"Prince Luigi"

Chapter 1: "I love you"

Holding her hand was the best thing in the world for him. Being together in such a peaceful silence, he wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. He was truly happy, because he knew that he shouldn't take that for granted. He looked next to him and he saw a yellowish orange dress and orange shoes on lightly tanned feet. He sighed in happiness and pressed the body lightly against his side.

"What was that for?", she asked, looking up at him. He smiled at her.

"I'm just so happy that you're here with me, Daisy.", he replied and gave her a kiss on her hair. Daisy sat up for a bit and gave him a kiss on his nose, then she laid her ear on his chest.

"I'm happy too. Especially when you're around. I feel wanted in your presence.", she answered. They fell into silence again, though it wasn't an awkward silence. The two laid down in the sand and watched the night sky.

"If I could rearrange the stars, I would make a constellation of you, Daisy.", he stated and drew a Daisy with his fingers in the air.

"You don't have to do such a big thing to show how much you love me.", Daisy replied and sat up. He was confused and sat up too.

"Why not? I think everyone in the whole world should know how much I love you. I don't take it for granted that you love me in return, you know.", he replied a bit confused.

"It doesn't matter to me if everyone knows, Luigi. It's enough when we both know how much we love each other.", she smiled lovingly at Luigi who blushed. He really didn't take it for granted, why would he? Luigi was a nervous, insecure, shy fella and Daisy was an energetic, outgoing, loud tomboyish girl. They couldn't be more different in personalities and yet they were always there for one another.

"Oh Daisy. My wonderful, lovely Daisy.", Luigi whispered and placed a hand on Daisy's cheek.

"Luigi...", Daisy hushed. Luigi pulled her closer, so much that they almost kissed.

"I love you, Princess Daisy. What did I do to deserve you?", he breathed against her lips.

"I don't know, but I love you, too.", Daisy whispered as if she was in trance. Luigi kissed her, he never wanted this to end. Her lips were soft like rose petals and they tasted like sweets. Daisy took of his cap and ran her fingers through his hair, Luigi's mustache tickled her upper lip a bit and she loved it.

"I'm afraid that this is all just a dream and that I'll wake up and you're gone.", Luigi admitted to Daisy after their lips parted. They put their foreheads together and looked into each others eyes.

"You tell that to me every time.", Daisy stated.

"Because it's true. Daisy, you're the best thing that ever happened to me. Mario may be the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, but I'm your hero and that's all I need to be.", Luigi explained. He really loved Daisy with all of his heart and she was the only thing occupying his mind and dreams. Daisy felt the same about Luigi, she didn't care that he wasn't as heroic as his brother, meaning he had more time to spend with her.

"Luigi, I don't care as what you see yourself. I love you no matter what.", Daisy whispered. She loved his clumsiness, he could make her laugh with how nervous he sometimes was in her presence, he wasn't perfect, but it was enough for Daisy, That's what made what comes next very hard for her. She pushed Luigi slightly away from her and looked in his eyes. He saw the uneasiness in her eyes, took her hands from his shoulders and took her chin in one hand.

"Daisy, what's wrong?", Luigi wanted to know, worrying himself because this was unusual for Daisy. She took a deep breath.

"Luigi, would you come and save me if I need your help? Would you calm me down if we were in need of help together?", Daisy asked. Luigi was confused. Daisy never asked such questions.

"Why are you asking me something like that?", Luigi wondered. He felt Daisy's hands close, pressing his hands together in hers.

"Because I need to know, Luigi. I need the reassurance that you'll always be there for me, even if you can't do much.", Daisy started crying and it felt like a stab to Luigi's heart. He raised his hands to her cheeks and wiped away the tears that fell down.

"Don't cry, Daisy. You know that I'll always be there for you. You're my best friend and I love you.", Luigi said with a warm smile on his face that calmed Daisy down a bit.

"Thanks, Luigi.", Daisy rubbed her eyes to get rid of the tears.

"My dad wants to me to marry.", Daisy added. Luigi got shocked. Other than the Mushroom Kingdom, the kingdom of Sarasaland still had a king and he needed his daughter to marry to get stronger allies, Luigi knew all that, but it still hurt, both of them.

"So this is farewell?", Luigi brought forth, still shocked by the news. Daisy hugged him and he returned the hug. They wanted to stay like this forever, they wanted to never let go. Luigi reached out for another kiss, but Daisy refused. It would have hurt even more, she had said. The wonderful moments they shared this night were just painful memories to them now. Luigi shook his head and started crying himself.

"But...but we can still do things together, right Daisy?", Luigi stuttered, small tears rolling down his cheeks. Daisy shook her head in sadness and left to get on her cruiser that was heading to Sarasaland. She left a shocked and very sad Luigi standing alone in the night. Luigi didn't realize what happened until the "Daisy Cruiser" was out of sight. He fell to his knees and cried. He didn't care, if he woke anybody, he just needed to get all this sadness out of his body. A Toad found him kneeling down in the sand on all fours and crying.

"Luigi, what happened?", the Toad wanted to know. Luigi fell back on his butt and looked at the Toad.

"Oh, sorry. Did I wake you?", Luigi asked. The Toad shook his head with a small smile. He had said that he was the night guard and that he was already awake.

"I'll bring you home and you'll tell me what happened, alright?", Toad suggested. Luigi nodded, wiped away his tears and stood up. Toad and Luigi walked through Toad Town in the middle of the night.

"Princess Daisy and I unwillingly broke up. She had to go back to Sarasaland because her dad wants her to marry a prince. I don't know why.", Luigi tried to sound normal, but there was still a sadness in his voice.

"Why don't you go to Sarasaland and talk to king Andrew? I'm sure he'll give you Daisy's hand in marriage.", Toad wondered. Luigi shrugged and entered the small house where he and Mario lived in. He laid down on the couch, took out a picture of Daisy and kissed it. Luigi fell asleep and dreamed the most wonderful dream he ever had:

Him and Mario were princes, living in a kingdom near Sarasaland. While Mario was chasing the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach, Luigi only had eyes for the tomboy princess of the neighboring kingdom of Sarasaland. Her father and her were visiting, because of a royal ball Mario was having to celebrate his engagement with Princess Peach. Mario, Peach, Daisy and the king of Sarasaland were walking through the gardens, while Luigi sat in the library on a window sill, a book in his hand and looking out the window, focusing on the princess with the orange dress. They have met before during a competition in the Mushroom Kingdom and he already fell in love with her. Once Mario was married to Peach, he eventually will marry Daisy, the beautiful, energetic, lovely, tomboyish princess of his dreams. Yes, Luigi dreamed of her since they first met and he would do anything to be sure to marry her. The book he was reading was one of his favorites. It wasn't a novel, it was a book about flowers and what they meant when given to someone. The page that was open was about daisies. They were often portrayed to be the flowers of the simple people, because they grew everywhere, but it also meant loyalty and trust. Another page was marked, this was about red roses and the following page was about forget-me-not. Red roses stood for romantic feelings and the forget-me-not were considered a symbol of true love. Luigi wondered, what flowers to give her, considering the fact he was very shy, unlike his brother. He just settled with a daisy to give to Daisy. In the evening, just as they were about to kiss, Luigi fell down the railing of the balcony and her dad pulled her away.

The fall in his dream caused Luigi to wake up and look at the brown shoes of his twin brother. He sat up, because he fell from the couch and looked at his twin brother.

"You came home late last night, Luigi. I didn't want to wake you because I saw you cry and didn't want to be punched in the face.", Mario stated and helped Luigi to his feet. Luigi brushed of some dust and sat down on the sofa, supporting his head with his arms.

"Peach told me about what happened between you and Daisy. I'm so sorry, that you're not a prince yourself.", Mario thought the last part out loud. Luigi sat up straight and asked: "What did you say?"

Mario was confused and repeated the part about being a prince.

"Mario you're a genius! I just have to convince the prince that's supposed to marry Daisy to switch places! I will be considered the prince and can marry the love of my life!", Luigi jumped up in glee and hugged Mario, who still was confused. Then Luigi fell into despair again.

"Daisy never told me where the prince comes from. She has never met him before. Oh, it's hopeless, I will never see her again.", Luigi said.

"Peach has a lot of trade deals, maybe she knows something about the prince. Don't worry, I'll help you. Consider me a problem solver.", Mario smiled, reassuring his brother. Luigi smiled back and stated: "Thanks, bro."

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