AN- I got this idea and had to write it down! :) This story is slightly AU.
Disclaimer: Paper Mario©Nintendo
Lillian, Kevin, KoopsxVivian©The Great Chicken Miasma
-Saved-
~Chapter I: Saved~
I was standing on a lone cliff, looking down at all of the sharp rocks.
I cringed. There was no easy way to do this, was there?
I sighed. Ever since my sister Lillian had died, my life had been nothing but a living hell! I was constantly abused, put down, and blamed for everything. It had only gotten worse when my sisters and I had begun chasing this Mario character.
My sisters... They were always so mean to me and my own mother-the Shadow Queen-only cared about me because I was the heir to the throne- a throne that I didn't even want! The only person who ever cared about me was Lillian, the sister I mentioned, and she had died almost 1000 years ago... and today was the anniversary of her death...
Tears sprang up in my eyes, tears I didn't bother to wipe away. At least I'll be with her again... in a place where I'll never be hurt again...
I took a deep breath, and was just about to throw myself off the cliff and onto the sharp rocks below which would undoubtedly end my life swiftly when suddenly a voice called, "Hey!"
Startled and a little angry that I had been interrupted, I whirled around and saw a very cute looking Koopa. He was wearing a blue hoodie and blue sweat shorts. He had white runners on. He had a lazy eye and a bandage on his nose.
"Um... Hello... Who are you?" I uncertainly called.
The Koopa looked embarrassed as he rubbed the back of his head. "My name is Koops. I was walking by and I saw you about to jump and I panicked. I didn't want you to die!" His voice rose a few octaves at the last sentence. It was clear to me that he was a very nervous and shy individual.
"Oh... Well, that's very kind of you but... It would've been better if I had just done it..."
"Oh... Why is that?"
I sighed, tears springing up in my eyes again. "Well... Ever since my sister died, my life has been a living hell! I'm constantly put down by the world and can never get a break. I-I just want to be with my sister again!" My voice cracked on the last sentence.
"..."
Koops didn't know what to say at first. After a tense moment, he began speaking again.
"Well... I know the feeling... When my mother died, I refused to go outside, talk to anybody and just stayed up in my room all day, all curled up in a fetal position on my bed. Nothing anybody said made me feel better..."
I stopped. "Y-Your mother died?"
"Yes... Hooktail ate her... And I saw it happen..."
I was speechless. Hooktail had eaten his mother and he actually saw it happen?
"That's... horrible!"
He nodded. "Yeah... I still get nightmares about it. But as you can see, I've managed to move on a bit. I have friends now, friends that would do anything for me! And I have my father and my childhood friend Koopie Koo! Don't you have any friends or family members?"
"... No..."
Koops seemed a little confused by this but he just went, "Oh..."
It was quiet again for several minutes before Koops suddenly brightened and went "I know! Why don't you come home with me?"
"W-What?"
"Yeah! You could meet my friends and my family! I'm sure everyone would love you! They're really nice! I just need to warn you about Waffles since he is a bit... gruff. But don't worry about that! Let's go!"
"Um..."
"Oh, come on!" Before I could object, he had grabbed my hand and began dragging me along. But I didn't object for some strange reason. I felt... comforted by this Koopa. Could I have finally found someone who truly cared for me that wasn't Lillian?
Maybe... Maybe Lillian was sending me a Guardian Angel?
-To Be Continued-
AN- Short but sweet! :)
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