Hey guys and girls! It took me, literally, days to get this how I wanted it! So in this chapter, quite some time has passed, so it'll be like a second first meeting between Luigi and Daisy, but this time they're older and therefore, this is a better chapter. Also, you may find that like the last time, parts of this chapter won't be Luigi X Daisy related. As much as I'd like to get straight into the friendship/romance part of it, I also have to develop their backgrounds. This won't happen as much from the next chapter onwards, so if you don't like this at the moment, chances are you might like it better as the fic goes on. Also, I added Mario x Peach as a pairing but there won't be much on this couple. If you're looking for a fic on this pairing, this may not be the best place...

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The next time they saw Daisy was a little more than a year later, at Peach's fourth birthday. The invite came in the post, asking Mario and Luigi to come, obviously written by Toadsworth.

"Mario, Luigi," said their parents, ripping the pink envelope and reading the card. "Princess Peach is having a birthday party, and you're both invited!"

"Yay!" shouted the boys, jumping up and down excitedly. "Can we go?"

"Of course!"

"Can we buy her a present?"

"Oh no, we already have it bought."

"How did you know it was her birthday, Mamma?"

"Magic," she smiled. She went out of the room and returned with a tea set. "Here it is."

"Oh." The boys weren't interested, since in their opinion, tea parties were for girls!

They wrapped up the present, and after a few hours of the boys playing outside, they were called in for bedtime. However, since they were so excited, they were unable to sleep.

"Luigi, are you awake?" whispered Mario from the top of the bunk bed.

"Yeah."

"Luigi, do you think she'll like our present?"

"Yeah."

"I can't wait for the party, can you? Do you think there'll be cake?"

"And sweets?"

"And chocolate?" Mario's mouth began to water. Even at four years of age, he was a bit of a glutton and slightly tubbier than his brother.

"And..."

"Boys?" called Papa. "Are you asleep?"

They stopped talking and kept quiet for a while after that, but Mario soon became bored again.

"Boo!" he said suddenly, peeping at Luigi with his head upside down.

"Aaaahhhhh!" he screamed. "Mamma! Papa!"

Mamma ran in instantly. "Boys! What's going on here?"

"M-Mario s-scared me," whimpered Luigi.

"I didn't mean it!"

"Mario, stop," she scolded, cuddling Luigi. "It's okay, honey, it's okay. Mario's just playing, okay? He didn't mean to scare you. Now go to sleep, both of you. Sweet dreams!" she said, leaving.

"Sorry I scared you Luigi," whispered Mario, upset.

But Luigi had fallen asleep straight away, and after a while the older twin did the same, dreaming of birthday parties and chocolate cakes.

It was a pretty hectic day in the Mario household. The boys had woken up their parents at four in the morning and none could get back to sleep, and as a result they were tired all day. However, the twins got a sudden spurt of energy the minute it was time to go.

"Yay!"

"I can't wait for the party Papa!"

"Mamma, can we get some cake?"

"Yes, yes, just get in the car..."

Once they were ready, Mr Mario headed for the birthday girl's castle. As he yawned for the twentieth time that day, Mario suddenly started to sing, followed by Luigi.

"Ninety nine bottles of beer on the wall, ninety nine bottles of beer, take one down and pass it around, ninety eight bottles of beer on the wall..."

Yet again, their sons were making that racket. They always sang that song on a car journey, and it was all they could do not to tell them to shut up.

Cars were quite controversial in the Mushroom Kingdom. Mamma and Papa had been brought up in the real world with those vehicles, so they couldn't imagine life without them. However, lots of people thought it disturbed the quiet nature of the kingdom, and so were against the invention.

When they finally reached the castle, they walked towards the back garden, and the place was already half full.

"Now remember boys," Mamma reminded them. "There'll be lots of royals at this party. I want you to call all the kids Prince or Princess, okay? Even Princess Peach. And make sure you wish her a happy birthday, okay?"

"Yes Mamma."

But she'd stopped listening. Both parents turned and smiled as Toadsworth approached them.

"Hello!"

"Hello, Mr and Mrs Mario! Come over here, sit down! How are you?"

"Good, good." Mamma stared at the bouncy castle, a minimised replica of the Mushroom Kingdom Castle, which looked slightly out of place in an otherwise posh tea party. "Did the Princess want that, I suppose?" she said, handing him Peach's present to give to her later.

"Ah yes, you see, she said she wanted one of those like the other children had, so... boys, why don't you run along and see the Princess? She's over there, look? By that table?"

"Okay!"

They ran at top speed, almost knocking over kings and queens of different kingdoms, not noticing their looks of disapproval, their snobbish attitudes towards their regular clothes and scruffy hair.

"Princess Peach! Princess Peach! Happy birthday!" shouted Mario.

"Happy birthday Princess Peach!"

"Thank you!" she smiled sweetly. She was already trained to act like the princess she was and to be mannerly to everyone she met. She didn't whinge as much as the previous year, and was overall a more pleasant, charming child. Her lisp and bobbed hair only added to her cute appearance.

"There you are Peach!" An auburn haired little girl joined the Princess.

"Ooh, ooh, say hi to Daisy!"

Mario had no recollection of meeting the Sarasaland Princess, but vague memories came flooding back to Luigi at the mention of her name. Flashbacks of drawing on a wall... getting shouted at... an orange clothed baby.

"Hi."

"Hey."

"Are you a princess?" Mario asked Daisy. "Mamma said all the kids here are princes and princesses, didn't she Luigi?"

"Yeah."

"Yes, she is," answered Peach.

"Oh. So do I call you Princess Daisy?"

"Am I a princess, Peach?" said Daisy.

"Yes, Toadsworth said you're a princess, like me!"

This was news to the redheaded toddler, whose parents treated her like an ordinary girl. And to look at her, one would think she was, too. With her orange t-shirt and jean shorts, she looked and acted like a normal child.

Of course, the other royals did little to mask their disgust. A princess dressed as a commoner? Impossible! But that was the truth, and Daisy only had to wear a dress on important occasions, and sometimes, not even then. What was the point of wearing magnificent clothing if she was going to dirty them within an hour? That was how her parents saw it. Daisy was turning out to be quite the tomboy, often spending her days playing outdoor games with her father.

She stared at them in confusion, but the topic was quickly forgotten when Mario suggested they jump on the bouncy castle. They bounded towards it, and Mario, Luigi and Daisy jumped up and down happily among the other children.

But no matter how Peach tried, she kept tripping over her beautiful long dress, and couldn't join in on the fun.

"Stop, stop, stop jumping so high!" she whined. Her lip trembled as she started to cry. "Boohoohoo! Stop!"

They all slowed down and looked at her. Mario held out his hand. "Want me to hold on to you, Princess?"

"Yeah... I mean yes."

They boy in red held her gloved hands as they jumped more gently. Peach giggled with joy as she could finally enjoy herself like her friends.

Luigi stopped and stared at Daisy. He knew he should be minding the Princesses, like Mario, because they were littler than them... or so the adults said. There was another reason unknown to them, a reason which wouldn't make sense to a four year old's mind, a reason that involved statuses in society and how the royalty were considered more "special" than the other citizens.

"Want me to hold on to you?" he asked, holding onto the side of the castle so he wouldn't fall, watching as Daisy went higher with each jump.

"No... I can... do it... by... myself..." she panted.

But Luigi, remembering his mother's words that he should play with them, refused to give up.

"Hey... wanna play a game?"

Daisy slowed down a little.

"Let's see who can jump the highest!"

"Umm... okay!"

They laughed as they went up and down, up and down, up and down. Daisy was pretty good, but it was Luigi who seemed to be winning, but she was having such a good time that for once she didn't care that she was losing. Even at such a young age, it was clear to everyone who knew her that she was a bad loser, always throwing tantrums when she was beaten. Luigi was lucky that he hadn't seen that side of her... for now. Because once she got started, it was a tough job to calm her down.

They carried on like that for a while, until it was time to sing happy birthday to Peach. Toadsworth called everyone, and all gathered at the long white table, filled with cakes, puddings, treats of all sorts. At the very centre stood a giant pink and white birthday cake, decorated with sugar flowers and pretty candles. A wooden stool was reserved for the Princess herself, and she smiled at everyone as she sat there.

Mario and Luigi found their parents at the edge of the table, while Daisy joined hers next to Peach. Once everyone calmed down, they began to sing.

"Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Princess Peach,
Happy birthday to you!"

Peach then stood confidently and daintily on her stool, and blew out the candles. All of the guests thought what a wonderful, well-behaved child she was, and nobody suspected that the moment had been practised for hours with Toadsworth.

The cake was cut and drinks were poured out, and there were just enough slices for everyone. Again, this had been carefully measured so this would happen. The guests commented on how delicious it was, and resumed their conversations. When Mario and his friends finished what was in front of them, they found each other.

The four children gazed longingly at the other treats, but sadly, they were reserved for the adults. Toadsworth's party wasn't particularly kid-friendly, since he'd used only the best, most expensive cutlery and crockery, and he didn't want the youngsters wrecking them, so he decided that it would be best that they stayed clear of the table as much as possible.

But Mario had an idea.

"Let's ask Mamma and Papa for food," he said. "Come on! Follow me!"

He led the way, and approached his parents.

"Mamma," he said, tugging at her sleeve.

"Mario? Kids? You're not supposed to be here! Go and play in the bouncy castle..."

"Mamma, I'm hungry."

"But you just had cake!"

"But we're all hungry, Mamma, aren't we guys?"

Peach said nothing, but the other two nodded.

Mrs Mario grabbed a few muffins and handed them to the children.

"Here. Now go!"

They thanked her and ran off as they stuffed the muffins into their mouths.

"Let's go back to the bouncy castle!" said Peach.

"No. I'm tired of the castle," said Mario. "I've a better idea. Let's hide under the table instead."

"I don't want to..."

"C'mon, it'll be fun!"

"I don't want to, I'll get into trouble..."

"We can pretend we're in a spooky castle! Please, Princess Peach. Daisy, Luigi, do you wanna hide?"

"I'm scared of spooky castles," whined Luigi.

"Daisy, you'll go won't you?"

"Yeah!"

Peach and Luigi stared as their friends went under the tablecloth. A few guests glanced at them crossly, but left them alone. At that stage, they were under peer pressure. Peach crawled under the table, getting grass stains all over her dress, followed by Luigi. The boy in green wasn't that afraid, actually. It was dark, but not "scary dark", as he called it sometimes.

Daisy was giggling. "It's so spooky!"

"Yeah!"

They laughed some more, then Mario spoke. "Let's pretend we're ghosts!"

He couldn't have suggested anything more unfortunate. Luigi had recently developed a fear of ghosts after watching a ghost cartoon, and sometimes woke up screaming from nightmares.

"No, no! I don't like ghosts!" He started to cry quite loudly, drawing attention from the King of the Waffle Kingdom. He looked under the cloth, and spoke harshly.

"Children, you're not supposed to be here. Go and play somewhere else."

They crawled back out, including the sniffling Luigi, and scampered away from the guests. Princess Peach began to fret.

"He'll tell Toadsworth! I'll get into trouble!"

"Why?" asked Mario.

"I'm a princess. I have to be good!" she answered, repeating the words everyone told her.

The red capped boy shrugged. "What will we do now?"

"How 'bout we play hide and seek?"

"Yeah!"

"Okay! Luigi, you count and we'll hide."

"Okay." He faced a tree. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! Ready or not, here I come!"

He got past the crowds, and tried to find his friends, but to no avail. He looked at the more obvious places: behind trees, inside the bouncy castle, under the table. But they weren't there. The place was huge, and they could be anywhere. He didn't notice as he wandered further away from the party, going up and then down a large hill in search of the others. He was now behind it, and nobody would ever have been able to see him from the party.

Eventually, just as he was getting tired of the game, he saw some orange behind a bush. He pulled back the branches, and there sat Daisy!

"Found you!"

She scowled. "No fair! You cheated!"

He put his hands on his hips indignantly. "No I didn't!"

"Yeah you did!" she insisted.

"No I didn't..."

"I don't like this game. Let's play something else! How about..."

"But we need to find Mario and Princess Peach!"

"How about roly polies?" She completely ignored what he'd said as she did a lopsided tumble, getting mud on her clothes. She looked at Luigi. "Can you do it?"

He tried, but was nowhere near as good as the three year old.

"Ha ha! I'm better!"

Daisy would have said that regardless of how good he'd been, since she just had to beat him at something, but he was still confused and hurt. Peach wasn't like this...

"You're mean..."

"I'm not mean! You're mean cos you cheated in hide and seek!"

"I didn't!"

"What will we play now?"

"Uhh..."

"Can you do this?" She proceeded to do a sort of cartwheel.

He definitely couldn't, but he still tried so she wouldn't laugh at him again... but he failed. This time he was hurt, as he feel on his knees halfway through.

"Ow, my knees," he cried, tears falling down his cheeks. They were scratched, and were starting to bleed a little.

"It's just a cut!" she said, repeating what her father always told her when she grazed her knees or elbows. Though King Daffodil tended to have a little more tact with his daughter.

"But it hurts!"

"Baby!"

"No I'm not a baby! Leave me alone! I want my Mamma!"

"Let's find your Mamma so! Come on!"

Luigi stood up and followed Daisy as she ran off. Unknown to them, they were getting even more lost. They slowed down, and trekked through the fields together for a while. The redhead eventually broke the silence.

"What's your name?"

"Luigi."

"Mine's Daisy!"

"I know."

She pulled at his sleeve. "Luigi... are we lost?"

Panic struck him for the first time. They were lost. He had no idea where Mario or Princess Peach or Mamma or Papa were.

"Ooh... I think we are..."

"Oh no! We won't see Mommy or Daddy again!"

No Mamma? No Papa? No Mario? Ever again? Luigi burst into tears for the third time that day.

"Waaaaa! I want my Mamma and Papa!"

"Oh no!" But Daisy was nowhere near as upset as her new friend. For her, this was a bit of an adventure. Though a part of her, a tiny part of her, was afraid as Luigi continued to wail.

"I c-can't find them... we're lost... f-forever!"

Daisy pointed at the top of the hill. "Let's go up the hill and see!"

He sniffled as he thought about it. "Okay..."

They climbed up the rather steep hill, and reached the top. The Sarasaland Princess smiled as she saw Peach's castle.

"I told you we'd find it!" she said triumphantly.

"Come on! Let's have a race!" suggested Luigi, determined not to be outdone by a girl smaller than him again.

"Wait for me!"

Despite Luigi's head-start, he tripped over his shoelace and tumbled down, but Daisy was still the slowest... which meant that they both tied in first place.

"I won I won!" bragged the redhead.

"No, I won!" said Luigi, spitting out some grass and getting up.

"No you didn't! You fell!"

"I still won!"

"No!"

"Yeah!"

"No!"

"Yeah!"

They stood there bickering, until Daisy hit him. Luigi was shocked. He'd never been hit before. But instead of retaliating, he reprimanded her.

"Hitting's bad! I'm telling Mamma and Papa!"

Unknown to them, their parents had just caught sight of them, who'd been frantically searching for their children for the past half hour. Peach had grown bored, so instead of staying in her hiding place until Luigi found her, she left and picked some daisies by the castle. When Toadsworth found her there alone, questions were asked, and from then on panic ensued. Mr and Mrs Mario, who were holding his hand at that moment, had found Mario inside the castle (despite it being against the rules). But they'd been unable to find the other two... until now.

"Daisy, Daisy!" called King Daffodil, running to her and taking her in his arms.

"Daddy, Mommy!"

Her mother had tears streaming down her cheeks, while the King swung her around.

Luigi also saw his parents.

"Mamma, Papa!"

They let go of Mario and hugged their sons tightly.

"We were looking all over for you!" scolded Mamma. "Why did you run away, huh?"

"I didn't run away, we were playing..."

"Don't you ever do that again, you hear me?"

"I won't. Mamma, Papa, Princess Daisy hit me! That's bad, isn't it?"

Mamma and Papa shook their heads and sighed as they glanced at the Princess of Sarasaland, who was blissfully unaware of the trouble herself and Luigi had caused. This wasn't the first time her son, who was generally so well-behaved, had gotten into trouble with the little girl. It was almost like they were partners in crime...

I don't know if I made Daisy borderline overbearing/bratty, so hopefully nobody's put off by that. She gets nicer as the fic goes on. And I so hope I did a good job on this, it's only the sencond chapter and I want to make a good impression. But, it does get a lot better as it goes on. Please review!