Author's Note: Okay, so here the next chapter, I hope you like it and please review to tell me what you think, I'll write another as soon as I can ^_^

"Peach honey, what's wrong?" Mario murmured, rolling over in bed.

Peach sighed and rolled over to face him, "Mario I can't sleep."

"Well, I gathered that much." Mario chuckled, wrapping his arms around her, pulling her close, "Have you had any sleep tonight, it's 3:15am for God sake!"

She shook her head and rested her head on his chest. "I just can't seem to sleep." She muttered, "I try to close my eyes, but I grow restless and need to open them, I can't keep still Mario!"

"You're worried aren't you?" He asked as she pulled away and sat up.

Nodding she rested her head in her hands. Mario stayed lay down, watching her as she rubbed her eyes and ran her hands through her blonde locks. "I need to go check on her." She said suddenly, jumping out of bed.

"Oh Peach please, just stay here okay?" Mario said, also getting out of bed. "She'll be fine, Toad's with her right? Nothings going to have happened to her, and I don't think that Fred guy would want anyone to-"

"Mario, I really don't care about him right now." She said stubbornly, pushing him away from her.

"Princess..." Mario murmured, pulling her close to him by her waist.

"Mario, you know I don't like it when you call me that..." She growled, still trying to pull away, but he kept a firm grasp.

"Just come back to bed, you need to get some sleep." He said, almost pleadingly.

"No Mario...I'll be right back, I promise..." She sighed, pulling away completely and walking out of the door.

Peach slowly crept along the corridors of the castle as she searched for the room containing Daphne. Avoiding each floorboard she knew creaked, she managed to sneak through the halls without anyone noticing she was there, smiling, she stepped into the corridor where all of the guests were staying. Speeding up a little, she wandered into Daphne's room, closing the door softly behind her.

Once inside the room, she looked around at Toad, her loyal servant whom she had known for years. "Toad?" She whispered.

"Oh, Princess, what are you doing here?"

Frowning slightly from the way the Toad had addressed her, she looked down at him, "How is she?"

"She's doing well, the doctor said she'll be fine, just a few cuts and bruises here and there." The small red and white toad beamed.

"Has she woken up yet?" Peach asked, glancing at the red head.

"No, not yet Princess." Toad answered.

"Alright Toad," She sighed, "You can take a break for while, I'll stay here while you're gone."

"Oh no Princess, you go back to bed, I'll keep an eye on her." Toad smiled.

"No Toad, you go and have a break, that's an order, not a request." Peach said sternly.

"Y-yes Princess." Toad stammered, not comfortable with the the Princess's serious tone.

Toad practically ran out of the room, closing it ever so lightly behind him. Smiling, Peach tip toed over to the bed, amused at Toads reaction to her orders. She perched on the edge of the bed, right next to Daphne and gazed down at her.

"Oh you poor girl..." She murmured softly, brushing Daphne's auburn hair from her face. She ran her hand over a plaster, placed at the to of Daphne's head, covering a small cut just below her hairline. She had a bandage wrapped around her right wrist, and dark bruises covered her pale skin.

Muttering something, Daphne began to stir. Her hands found Peach's and held onto them tight as her blue eyes flickered. "W-Where..." She paused, blinking rapidly as she looked at her surroundings. "W-Where am I?"

"Shhh...Its okay sweetie." Peach soothed, stroking Daphne's hair gently.

Daphne's eyes shot open fully as she looked at the unfamiliar woman. "W-Who are you!" She gasped, sitting up.

"Don't worry, your safe here," Peach said, placing her hand on Daphne's shoulder comfortingly.

"But, I-I...W-What...What's going on?" Daphne stammered, frowning at Peach.

"My friends found you with Bowser, that 'monster' as you may know him." Peach explained, pouring a glass of water from a nearby jug and handing it to Daphne, who gladly had some. "Once they told you where you were you fainted, so they brought you here to see me because I'm the Princess."

Daphne spat some of the water back into the glass as she choked. Peach stood up quickly and patted Daphne on the back, "T-The P-Princess!" Daphne coughed.

"Yes sweetie." Peach grunted, now rubbing her back.

"W-What...I...I-I'm so confused..." Daphne stuttered.

"Shhh...I know it's a lot to take in right now sweetie, but you need to rest."Peach said softly as she sat down beside her.

"But where are..."

"Your friends are all here honey, safe and sound, just go back to sleep..." Peach whispered, gently pushing Daphne back down onto the soft bed.

Resisting slightly, Daphne lay back down on the cushioned mattress, her eyelids drooping. "But..." She murmured once more before falling into a deep sleep.

Peach smiled and covered her mouth as she yawned. "Gosh, I didn't realise how tired I was..." she said to herself, rubbing her eyes. She felt her own eyes beginning to close as her head drooped.

Fred sat up in bed. "God, I can't take this..." He muttered, "I need to go check on her."

Standing up, he straightened the pyjama's he'd been loaned and stepped out of his room. "Daphne's room is right there..." He whispered softly to himself. Slowly, he lifted his hand to grip the doorknob, but paused. "Maybe I should just go back, I mean they said she'd be fine..." He murmured, "B-But what if she isn't?"

With that thought still running through his mind, he slowly pushed the door open and walked into the dark room. "D-Daph?" He whispered, "You awake?" No answer.

He crept across the room, over to the double bed as he listened to her soft breathing. He looked down, and spotted a dark figure lying on the bed. Smiling, he sat down beside her and stroked her cheek gently. He couldn't see properly in the darkness, but he could still make out her features, he'd recognise her anywhere.

She jerked up, head butting Fred in the process. They both cried out out and their hands shot to their heads, "Oww, what...what the hell!" She cried.

"Wait." Fred said, his mouth hanging open. That wasn't Daphne's voice..."Daphne?"

"What? No I'm Peach." She groaned in reply, rubbing her forehead.

Frowning, red pointed at Peach, "What are you doing in here?" He hissed. "Where's Daphne?"

"She's right there!" Peach hissed back, glancing at a lump underneath the duvet. "I just came in to check up on her, I must have dozed off..."

"Oh...Fred murmured. "How's your head?"

Peach shrugged, I dunno,it hurts, a lot." She rubbed it again, "I think its bleeding..." She said, keeping her hand on her forehead.

The light suddenly flickered on, causing both Fred and Peach to jump up. "W-What's going on?" asked a groggy voice.

Grinning, Fred leapt to her side, "Daphne, you're awake!" He chirped.

"Y-Yeah I am..."Daphne murmured, rubbing her eyes. "What are you...Oh my God!" Daphne gasped, sitting up in bed, "Princess, w-what happened to your head!"

Looking down at her hands, Peach let out a small squeak as she saw her reddened hands. "O-Oh my..." She stammered, raising her hand to her head.

"Oh God Princess, I-I'm so sorry!" Fred gasped, rushing over to see just how bad she was cut. He brushed her bloodstained fringe out of her face and winced, It was only a small cut, but it was bleeding quite a lot...

"Fred!" Daphne shouted, "What did you do?"

"No, no, it was me...I kinda head butted him..." Peach admitted, blushing a deep shade of pink.

"Heh, well you always said I was hard headed Daph." Fred chuckled.

"Oh Fred..." Daphne grumbled, shaking her head as she looked down at the duvet.

Peach stepped towards the door, "Well, I think I should go now, I really need to see the nurse..." Peach mumbled, holding her head.

"I'll come to." Fred said, also stepping towards the door. Peach opened her mouth to protest, but Fred simply raised a hand to dismiss any further comments. "Daphne you come too, I wanna get you checked over again."

"Freddie I'm fine, really." Daphne said.

"Daphne, you're coming with us." Fred said sternly.

"But Freddie," She moaned, still standing up to follow despite not wanting to, "You know I don't like doctors or nurses..."Rolling his eyes, Fred gripped Daphne by the wrist and pulled her out of the door.

They followed Peach closely down various corridors, Fred keeping his arm on her back,making sure that she didn't have a sudden fall due to the bump on her head. Daphne's eyes searched the walls and found herself caught up in admiring the paintings mounted on the walls. Smiling, Fred watched the mesmerised red head slow down to take a closer look at a painting on the wall, only to speed up seconds later to keep up with the other two.

"Freddie this place is gorgeous." Daphne whispered in his ear.

"I had a feeling you'd like this place..." Fred laughed quietly.

"It's amazing..." Daphne said distantly, her eyes landing on the same portrait the rest of the gang had seen earlier. "Wow...She'd beautiful..." Daphne said softly.

"Daph come on." Fred ordered, pulling her away.

"Freddie, W-Whats wrong? I was just looking at-"

"Daphne I'll tell you later." Fred growled, tugging her arm so she would quicken her pace.

Dropping the subject, Daphne just sighed and followed along behind Fred and Peach until they reached a door at the end of the corridor. Peach opened it and walked inside, attracting the attention of every toad in the room. "Princess!" They all cried simultaneously.

"Woah that was creepy." Fred said quietly to Daphne.

"I know right." Daphne replied, moving in closer to Fred.