"Dude. What're you doing?"
Boo, the small ghost, snapped out of his daydreams. He turned to the skeletal turtle beside him.
"Huh? What?"
Dry Bones raised a nonexistent eyebrow.
"I see what you're doing."
"I- I'm not doing anything!" Boo suddenly became defensive, not unusual for him.
"Dude. I can see you. You can't get any more obvious."
"W-What? What?!" Boo asked.
"You've been staring down Toadette ever since you got here," Dry Bones said.
Boo turned to the adorable female Mushroomer sitting at the other end of the Grand Canal.
"S-So?"
Dry Bones slapped his forehead. "It means either you're trying to read her mind, or you've got some kind of crush on her."
At this, Boo blushed and faded slightly.
"Dude, just let it go," Dry Bones said. "Now, come on! I hear the Orbistro is having a sale!"
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The party members had all returned to the cruise ship, and had set sail once again.
Boo had collected a number of flowers from Windmillville, and proceeded to pluck the petals off one by one and throw them into the deep blue sea.
"Hey Boo. Whatcha doin?" a voice came from behind him.
Boo turned.
"Oh, hi Daisy."
The princess in yellow walked over to him and leaned on the rail. Boo kept an eye on her to make sure se didn't go overboard again. Daisy turned and noticed Boo's flower.
"Oooooooo! Is that what I think it is?" she said.
Boo looked at it, and blushed.
"Uh, yeah, it is."
Daisy hugged him.
"Boo's got a crush! Boo's got a crush!" she sang.
Boo blushed harder.
"Yeah, I know."
The excited Daisy let go of him.
"So? Who's the lucky girl?"
Boo scratched the back of his head.
"It's… uh… It's Toadette…" he said bashfully.
Daisy smiled. "AWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! That's so cute!" Daisy cooed.
Boo blushed harder than ever, and began to fade like he always did when he was shy.
"Does she know?" Daisy asked Boo.
The specter shook his head.
"Well, you should tell her. I think she'll like you."
Boo thought, then nodded.
"Yeah. I bet you're right. I'll tell her."
Daisy smiled.
"Bye, Boo."
"Bye, Daisy."
The ghost went back to plucking petals.
Unfortunately for him, neither of them noticed the two figures watching the from the shadows…