Shelled Secrets.

Chapter One.

Sunrise and a figure wake up. He walks across the hall, passing his six sibling's rooms, and of course his parent's room, on his way to the bathroom. He looks in the mirror. A Koopa looks back. Crazy blue hair on his head, which he combs. He heads to the dining room to eat breakfast, then walks to his lab, putting on a lab coat with the name tag 'Ludwig' on it.

Lemmy, with some help from his father, has gotten the entire family to quiet down enough to say something. The entire family, that is, except Ludwig, who is busy inventing something in his lab. "Family, I would like to tell you all something…something I haven't had the courage to say before" Lemmy begins. "You see, on our last raid of the Mushroom kingdom, you all know I mistakenly walked into the bathroom with Mario using it…" "THIS WAS WHAT RUINED THE PLAN!" Roy interrupts. Bowser quickly flames him to let Lemmy continue what he has to say. "Thank you, father. Now, as I was saying, when we got home, I began to think about some…parts of him. Then, I realized that I am…gay." All are stunned. Even the chatty Morton is quiet (for once). Mouths are wide open. Finally, Wendy manages to say "…Wh-what?" "HAHAHA!" Roy taunts, followed by another flame of Bowser, and Lemmy walks to his room.

Ludwig is in his lab, working very hard on his latest invention. "All most got it. I must be very…very…careful…" he says to himself, as he picks up the fragile invention of his. A knock on the door startles him, making him drop the invention, and it shatters into a thousand pieces. "…Who are you, and what do you want?" asks the upset Ludwig. "It's me, Lemmy. I need to tell you something that I told the rest of the family." "Can it wait?" "You probably would want to know now." "…All right. But make it quick." "…Ludwig…I'm gay." "Well, that's nice, Lemmy, but I…WHA! …I'm sorry if I seem rude, Lemmy, but…well…its kind of…" "I understand, Ludwig. So that makes it the last of the family that knows." Lemmy replies as he walks out. Ludwig thinks long and hard about it. "…I wonder…I was forced with Karma to marry due to the law…but…hmm, maybe I should investigate this further." He says, as he gets ready to go to Karma's house to figure things out.

Karma is a little shocked after Ludwig explains his situation. "Won't you tell me which one of your brothers is gay?" she asks, as Ludwig didn't tell her it was Lemmy. "No, Karma. I don't want him laughed at by anyone, so I won't say his name. Just like you don't want me to say you're dating a Koopa." Ludwig explains to the female Yoshi. "But Lud-Lud, you and I are together by law. Your brother has a choice of whether or not he wants to be gay!" she complains. "No, Karma. I'm not saying which brother it is. Look, I could really use your help now." "I'm not helping with out knowing which brother is gay." "Do you want me to tell every one who your going out with?" "…I hate being with a genius. Fine, what do you want me to do?" "Describe someone you would want to date if you had a choice. Describe your dream guy." "Why can't you just think of a guy yourself?" "Hey, my mind is full of mathematical equations. I don't have much room for anything else unless someone tells it to me." "…OK, if you must know, I would think of a strong guy…with blond hair flowing in the wind. His voice deep, yet sensitive. He could kill an elephant with his bare hands, but he is sweet enough to hold me in the night. He…he…oh…Ludwig, you should go home now." She exclaims as she rushes to her room, grabbing something that Ludwig doesn't see, but he knows what it is.

That night, at the Koopa Kastle, Ludwig is dreaming. He is on a ship, and a Koopa man is sailing the ship. He has blond hair, and looks strong enough to fight professionally. Ludwig watches him, and the captain calls his first mate to sail the ship for a while. Captain walks up to Ludwig, who is trembling. Captain takes his hand, and leads him to his cabin. Captain explains in a soothing voice how it has been too long since he has seen a woman, and can wait no longer. He slips off the excited Ludwig's shell, and…

Ludwig wakes up to an alarm, which only rings when there is an intruder in the kastle.

Apparently, Bowser kidnapped Princess Daisy, which made Luigi come save her. They have been through this deal before. Lemmy is to be thrown by Roy at Luigi, and is to keep him busy while Ludwig charges up a laser and the others go to see if Luigi has brought anyone else with him. However… "I'm not touching the gay" Roy complains in a whisper, so Luigi won't hear him. "I don't want him to go Broke back Mountain on me." "Enough of this, Roy, I don't think he would want to try and get in bed with such a homophobe." Bowser explains, and threatens to flame him again. Reluctantly, Roy throws him, but instead of aiming in front of Luigi, which he should of, he aims AT Luigi, trying to hurt him. Luigi jumped, dodging the Koopa, but Lemmy hits the wall making it crumble into peaces. Daisy is on the other side, and Luigi grabs her, and gets out of the castle before anyone can stop them.

"WHAT WHERE YOU THINKING!" Bowser yells at Roy. "You know you are NOT to harm your brothers or sister unless they are on the other side!" "But dad, he is…" Roy begins. "NO! That is NOT an excuse! I admit, I myself am a bit irked, but I accept it. Why don't you, Roy? Your going to the dungeon for a month, allowed minimum food and water, and no visitors but me and the guards who feed you. That's an order!" With that, Roy reluctantly walks down to the dungeons.

"Lemmy, could I have a word with you?" Ludwig asks through the door. "Ya, sure. Come in." he replies. Ludwig enters, and closes the door behind him, which surprises Lemmy. "Aren't you afraid I will…?" "No, Lemmy," Ludwig smiles, "I'm not afraid. …When you told me you where gay, it got me thinking. I have been so caught up with my inventions, I never looked at anyone more then family or enemy. I never looked at a woman's breast with lust. Even with Karma I was not very interested. But ever since you said something about it, I begin noticing things…" "Like woman's…" "No, not that. …I began to notice things from guys." "…Ludwig, you're not saying…" "I believe I am, Lemmy. And you and I can keep this a secret." "…Well, I won't tell anyone about you, but you should be open." "No, not that, Lemmy. I don't care if they know that." He walks up to Lemmy, and begins to rub him gently, letting him know what he meant before he says it. "I meant you and I could be together." Lemmy quivers a little, but it's a happy one, as he has thought of Ludwig as the wisest choice of the family. Lemmy looks in Ludwig's eyes, and feels all his cares disappear in the pools of beauty. Ludwig begins to rub him more, causing Lemmy to return the favor. Within five minuets, they embrace in a kiss that will change there lives forever.

The beginning.