Unfortunately, Monday rolled around and the four freshmen were stuck in English class, bored out of their wits, besides the bookworm Rosalina,who seemed to be enjoying every ounce of Shakespeare. Mario and Luigi glanced at Daisy, who looked at Rosalina with confusion. She turned around and mouthed to the boys, How can she enjoy this lame book? They shrugged and went back to staring at the pages, clearly finding no interest in whoever Cesario was mistaken for.
The class eventually ended, and every student rushed out of there, thankful the nightmare was over. The gang met up and walked down the hall together, discussing any upcoming test or homework they had.
Suddenly, Daisy found her face in a locker, her nose pressed against the lock. She whipped her head around and looked directly at that girl. She was smirking at Daisy, along with her other lackeys. Daisy's eyes flared with anger, and it was possible to see daggers in them. She was about to pounce on the girl like a hungry lion, but a familiar voice rang out in the halls, causing everyone to turn their heads towards-
"Principal Worth?" Daisy said, hope lighting her face. "You saw what happened, right? How she-"
"Yes, yes," he interrupted, looking at the raven-haired girl. She and her lackeys looked terrified; they were quaking in their expensive leather boots.
"Ms. Vizu, I would like to speak with in my office." He narrowed his eyes at the other girls standing around her. "Now."
Vizu meagerly shuffled towards him like a troubled puppy, regret written all over her face. Daisy looked at her walk by, relief entering her after so many months. The others smiled slightly as the girl walked in his office, the door slamming behind them.
"Finally! She's gone!" Daisy cheered. The halls went wild with joy, freedom taking over them once more. The lackeys couldn't help by smile now that their oppressor had finally got what she deserved.
After everyone had calmed down, the gang had went back to their conversation, the atmosphere a bit light than usual. Instead of homework, they talked and joked about Vizu's punishment, varying from exile from the universe to death by being thrown into the sun.
The joking died down as they went to class, but a familiar face in the front row had caught their attention.
"Peach!" Mario exclaimed, excitement bubbling up inside of him. The others had noticed her as well and rushed over to greet her.
"Peach! What brings you here to our high school?" Rosalina inquired. Peach chuckled lightly.
"I've always gone here since high school started." Her smile faltered. "No one has really noticed my appearance, and now that my sister got expelled, the teacher moved me to the front seat so he could, uh, monitor me."
Daisy grimaced. "Vizu is your...sister?" Peach nodded.
"She was never the, uh, greatest person. Of course, with my parents constantly spoiling her, she became high up on the social hierarchy, which lead to her bullying others below her." She gestured towards Daisy, who nodded in agreeance.
"Thankfully, today, she finally got what she deserved, and she won't be coming back for a while." They all nodded in agreeance, but Mario noticed Peach's dreadful demeanor. He furrowed his eyebrows in concern.
"What's wrong?" he asked. Peach sighed.
"Now that she won't be going to school for a while, that means she spends more time at home, which means-"
"-more time to torture you," Luigi finished, feeling guilty. The guilt eventually spread throughout the group, each hitting them like a bag of bricks. Daisy felt the most guilty for some reason. Luckily, Daisy hatched an idea and grinned, Rosalina taking notice in Daisy's sudden mood change first.
"Why are you grinning? Do you not feel terrible as well?" Daisy sighed.
"Of course I feel terrible, but I think I can make it up to Peach!" Now she had everyone's attention.
"How?" Mario quirked an eyebrow.
"It's quite simple actually." Daisy rubbed her hands together. "If Peach spends more time at home, then she'll be forced to be tortured by Vizu."
"But-" Daisy glanced at Rosalina, who lowered her head, prompting Daisy to continue.
"So, if we keep her out of the house all the time, then Vizu can't destroy her sanity!"
"But how do we keep her out of the house?" Rosalina asked.
"Simple," Daisy stated. She grabbed wrapped her arms around Peach and Rosalina and pulled them close to her.
"We have a Girls Night Out!"
The boys exchanged puzzled glances. "What about us?" they said simultaneously.
"You two can do...whatever." Daisy waved her hand at them."Now that Peach is a member, she must be tested of her loyalty and honour!"
"Translation: I've always wanted to have one of these like in the movies." Mario rolled his eyes and laughed. Daisy playfully shoved him.
"Haha, laugh it up." She grinned. "We'll see who's laughing after the greatest night ever!"
"So, uh, Daisy," Luigi mumbled, trying to catch up to her. He offered to walk her home after school,just the two of them. Dasiy clearly saw no problem with that and agreed, a little eager for the day to end.
"Yeah, dude?" She slowed down a bit and began walking next to him, noticing him fiddling with his hands. She smirked.
"I-I was wondering, if, uh, you wanted to..."
"Yeah?" she urged, anxious to hear his proposition.
"Do you want to go out with me some time?" he blurted out, his face colored red from embarrassment.
"Like, a date?" Daisy smiled, pink tinting her tan cheeks. He nodded slowly, lowering his head.
"I-I understand if you don't w-want to-"
"Are you kidding, dude?" she cried, excitement gleaming in her sky blue eyes. "I'll admit, I kinda always knew you had a thing for me. Not to mention, Rosie did ask me about what I wanted in boyfriend, and honestly, she's not the greatest liar."
He looked up at her, pupils contracted in shock. "R-Really?! Oh, Dasiy, I'm so..." He slapped his forehead, ashamed of himself for not hiding his feelings well enough (and pulling Rosie into his romantic life.) . She giggled quietly and lay a hand on his shoulder. He looked up her, his face still red from embarrassment.
"Lucky for you, I answered her question truthfully and honestly." She winked. "Wanna know what I said?"
"...Sure."
"I told dear Rosie that I wanted you." He gazed into her eyes and found nothing but truth and...admiration?
"I told her that I wanted sweet, caring guy who, although timid, would stand up for others and his beliefs. Someone who I had a deep admiration for." She chuckled. "Someone whose name starts with L."
Luigi grinned shyly and chuckled. "I-I guess that's not a lot of people, h-huh?"
Daisy smiled and lay her head on his shoulder and breathed in his scent. Roses and lilies, she thought, knowing he worked in his neighbor's garden at times. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her, enjoying the contact with her.
The autumn leaves fell around the new couple, swirling around them and congratulating them on their new formed relationship.
Haha, I don't really like this chapter. I think I made him confess too soon, I'm not sure. I probably did this to prepare for a future chapter, I believe. Well, be prepared for Girls' Night Out next chapter! I'm really excited for this one! First, I have to do research (like I do for every chapter), but expect it soon! Any who, criticism is always welcome.