Ok, after finding time in between work, writer's block, and checking over and over for errors I conjured the next chapter up. Now for the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: Mario belongs to Nintendo. This is just a fanfic written by a fan.


It has been 2 months since Mario became king, 2 months of paperwork and helping the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom. Even though Mario felt good about helping people, it was at this point that he realized that his life of adventures had come to an end.

With Peach gone, Rosalina dead, and Luigi devoting his life to Daisy and Daisy decided to take responsibility for her kingdom Mario felt a sense of loneliness. Within these 2 months he made a few friends and quite a few acquaintances along the road, he just wished things were the way they were before.

Today however, Mario got his responsibilities out of the way because Luigi and Daisy were going to visit. Mario was so ecstatic about life resembling what it was before that he took some extra time to make sure everything was perfect.

Mario practically begged to see Luigi and Daisy again so they could talk, and he was very ecstatic about seeing his younger brother get married. He checked the pearly white patio furniture to see if everything was perfect for their visit, but then he slowly realized that he was becoming more unsettled than excited. It was as if his own heart was begging him to run away and hide and his arms and legs refused to function.

The patio furniture, placed in the Mushroom Kingdom garden was a place where Mario used to spend time with Princess Peach, it was one of his favorite past times, but the memory was far too painful. Like being forced to watch clips of someone you thought you knew, or someone you thought loved you to the point where you want to get sick or cry.

He saw flashes of Princess Peach sitting in one of the chairs and sipping tea. There was also another time where Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina drank tea together and talked. Back then he only gave quick glances to Rosalina complimenting in his head what a wonderful friend she could be for Peach, but today he regretted not appreciating her.

Mario snapped out of his trance feeling a gloved hand on his arm. "Bro, are you alright?"

Mario looked over his shoulder and saw Luigi's serious face and Daisy's sad worried face and then looked down.

Luigi and Daisy got Mario to sit down while Daisy prepared some orange blossom tea from Sarasaland. Mario eventually snapped himself out of it and started an ice breaker while Daisy prepared the tea.

"So, will it be a big wedding?" Mario asked.

Daisy blinked. "I originally just wanted it to be a simple union because I may be marrying Luigi out of love but I also want to take responsibility for my kingdom."

"But I said we should think bigger than that because this will be Daisy's special day and I think she deserves big and bright and positive, sad stuff may have happened but we have to except happiness again at one point." Luigi continued.

Daisy nodded and poured the tea into cups. She passed the first cup to Mario, who said nothing and just took the cup with his gloved hand. Daisy took notice of this.

"Um, yes. I am very excited, it will be loads of fun with the best flower decorations and all my favorite sweets. And Mario, I think I'll make the wedding a Mario's favorite food day for you. I mean a special day like that calls for all the great food you like. I would love pasta, and pizza, and steak from New York."

Mario chuckled slightly. "Aww! You don't have to Princess!" He sipped his tea.

Daisy shook her head rapidly. "You deserve it after all the positive feedback you have been getting. You're doing such a good job that people all around are making paintings for you and writing books of how you went from plumber to king, I found plenty in Sarasaland. And Luigi placed a few paintings in the castle out of great respect."

Luigi blushed and removed the tea cup from his lips. "Hehe, well my brother really is the best brother in the world. He has been through hardships and people treating him like he's nothing but look at him now!"

Mario sighed and went back to drinking every last drop of his tea.

Daisy felt really unsettled now, she tried to say something else but she swung her hand in the wrong direction and ending up knocking the teapot on the grass. She sighed and picked up the teapot with a sorrowful expression on her face.

"Mario, you don't have to come to our wedding if it will bring you pain." Daisy said.

Mario was dumbfounded. "Now why would you say something like that?"

Daisy placed the teapot down and sat down. "Because," she stopped to clear her throat.

"Because among all the positive stuff that has been said about you Mario, some stuff has also been snooty and gossipy." Luigi continued.

Daisy pressed her hands on the table a bit aggressively. "Everyone is going crazy over you and Peachy not marrying and breaking up, and just coming up with conspiracies."

Daisy grabbed a piece of chocolate cake and took an aggressive bite. "It's sick!"

"It feels like nobody will give you a break Mario." Luigi said.

Mario went back to his state of sadness, and it killed Luigi to see his brother a regal king but also dead on the inside.

"You're in pain and our wedding may make you feel jealous," Luigi continued as Daisy finished her cake.

"And, Luigi and I talked about it, and we believed more of that pain is because we think you were probably in love with Rosalina as well," Daisy said.

"Daisy no, we weren't—" Luigi said.

"I did love her," Mario said simply.

Luigi and Daisy were both shocked to see that their little theory was proved true.

"It's complicated though." Mario said.

Luigi patted his shoulder. "I think I understand." Luigi said.

"It's probably the exact opposite of what I went through with Pauline." Mario said lowly.

Daisy clenched her hands and showed so much sorrow for her future brother in law as he was such an amazing guy but faced so many romantic casualties while she barely had any romance at all and the only love that felt true to her was her love for Luigi.

Luigi felt a change of light on his life as well as before he met Daisy he didn't think he would actually be engaged to be married. He never had a serious relationship in Brooklyn and dating was the least of his worries then.

With Pauline Mario learned to move on to someone else. But Rosalina he realized he loved her too late because he also loved Princess Peach. He was more convinced that he loved Peach.

Mario slouched in his chair with his mind tied in knots trying to figure out his true feelings, but right now Luigi and Daisy were a higher priority.

"I'll go, I am not jealous of either of you!" Mario said, changing the subject.

Luigi and Daisy were not completely convinced though.

"How can I not be happy about my own little brother getting married to someone who fits him perfectly?" Mario continued.

Luigi and Daisy blushed from Mario's kind words, but Daisy still shook her head and Luigi nodded in agreement.

"Don't force yourself. It will be a couple of months till a year until we get married. Think over it Mario." Daisy said.

"There is nothing to think about," Mario insisted.

Daisy giggled. "Well going over your options is good as Luigi taught me. I am thinking of ways I can improve my kingdom, and I was thinking about a future heir to the throne."

Luigi grinned and sipped his tea. Mario's blue eye's practically sparkled from what Daisy just said.

"I'm going to be an uncle! A legitimate uncle!" Mario cried.

Daisy stroked her short hair. "Well yeah, I would love to have a boy or a girl, or both, with Luigi." She blushed.

"We could also adopt Daisy, that's another option you should keep in mind, remember when Mario told us that he adopted all of Rosalina's children," Luigi giggled but then gave himself a mental slap on the forehead mentioning Rosalina. "Sorry, Mario." Luigi sighed.

"They're wonderful," Mario said dreamily.

"I visit them almost every night with the help of the elder lumas."

Mario held his hands over his chest feeling familiar warmth from before.

"It's the least I can do, for Rosalina. She may not be here any longer but I can help her, and I am the adoptive father of her children. I did not knowing taking in children would feel this rewarding."

Daisy's smile grew bigger as she saw Mario smiled for what felt like the first time since before everything happened. "Mario, you're rosey red!" She cried.

The conversation went on for a couple more hours and Mario felt himself heal a bit with Luigi and Daisy taking notice. Rosalina was still gone, and nothing could change that fact but Mario was technically the adoptive father of her children now. He felt that in a way, he still had her.

Mario's story of fatherhood did not end there though as a couple of days later Mario said that he planned a trip to Brooklyn for a couple of hours. The toads did not question him, but some convinced Mario to take them with him to see the city and human world. Mario didn't object much except to not go too far and don't talk to strangers.

When they finally found out Mario's plan they were overjoyed and were behind him all the way.


I wanted to make some vague foreshadowing for next chapter but it came out wrong...So you guys will probably have an idea what the next chapter will be about...I'd give more details but I am too excited.

In truth I am a total sucker for wish fulfillment OTP babies, but at one point I want to be realistic and pick one of my OTPs who would realistically not want children and write a fanfic where they can be happy and have a lovely relationship without children, but having Mario adopt is a start. In real life I am a bit tokophobic and I have zero enthusiasm for child birth...And I'd rather adopt a child from an orphanage when I am ready to have children.

Inspired by one of the Swan Princess sequels where Derek and Odette adopt a child, which I thought was really special.

Although I think Daisy would love to have children with Luigi...Maybe...Ok, I have nothing to back this up.

This is Emiko Gale saying later everyone! I am off to play Freedom Planet now!