Here's chapter 1! I hope you enjoy it!

Murder in the mushroom kingdom

Chapter 1-Receiving the Letter

It was a Tuesday, a very boring Tuesday. It was one of those days where just didn't know what to do, and even when you found something to do, it was still boring.

Mario was especially bored. It wasn't like him…not at all. 'Boredom' wasn't his chief mood. Generally he was bouncing off the walls with excitement, always looking for fun. It always seemed as though he ate a few bowls of sugar for breakfast or something…or he was just one happy guy…

Luigi wasn't actually bored, however. The day was boring, but Luigi wasn't constantly thinking 'there's nothing to do' as Mario did. It was, more or less, that he was tired. He had been visiting Daisy's castle the previous night, when, on his way back the Mushroom Kingdom, the ShyGuy pilot got lost and he arrived home almost three hours later than he was supposed to. Stupid pilot…if it weren't for him, he could be enjoying the day, or at least trying…

The odd thing was, between the two of them, they both almost seemed to had forgotten Peach's birthday was in only two days. Apparently they had not yet received the letter she had sent them…

Well, they would both definitely go to the party. Not because they actually wanted to (but they still did), but that if they didn't, Peach would be one angry woman. Mario always thought that jumping into a volcano wouldn't be as bad as getting in a fight with Peach. Well, maybe not, because the volcano would kill you. Come to think of it, though, a fight with Peach wouldn't have a very different outcome…not at all…

Once, Mario made Peach so mad that she even broke up with him for two weeks. Those fourteen days were the worst moments in his life, as Mario put it. He had found it quite lonely with Peach not around. He had nobody to talk to…but that might have been better, considering that when he starts a conversation, there's no end in sight for about an hour. It seemed either Peach was too quiet, or talked too much…she just couldn't get it right, could she?

Luigi stood up from his comfortable chair as soon as he saw the Paratroopa mailman arrive. Luigi had always liked to get the mail immediately after it was delivered…weird. So what, did he like getting bills? Either way, he would have to get the mail eventually, so why not get the task out of the way?

The green-capped plumber strode towards the front door, opening it and then shutting it as soon as he was outside.

Inside the mailbox, letters were scattered about in a not-so-organized manner. He took all of them out, opening a certain one which caught his eye. It appeared to be from Peach, which was quite odd. Her castle wasn't far from their house…why did she need to send a letter? Aw well, that didn't matter…as long as the message gets across, right?

Luigi read the letter at a painfully slow pace. His tiredness was definitely getting to him, causing his eyes to get 'whacked out', as he put it. By the time Luigi finished the first sentence, Mario could have finished the entire thing.

After he finished reading the neatly written letter, an almost confused and shocked expression was thrust upon his face. He looked around sheepishly, almost as though he had tripped over a twig and landed flat on his face. He was, more or less, internally embarrassed. Why? Well, he completely forgot about Peach's birthday!

If he actually told Peach such a thing, a slap would be coming his way, followed by a long and boring lecture. That's definitely not what he wanted.

Luigi ignored the rest of the letters, walking back into the house. He laid all of the bills and junk mail on a table aside of the door, and handed Mario the letter from Peach.

Mario read the letter at an extremely fast pace. What, did he want to win a letter-reading contest or something? Luigi almost wanted to tell him to slow down.

"Well, we're definitely going…" Mario said, a bit excited over the letter.

Luigi nodded, "Of course…"

Mario looked up at his brother, who was standing in front of him,

"Yep. Peach would be awfully mad if we didn't…"

"And we wouldn't want that…" Luigi added.

Mario grinned and nodded, "Remember the time she…"

And the next several minutes were spent with the two brothers gossiping about Peach and the fits she would throw. Maybe the day wasn't completely wasted after all…