"If you're in pain write a story. If it get's disturbing don't second guess the words. Writing what you feel has never been a bad thing. If a few characters get burned, broken, or beaten that's ok. It's a work of fiction. You harmed no one."

Written by Anonymous

Chapter 2

"Dimentio?"

He heard a familiar voice call his name. It was amazing as he hadn't come face to face with the man in years and yet…

Dimentio opened his eyes and the sea of blue staring back assured any doubts. Luigi was looking him over, concern in his gaze. He could not control the words that fell from his tongue. "Man in green, so nice to see you naked again." Luigi blushed as Dimentio had made his lack of a shirt obvious. The Jester managed a weak smile, he had forgotten that before his twist with the chaos heart, He had quite the flirty side. Luigi, eventually recovered giving a retort so awkward it could be easily summarized as-

"You do realize, I'm wearing pants, right?"

Dimentio was too distracted by Luigi's muscles to care about his words though. His previous interest in the woman he had been searching for was lost.

His eyes laid on Luigi's chest, leaving an awkward silence between them.

Luigi decided to end this silence by picking up Dimentio's body and stuffing his head deep in the sand.

Groaning the jester struggled to resurface as Luigi knelt and whispered "pervert". He heard the soft patters of feet as the man in green walked away. Pulling his head out, Dimentio hacked out sand from his mouth and decided to catch up with his savior. Insane as it was, Luigi was the one who pleaded to the courts to give Dimentio mercy. The man in green even wrote to him in jail, offering words of comfort as Dimentio waited for his trial to begin. They still kept in touch through letters though it could never replace them reuniting in person. Retrieving his jester's hat from the place he left it, Dimentio returned the hat to his head and went off after the man in green. He found Luigi in the pavilion using some strange plumbing device to levitate his way up to the top of the piñata statue.

"Luigi, wait!"

Dimentio ran to him and Luigi reluctantly lowered himself down from the statue.

He had so many questions pressing on his mind and his ankle-brace wasn't helping. It's purple glow was messing with his emotions again.

"For the love of Jaydes, leave me alone!"

"Uh ok, sure bro"

Luigi took a few slow steps back.

"No…not you, it's nothing I…"

The man in green took a closer look at Dimentio and noticed a slight glow was coming from his leg.

Luigi treaded back to the jester and stood in front of him.

The worry in the plumbers eyes was easily seen.

'Ask him why you're not dead.'

The voice in his head was not his own. Why oh why did he feel like the puppet on a string for once?

Unwilling to deal with the fire the brace was sending through his limbs, he obliged to the voice's request.

"Why didn't you let me die?"

"Excuse me?"

Dimentio signed, his gaze shifted to his legs as he noticed the ankle brace was still glowing.

Sadness flowed through him, and the jester began to turn away.

He was stopped by a warm arm on his shoulder. In another second, he felt the man in green hug him from behind. He trembled in Luigi's grasp uncomfortable with the human touch.

"Hero's don't let anyone die."

Dimentio felt his eyes glaze over as the ankle-brace caused a memory to take hold.

He was lying in Mr. L's bed. Clothes from both him and the man in green were in a giant pile on the floor. The jester smiled as Mr. L snored soundly beside him. He flipped through the Dark Prognosticus mentally checking off in his head that another key element of the prophecy was complete.

And so, the Jester will make love to the man in green.

And the man in green will make love to the Jester

"A one-night stand, such a simple task, tsk tsk."

Dimentio fiddled with his fingers idly.

The first part was easy enough, He did express some concerns about the lines that followed.

But the two shall not fall in love with each other

Lest their love will shine through

Shattering the chaos heart and bringing the dark-one's heart into the light.

It was a clear warning but Dimentio reminded himself he would have no reason to betray the words. He was not one to fall in love like a silly princess. Still a feeling in his heart was bothering him, one which was hard to ignore. 'It couldn't be love.' He thought. Dimentio doubted he was capable of feeling anything anymore.

He raised his fingers ready to retreat to his own bed for the night. The warmth from Mr. L stopped him and with some hesitation he snuggled back to the man's side. "One night enjoying the warmth of another man won't hurt." Dimentio thought as he wrapped his arms around the man in green. Shutting his eyes, Dimentio buried himself in Mr. L's shoulder and allowed himself to sleep.

The memory ended and Dimentio realized Luigi was still holding him. His breath hitched as he used most of his strength not to cry. Luigi had no memory of Mr. L or the night they shared. He had pondered telling the man in green but decided against it. For a moment, the pair stayed like that until Dimentio's anxiety was to much and he pulled away.

"Luigi, I am not one for affection."

Dimentio's eyes wandered to the concrete ground.

"Even still, I won't object if you ever wish to do that again."

Luigi shared the blush on Dimentio's mask and he gave a shy smile to the jester.

Before anymore could be said, sirens rang through Isle Delfino and a loud voice from the chief of the piñata police force was heard.

"Attention citizens! Isle Delfino is now on lockdown! A murderer is on the loose and until the culprit has been found no one is leaving this island!"

Dimentio's face paled, the memory of his previous misdeed coming to mind.

'No that's impossible!'

He thought to himself

'The body may well wash to this shore, but it wouldn't happen within the same day!'

Despite how sure Dimentio seemed of himself, he could not help but feel some doubt creep to the back of his mind.

Gangs of police piñata's ran to the Ricco harbor portal. Luigi joined them in the chaos, determined as always to help in anyway he could. Slightly reluctant Dimentio forced his stubby legs to move as he trailed after them. Upon reaching the dock he heard the sobs. Luigi's full-blown sobs.

The chief of police had an arm around Luigi's shoulder and a tissue box in the other hand.

"I'm sorry Luigi, there was nothing we could do."

Dimentio felt his hands extending and walking over he placed his arms around the plumber.

"Hush,"

Dimentio whispered as he stroked Luigi's hair.

"Dimentio, he's dead…"

"Who?"

Dimentio did his best to feign ignorance.

Luigi shook as Dimentio rubbed his back.

"My brother, oh Grambi Mario… he's dead."

'Wait! his brother not- '

Dimentio's grip on Luigi tightened.

He looked over the plumbers shoulder seeing only a glimpse of Mario's head as the pinata's covered him in a dark body bag.

"Luigi, you have been to the Overthere correct?"

It was hard to maintain his composure after what happened earlier. He was relieved to learn he was not responsible for the death of someone close to the plumber's heart. Dimentio knew Luigi still needed a calm presence though, not another singer to add to the chorus of his wailing.

"uh huh."

Luigi choked out his words burying his head into Dimentio's shoulder.

"He's with Grambi now."

As the pair held each other, the light of Delfino plaza faded away into a night darker then the void that loomed long ago above the town of flipside. The shine sprites scattered once more, leaving the island in a veil of darkness. Even the officers could not hold back tears as they all stood together in silent prayer. For the hero of Island Delfino was dead, and only his brother and greatest enemy remained to find his killer.