CHAPTER 3: LIFE GOES ON
A/N: Not to brilliant I must say, but for once I have a good reason. Anyways, I'm back with chapter three and I hope the next chapter will be coming a little faster because I plan for this have quite a lot of chapters and their all quite short. Any who comments and criticism are welcome as long as their not too rude, and I hope you enjoy! R&R!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Mario, just Crystal and Amber.
Luigi's P.O.V
It's such a beautiful morning, it's even a clear blue sky; very rare in the Mushroom Kingdom.
I gave a comfortable sigh. I snuggled deep into my pillow and propped my elbows up so I can read from a better angle.
Maybe, If Amber and Crystal stay asleep a bit longer, I may just be able to finish this chapter...
" DADDY!"
Maybe not.
I brace myself for impact as my now five-year old twin daughters launch themselves onto my bed.
" Hey, get of me you two you'll break my back one day!" I chuckle as I tickle them, causing them to slide off the bed and onto the carpet.
" ITS MY BIRTHDAY, ITS MY BIRTHDAY, ITS MY BIRTHDAY! " Amber chanted, jumping up and down as she did so.
" No, its OUR birthday! " Crystal yelled tackling Amber from behind.
I got out of my bed and stared with amusement at the giggling mass that where my twin daughters. I smiled and bent down and picked them both up in my hands
" Of course it your birthday how could I forget! Hmmm how old are you again?" I said playfully.
" FIVE!" They simultaneously yelled into my ears .
"That means five birthday cakes daddy!" Amber said with seriousness.
" Hey, Princesses, I don't think I can afford five, triple layered super sized birthday cakes!" I reasoned.
"But uncle Mario can! " Crystal said with confidence.
Of course he could. He's married to Princess Peach. He doesn't have to worry about debt and not having enough money to treat his children.
" Whatever you guys say," I grumbled. I put them down and stretched.
" Alright, what do my five-year old redheads want for their fifth birthday," I said ruffling their masses of shoulder length red hair.
" I want a PONY!" Crystal yelled, her hands thrown up in the air with enthusiasm.
" That's impossible Crystal, ask for something that daddy can get for us. Like Uncle Mario," Amber said with maturity.
Amber is the most intelligent of the twins. She knows her alphabet and has already taken into reading and writing. Crystal is more reckless and wont sit long enough to read a book, unless I'm reading it to her. I don't favour either of the twins over the other, but I do admire Amber for her skill and maturity.
I didn't want the twins to start arguing so I cut in.
" Uncle Mario will be coming in later and his coming with Peach too," I said.
" YAY!" Crystal yelled over excited.
" Is Colin coming, " Amber said timidly.
I could tell she regretted asking for Mario to come over because she seemed hesitant about it. She loves Mario, and likes talking to Peach, but Colin was another story. They did not like each other AT ALL. I don't know why their at war with each other but its obvious the don't enjoy each others company. Colin is forever pulling Amber's hair and kicking her toys and ripping her books. In response Amber will do something drastic and extreme, like leave a tub of mud and worms right in front of Colin's bed, where she's certain he'll fall in because he never looks before he rolls out of bed. Or push him into a full bath of cold water in the dark because she knows Colin's really afraid of that. Amber's intelligence really kicks in here because she knows all of Colin's worst fears, which she uses to her advantage and pranks him in a way that she knows will cost him a lot. Like the time Colin's favourite teddy got lost. Amber said he might have left it at the dry cleaners, but I was certain it was her getting payback. Must of the hate comes from Colin but it doesn't mean Amber can't be bad. And oddly enough, Colin's fine with Crystal. Maybe because she plays with him more.
I bent over to whisper into her ear.
" Don't worry, he can visit a friend for today", I whispered with a gentle smile
She smiled back at me, trusting me to stop Colin from meddling around on her favourite day of the year.
Crystal didn't like this exchange because she started whining about not being let in on our secret. I chuckled and said it was nothing to worry about. I didn't need Crystal knowing I didn't like Colin. After all, they are very close.
"C'mon you two, it's almost midday, let's go eat breakfast before Mario arrives," I said , carrying both girls downstairs.
If there's one thing I'm really good at its cooking. Mario always says I could rival Peach if I wanted. I often cook pasta for my lunch at work, and I often get jealous looks because everyone else just has plain ham and cheese sandwiches.
Today I fried a mushroom omelette for myself, and lemon and raisin pancakes for Crystal and Amber. After they'd finished eating I shooed them upstairs to get ready and told them to leave their PJs out because they'd spilt orange juice down their tops in their haste.
When They came downstairs I almost fell over laughing at what Crystal was wearing.
"Seriously, your santa suit?" I said stifling my laugh.
" Yes, whats wrong with that?" She said sulking.
" ... nothing, whatever you want Princess", I sighed. Crystal smiled with triumph and skipped towards the living room.
Crystals such a christmas fanatic. She starts fussing about buying presents and decorations as soon as autumn comes around. Today is September the 17th so I don't know why she wants to embarrass herself be walking around in out-of-season clothes. Well she's only a kid so people would probably find it cute.
Amber wore her Purple and white dress with white ribbons. Crystal had a matching dress, but she shunned it as soon as Peach presented it for their 3rd birthday. I'm surprised it still fits them since they've grown a lot since then. The doorbell rang and excessive rapping followed. It was obviously Mario. I grabbed the door knob and swung open the door.
"Hi Weegee! "
"Hello Mario", I said in a mono tone.
" Aww, aren't you happy to see me?" Mario pouted.
"Nah, I'm just kidding. We're already ready so lets just go, cause if you come in now, it'll take another hour to leave," I reasoned.
"Ummhmm," Mario mumbled, obvious he was distracted. Probably looking at some freaking butterfly or something.
"Sorry about his impatience, I woke him up early so we wouldn't be late this year," Peach said, giggling.
"Ummm, where's Colin?" I questioned. I didn't want any fights breaking out.
"Oh, he went bowling with Toadsworth. Don't know why he agreed to play such a ' dangerous game '." Poor old man. I wonder how Colin threatened him this time.
" Anyways, let's get going, I need to get coats so I'll be back in a minute."
I grabbed the girls red coats, my green coat, and the red one Mario left behind last time he visited because he's probably forgotten his.
As I grabbed his coat of the pegs by the window, a sudden flash blinded me. I screamed and fell on my back. I sat up and heard snickering by the door. I glared at Mario before picking myself up. I don't know what that flash was, but it seemed to be coming from the window. I wonder who made it? Whatever. I turned around and saw everyone already walking down the path.
"HEY! Can't you wait two minutes?" I shouted. Jeez, impatient people.
Birdo's P.O.V:
GAH! I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT TO TURN THE FLASH OFF! DANGIT! Oh well it's not like he came outside or something. And besides, I have another beautiful random picture to add to my collection of 456 photos of Luigi! By next month, I could have Luigi himself! "MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH"- oops, did I say that out loud? OMG HE'S LOOKING AT ME. I ducked behind the bushes, praying that my stupid bow didn't pop up.
" Huh?" Luigi asked no one in particular. Omg, he looks soooooo cute when he's confused!
" ...Stupid Kids" Luigi grumbled after a long pause. Wait, so he doesn't like kids? Then why does he live with those stupid brats - whats their names? Andy? Crissy? Meh, doesn't matter. Grrrrr, look at them walking down holding onto daddy's hands like he belongs to them. If he belonged to me those brats wouldn't even EXSIST! Ugh, what should I do? If I kill the twins, Luigi will be too upset to fall in love with me! ...Though, I could always give him some kinda love spell-potion thingie.
I smiled. Like a really big, massive smile. If I could get Luigi to love me, AND get rid of the twins, it'll be GOLD!
I cackled my crazy, demented, Dino laugh, though I did it QUIETLY this time.
"Hmm, I wonder if they sell love potions in that shop over there." DANGIT! Why do I always say stuff out loud! Its ANNOYING! Jeez, if I'm gonna be a bad guy I can at Least keep my intentions SECRET. I REALLY need to work on my villain act...
Theres chapter three! Finally up after almost two months. My wi-fi was out so you can imagine how miffed I was about having to go down to the nearest hotspot for ten minuets just to log in to twitter! I asked my mum when we'll be getting new broadband and she was like How am I supposed to know? But she surprised me with a Virgin Media hub a few days ago and I was SOOOOO relieved! I wrote this chapter up in my spare time, but rewrote it because I wasn't happy with it. Still not perfect but better than before. And I think I realised writing after 3:30 am does NOT give good results. Any who, I hope you guys liked it and if you want me to add anything please comment. Remember criticism is appreciated and it helps me a great deal (as long as it's not a massive flame or something) and I believe most people learn from their mistakes. Anyways, Laters!
~cooltiger~