Author's note: Hello again! After finally posting the first chapter of my story, I grew nervous. I was thinking, "No one's gonna read my story!" But of course, I was wrong. Over 80 people read just the first chapter! I was so happy. So I decided to continue my story! And a very special thanks to my best friend theyoshikid101, ElenPrincess, and Fezzes64 for being the first three people to review my story! If they hadn't reviewed my story, I probably would've stopped writing it! You guys rock! So without further ado, here's chapter 2 of Love and Games!
2/Dark love
It was 8: 45 pm. Mario was walking back to his house. He had walked Peach to her castle earlier to make sure she would be okay. "Aww, how sweet of you!" she had said. "Well, you never know what could be lurking in the darkness!" he had replied.
Speaking of darkness, it was getting pretty late. The sun had gone to sleep, and the moon had awakened from its deep slumber. Mario felt a chill go down his spine. "Brr! What was that?" he said out loud to himself. It wasn't cold outside. After all, it was 85º. Mario was curious. "Maybe I have a bad case of the chills! Yeah! That's it!"
He continued to walk. All around him, he saw cars and buses and other people all heading towards their destinations. They didn't seem to notice anything unusual like he did. Among all the people, he saw a green dinosaur, with navy blue eyes, and tan loafers.
"Yoshi!" Mario exclaimed. He ran over to his best friend. "Huh?" the little yoshi said. He had a puzzled look on his face, but when he saw Mario, the puzzled look soon broke out into a friendly smile.
"Hi, Mario!" "Yoshi, what are you doing out here?" Mario asked. "Well, I was just on my way over to Toadette's house. She said she needed help with something." "I see." Mario said.
The two friends were just walking in silence. As much as he didn't want to admit it, Mario was secretly happy that Yoshi was with him. It made him feel braver. He thought that with Yoshi at his side, that thing he'd felt earlier wouldn't disturb him.
Boy, am I glad Yoshi's here with me! With him here, I'm sure nothing bad will happen. All I know is that there's something out there, and it's waiting for me. Mario felt another chill go down his spine. This one felt chillier. He shivered.
"Mario, are you cold?" Yoshi asked. Mario answered, "Um, no! I'm not!" He plastered a fake smile on his face. "See?" "Mario, if there's something bothering you, just tell me. I'm your best friend. I'm sure I can help you!" Mario looked at Yoshi for a long time, and then he focused his gaze up on the moon.
Damn it, Yoshi! How did you know? I mean, I want to tell you. But at the same time, I can't! Mario looked at Yoshi. He was smiling at Mario, and his eyes read, "I want to help you!" Mario sighed, and began to tell Yoshi. "I have a crush on Peach. Not a small one, but a HUGE one! And I'm just not sure if she likes me back! And even if she did, would she reject me like… my ex?"
Yoshi nodded. "Mario, I think it's great that you like Peach!" "You do?" he said. "Why sure! And knowing Peach, I don't think she would dump you." "Just like Pauline." They said at the same time. It was awkward talking about Mario's ex. Nobody really knew much about her except for Mario and Donkey Kong, a strong and kind ape, who was good friends with the plumber.
Mario and Yoshi were silent. In his mind, Yoshi was thinking certain thoughts. I see. Mario's nervous, because he thinks Peach might reject him, since Pauline rejected him. Poor guy. Yoshi could here a quiet sniffling noise. He turned and saw Mario was shedding a few tears. "Mario, it's okay! I'm here for you!" Yoshi hugged his friend, who began sobbing loudly.
The moon shone down on Mario and Yoshi. And the streets were deserted. Yoshi heard a rumbling noise, and saw it began to rain. The rain was coming down hard, but Yoshi didn't care. He just wanted to be there with his friend, who he was still holding in his warm, green hands.
Well, now! That was certainly emotional! I hope I didn't make you guys cry. I swear, when I wrote this chapter, I shed a couple tears myself! I like to get in the mood, and feel what the characters are feeling. Anyway, that was chapter 2 of Love and Games! Find out what happens next time in Chapter 3! Please review! Thank you! PeachToadCutie out!
