hugged him. "Well, see ya later. Here," She handed him the bag. "Give some to Aunt Daisy, okay? Bye!" Brooke ran off towards Mushroom Castle.
He watched her go, then pouted.
"That really hurt!"
CAPOW
"Where is she?" Peach exclaimed to her staff. "She was supposed to be home an hour ago!"
Toadie, the youngest and least experienced with the queen, exclaimed, "I know! She went to McDonald's and got us dinner!"
Everyone else turned to stare at him. "What? It could happen…"
The door all of a sudden flew open, and in rushed a red-cheeked Brooke. "I'm here, Mama!"
"Dear!" Peach flew down the steps and went to her daughter. "Where were you? You had me worried sick!"
"Sorry," Brooke panted. Her hair was sweaty and her eyes were dancing with laughter. "I went to give Uncle Luigi some cookies I made for him - I have some for you and Daddy, too, by the way - and then I ran into Melanie from school and she challenged me to a footrace! So we went to the baseball field in Toadstool Park - it was cold - and I won." She grinned.
Her mother shook her head and smiled gently. "Okay, darling. Just do me a favor and call next time, okay? Now go clean up for dinner - you're a mess."
The princess pursed her lips. "I could if you had given me a phone for my birthday last month!" She tore up the stairs toward her bedroom.
In there, Brooke stared in the mirror at the red cheeks, matted hair, and chattering teeth. Her big blue eyes looked back at her, and she grinned.
Brooke was different than her mother in that way. She liked looking like she had just run a marathon in the ice cold, because it made her feel accomplished.
Sighing, she took out her silky white gown, took off the jeans and top she had worn to school, and slipped the dress over her head, tying her long hair in a ponytail afterward.
Her door suddenly opened, and in popped her mother. "Dinner's ready, sweetie!" The cheerful queen ducked out.
Brooke flipped her ponytail out of her face and followed Peach out. "What'd you make?"
"I think it's chicken," Peach said. "I don't know. The chefs made it tonight."
That surprised Brooke. Peach usually made dinner. Maybe she was tired.
When they got to the table, her father, Mario, was already there. As always.
She hugged him and sat down.
They ate in silence for a while before Mario cleared his throat.
"So…" he began. "What did you learn in school today?"
Brooke chewed her food and mulled over school in her head. "Ah… um… we did something with fractions." The clock behind her chimed seven.
"Did you pay attention?" Peach asked. Her daughter grinned and shook her head.
"You have to start caring about school more, dear." Her mother daintily cut into her chicken, being careful not to hurt herself. "It's important."
Brooke took the last bite of her meal. "Meh. May I be excused?"
Peach smiled. "Yes, honey. Do your homework!"
When the princess was gone, the two other royals looked at each other. Mario sighed.
"You know, she's a lot more headstrong than I ever was," Peach said lightly. Mario laughed.
"That's kind of hard, isn't it?" He asked, pushing his plate away. "Come on. Let's go outside."
CAPOW
6 times 8 divided by 24. Is that even possible?
A knock came from Brooke's window. The princess turned quickly. She saw the round, freckled face of her friend - and her cousin - Alyssa smiling and waving at her through the window.
Brooke jumped onto her bed and opened the window. "Hey!"
Alyssa climbed in, flicking her long red curls in the process. "Geez, it is freezing out there, B. Sheesh."
"Do your parents know you're here?"
"No. I left when they were in the process of…" Alyssa twirled her finger in the air. Brooke shuddered.
"You don't need to paint me a picture." The two girls slid onto the floor.
Alyssa was Luigi and Daisy's child, born a while after Brooke was. The two had been inseparable since they were two. Alyssa was often prone to sneaking out well after dark to come see Brooke. They were both princesses, but Alyssa ignored her title because her parents didn't make a big deal about it.
The girls were very similar and very different. Alyssa's long, curly red hair contrasted to Brooke's wavy, silky strawberry blonde locks. They both loved sports, music, and many other things, but Alyssa was a bit more timid than her friend.
All of a sudden there was a pound on Brooke's door. The cousins glanced quickly at each other and Alyssa ran into Brooke's huge closet.
"Come in," Brooke sang nervously. The door didn't open.
Huh, she thought to herself. How strange.
"Are they gone?" She heard Alyssa whisper.
"Yeah, I think," the princess said, puzzled. Her cousin slipped out and plopped back next to her. A cool breeze blew through the open window.
All of a sudden there was a large thud. The two looked at each other, both exclaiming "What was that?" Then a bloodcurdling scream, a "MARIOOOOOO!" and another yelp came from the same direction.
"Oh, crap!" Brooke yelled. Her face went pale. Grabbing Alyssa's hand, she tore out of her room.
DRAMA! What do you think is going on? It's kind of painfully obvious.
So I've decided to turn this into a big chapter story! Yay!
Yes, Luigi and Daisy had a child. Like I said, I'm considering writing a whole story backrounding on their marriage and Alyssa's birth.
For those of you wondering, the cover contest isn't going so well. I've gotten no entries, or at least haven't seen any. Send your drawing or edits to princesswaffle-at-hotmail-dot-com. Just remove the dashes and replace "at" and "dot com" with their appropriate signs.
Hope you guys enjoyed! R&R if you liked!
Xxx
ME
